Myles Goodwyn (April Wine)

equalsql

Another sad loss.  
Great singer and guitarist he was.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/dec/04/myles-goodwyn-april-wine-frontman-dies-aged-75
One of my fave youtube clips. Originally saw it back in the day of TOGWT.

Kebabkid

Good Canadian band who should've been bigger.
RIP Myles

EricTheWeary

Not a band name I've heard for a long time. IIRC they did a Rock Goes to College and there was a bit of a push around the NWOBHM era but they never really took off in the UK. Decades of being a draw in the USA and Canada and Myles had a 50+ year career with the band. RIP. 

bobacco

Ah man, that’s a shame. Have to admit I’d not really heard of them prior to them popping up in Trailer Park Boys (which is probably knocking 20yrs ago or something crazy at this point), but they’re another of the great Canadian rock bands that don’t get enough attention. RIP. 

Philly_Q

I saw them at the first Monsters of Rock in 1980, and as @EricTheWeary mentioned they got a bit of attention in the NWOBHM era when Geoff Barton was editing Sounds, but they probably had too many ballads to really appeal to the hard rock and metal fans.

I never bought any of their albums, but I gather they had a long and successful career in the Canadian market... which makes me think of other bands like Chilliwack and Max Webster.

RIP