April Wine singer-songwriter and founding guitarist Myles Goodwyn has died. He was 75.
The storied New Brunswick-born, Halifax-based musician passed away yesterday (December 3), his publicist confirmed. A cause of death has yet to be made public.
Goodwyn retired from touring after playing his last show in March of this year, but was continuing to help manage the band. He told CBC at the time that the lifestyle was no longer healthy for him, but that he also wasn't entirely ready to retire after more than five decades.
Shortly after announcing his retirement, Goodwyn was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and April Wine were inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.
Born June 23, 1948, in Woodstock, NB, Goodwyn formed April Wine alongside longtime friend Jim Henman and his cousins, David and Ritchie Henman, in 1969 in Waverly, NS. They broke out with the release of their 1972 sophomore album On Record, which made the Canadian Top 40 and yielded the hit singles "Bad Side of the Moon" and "You Could Have Been a Lady."
Across a total of 16 studio albums, April Wine have become a household name for songs like "Tonite Is a Wonderful Time to Fall in Love," "Roller," "I Like to Rock" and "Just Between You and Me," after which Goodwyn named his 2016 memoir. The band received a JUNO Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009 and were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2010.
The storied New Brunswick-born, Halifax-based musician passed away yesterday (December 3), his publicist confirmed. A cause of death has yet to be made public.
Goodwyn retired from touring after playing his last show in March of this year, but was continuing to help manage the band. He told CBC at the time that the lifestyle was no longer healthy for him, but that he also wasn't entirely ready to retire after more than five decades.
Shortly after announcing his retirement, Goodwyn was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and April Wine were inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.
Born June 23, 1948, in Woodstock, NB, Goodwyn formed April Wine alongside longtime friend Jim Henman and his cousins, David and Ritchie Henman, in 1969 in Waverly, NS. They broke out with the release of their 1972 sophomore album On Record, which made the Canadian Top 40 and yielded the hit singles "Bad Side of the Moon" and "You Could Have Been a Lady."
Across a total of 16 studio albums, April Wine have become a household name for songs like "Tonite Is a Wonderful Time to Fall in Love," "Roller," "I Like to Rock" and "Just Between You and Me," after which Goodwyn named his 2016 memoir. The band received a JUNO Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009 and were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2010.
