April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 and based in
Halifax,
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...
, led by singer-guitarist-songwriter
Myles Goodwyn until his death in 2023. April Wine first experienced success with their second album, ''
On Record'' (1972), which reached the Top 40 in the Canadian album chart and yielded two hit singles: a cover of
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting impact on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with l ...
's "Bad Side of the Moon", a top 20 hit in Canada; and a cover of
Hot Chocolate
Hot Chocolate are a British soul band formed by Errol Brown and Tony Wilson. The group had at least one hit song every year on the UK Singles Chart from 1970 to 1984.
Their hits include " You Sexy Thing", a UK number two which also made ...
's "
You Could Have Been a Lady", a number 2 song in Canada.
They have experienced only moderate international success, but great popularity in their home country of Canada, reaching the Top 40 singles charts with 21 different songs. Their greatest response internationally throughout the 1970s and early '80s came with songs such as, "You Could Have Been a Lady" (1972), "
Tonite Is a Wonderful Time to Fall in Love" (1975), "
Roller" (1979), "
I Like to Rock" (1980), "
Sign of the Gypsy Queen" (1981), and "
Just Between You and Me" (1981). They have released 16 studio albums.
History
Early years
Although April Wine officially began in late 1969 in
Waverley, Nova Scotia, their roots can be traced to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, in 1967/68, where brothers David and Ritchie Henman grew up playing music together before moving to Nova Scotia.
Three of the founding members - David Henman (guitar), Ritchie Henman (drums), and their cousin Jim Henman (bass) - were originally in a band named Prism (not to be confused with
the Vancouver-based band of the same name). After a brief break to attend university, the trio reformed with
Myles Goodwyn on lead vocals and guitar. Goodwyn had previously played with Jim Henman in a group called the Termites. David Henman christened the new group "April Wine". They realized that
Halifax did not provide opportunities to play and record, so they sent a demo tape to
Aquarius Records in Montreal. Aquarius managers Terry Flood and
Donald K. Tarlton returned a rejection letter but the band mistook it for an invitation. On April 1, 1970, April Wine went to
Montreal
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, bringing with them their instruments and $100 in cash; Flood and Tarlton were persuaded to sign the band to a contract. They were set up in a chalet and booked at a local comedy club, Café André. They spent the next five months touring eastern Canada with
Mashmakhan.
The band recorded and released their self-titled debut album ''
April Wine
April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 and based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, led by singer-guitarist-songwriter Myles Goodwyn until his death in 2023. April Wine first experienced success with their second album, ' ...
'' in September 1971.
The album included a single, "
Fast Train", which was a top 40 hit in Canada and peaked at #38 on the
RPM Singles Chart.The album did not sell well, but the success of the single led the band's label to ask for a second album. Jim Henman left the band in the fall of 1971 and was replaced by
Jim Clench.
In the meantime, the band spent 1971 touring the college circuit, with the exception of July 30th, when they opened at Montreal's Place des Nations for
The Guess Who
The Guess Who was a Canadian rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1965. The band found their greatest success in the late 1960s and early 1970s, under the leadership of singer/keyboardist Burton Cummings and guitarist Randy Bachman, wit ...
. 1972 was much the same, although they began to play larger venues and opened for a few more large acts, like
Ike & Tina Turner
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,
Jethro Tull,
Badfinger
Badfinger were a Welsh rock music, rock band formed in Swansea in 1961. Their best-known lineup consisted of Pete Ham (guitar), Mike Gibbins (drums), Tom Evans (musician), Tom Evans (bass), and Joey Molland (guitar). They are recognised for th ...
and
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris (; Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th c ...
.
Mainstream success
Under the guidance of producer
Ralph Murphy
Ralph Murphy (May 1, 1895 – February 10, 1967) was an American film and television director. Born in Rockville, Connecticut, Murphy was active in films from 1931 through 1962, with some work in television. From 1941 to 1944 he was married to G ...
, April Wine recorded their second album, ''
On Record'' in 1972. The first single was a cover version of the
Hot Chocolate
Hot Chocolate are a British soul band formed by Errol Brown and Tony Wilson. The group had at least one hit song every year on the UK Singles Chart from 1970 to 1984.
Their hits include " You Sexy Thing", a UK number two which also made ...
song "You Could Have Been a Lady". The record was a commercial success, hitting number two for a single week on the RPM Canadian charts, as well as cracking the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the
United States
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where it stayed for 11 weeks, peaking at No. 32. A second single, a cover of "Bad Side of the Moon" by
Elton John
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and
Bernie Taupin
Bernard John Taupin (born 22 May 1950) is an English lyricist and visual artist. He is best known for his songwriting partnership with Elton John, recognised as one of the most successful partnerships of its kind in history. Taupin co-wrote th ...
