Written by: Alex Green

Myles Goodwyn, the charismatic lead singer of April Wine has died.

The New Brunswick-born Goodwyn was 75.

Goodwyn co-founded April Wine in Waverly, Nova Scotia in 1969, along with drummer Ritchie Henman, bassist Jim Henman and guitarist David Henman.

Over the course of their career they put out close to twenty albums, including classics like Forever For Now (1977) and The Nature Of The Beast (1981).

Considered to be one of the greatest Canadian bands of all time, over the course of their career April Wine sold over ten million albums. The band was inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame in 2010. Goodwyn was also inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame in early 2023.

Goodwyn authored two books: his memoir Just Between You and Me and a novel called Elvis and Tiger.

In December 2022, Goodwyn issued a statement that announced he was retiring from touring: “I’ve had a long career, happy, fulfilling. I’ve seen much of the world and I’m grateful to continuing support of radio and our fans worldwide, but touring has been very difficult in recent years because of my diabetes and my health comes first, so unfortunately, my touring days are officially over.”

Goodwyn is survived by his wife and three children.