Posted on 12/04/2023 5:03:11 AM PST by OttawaFreeper
Nova Scotia musician Myles Goodwyn, who stepped down earlier this year as the singer of April Wine, died Sunday.
The 75-year-old's death was confirmed by his publicist, Eric Alper.
The cause of death is unclear.
Goodwyn, who lived in the Halifax area, achieved many feats with April Wine, including selling more than 10 million albums worldwide and receiving 11 Juno nominations. April Wine was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame earlier this year. Goodwyn was also inducted this year into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
He told CBC News earlier this year that the latter induction was his proudest achievement.
"This one's for me, and songwriting is what I care for most of all…. I think, probably, I stayed in the business because of songwriting," he said. "I'm not the greatest singer, the greatest guitar player. I'm not the greatest songwriter either, but I took great pride in being able to write songs that were popular."
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April Wine being an important staple of classic rock.
Bummer. April Wine rocked the day!
Just Between You and Me is me & my wife’s song.
Hmmmm....
The article said alcohol abuse seemed to have taken it’s toll.
That lifestyle tends to do that.
Good band. I Like To Rock is always fun.
75 isn’t exactly young. It’s pretty close to the average lifespan for a male Canadian or American currently. Of course Keith Richards lives on.
Here is another one....
Sign of the Gypsie Queen.
I saw AW open for KISS many years ago.
RIP.
Opening act for Foreigner at the first concert i ever went to. Remember that drum set with the revolving red light. Back when tickets were $10 or $12 and you could stand near the stage until you couldn’t. Got to see them in smaller venues a couple more times over the years.
Yup, that one too. Not too much airplay.
Who would’ve known those would be “the good old days”...and here we are now.
That’s a great tune.
So is “Roller” and “Sign of the Gypsy Queen”.
Sad to hear he passed away.
For someone who followed hard rock extensively from the 60s through the 70s and some of the 80s, it’s amazing that I never heard of them.
RIP
I read he had cancer.
Sadly, the video only got played a few times before someone at MTV figured out the double entendre of the song's title and pulled it from rotation.
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