, also got much airplay on Canadian radio and was a minor hit in the U.S. Both tracks remain staples on
classic rock
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radio stations in Canada. ''On Record'' was certified Gold in Canada and the band, along with Murphy, returned to the studio.
While the band was recording their third album in 1973, David and Ritchie Henman quit. Goodwyn and Clench held auditions and the replacements were drummer
Jerry Mercer
Gerald "Jerry" Mercer (born April 27, 1939) is a Canadian drummer, best known for his work with the rock groups Mashmakhan, April Wine as well as Offenbach (band), Offenbach.
Personal life
Mercer was born in Dominion of Newfoundland, Newfoun ...
(formerly of
Mashmakhan) and guitarist Gary Moffet. They finished the album, ''
Electric Jewels'', with the songs "Weeping Widow," "Just Like That" and "Lady Run, Lady Hide", which would stay in April Wine's set lists for many years. In support of this album, the band embarked on the Electric Adventure Tour where nearly every Canadian arena or concert hall that seated more than 2500 saw the band play.
The tour also featured a massive lighting and pyrotechnic show.
Touring proved successful;
Gene Cornish and
Dino Danelli of
The Rascals attended a 1974 concert in
Massey Hall
Massey Hall is a performing arts auditorium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1894, it is known for its outstanding acoustics and was the long-time hall of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Although original ...
, and were so impressed they offered to record and produce a live album of the band. The one-night recording session was something of a rushed enterprise; they wanted the album to be released by the end of the tour. Goodwyn wasn't happy with the sound, but ''April Wine Live'' went
gold
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.
Gold and platinum years
The band's fifth release, 1975's ''
Stand Back'', went double platinum in Canada, riding on the success of the singles "Tonight Is A Wonderful Time To Fall In Love" and "I Wouldn't Want To Lose Your Love".
April Wine went on tour with
Heart
The heart is a muscular Organ (biology), organ found in humans and other animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels. The heart and blood vessels together make the circulatory system. The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrie ...
, then
Thundermug.
In April 1976, April Wine became the first band to sell out
Regina Stadium and the first band to sell out
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...
's
Kinsmen Field House two nights in a row. Following the tour, Jim Clench left, eventually to join
Bachman–Turner Overdrive (in 1977);
he was replaced by
Steve Lang.
The band's next release, in 1976, was ''
The Whole World's Goin' Crazy''. It was the first April Wine release to hit platinum status based on advanced sales orders alone.
The album contained the popular title track as well as a hit single, the ballad "Like A Lover, Like A Song". Their sixth album, ''
Forever for Now'', was another platinum seller and contained the band's biggest single to date, "You Won't Dance With Me".
On March 4 & 5, 1977, April Wine was booked to play a charity concert at Toronto's famed
El Mocambo Club. The co-headliner on the bill was a band called "The Cockroaches", which turned out to be
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for over six decades, they are one of the most popular, influential, and enduring bands of the Album era, rock era. In the early 1960s, the band pione ...
. The pseudonym was a poorly kept secret and huge crowds turned out for the event. April Wine's performance was captured and released as the album ''
Live at the El Mocambo''. The band then got its first chance at touring the U.S., opening for The Rolling Stones,
Styx
In Greek mythology, Styx (; ; lit. "Shuddering"), also called the River Styx, is a goddess and one of the rivers of the Greek Underworld. Her parents were the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, and she was the wife of the Titan Pallas and the moth ...
and
Rush.
Also in 1977,
Brian Greenway, late of
The Dudes (the Henmans' new band) was brought in as a third guitarist and co-vocalist. His addition gave April Wine a powerful three guitar attack that would make their hard rock sound. This also allowed Goodwyn to switch to keyboards for ballads. They also signed to Capitol Records (in addition to Aquarius).
1978 saw continued Canadian success, and the beginning of international success. The band's seventh album, and the first with Capitol, was ''
First Glance'', which had an immediate impact and the singles "Let Yourself Go" and "Get Ready For Love" were successful on Canadian radio. It was the third single, the raucous "Roller", that brought the band mass appeal across North America—it stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 for eleven weeks. ''First Glance'' stayed on the Billboard album chart for many weeks, making it April Wine's first gold record outside of Canada. Constant touring helped propel the band to greater success, as Americans embraced the hard rock of this "new" band from Canada—in 1978, they toured with Rush and played with
Triumph,
Starcastle, and
Teaze and, in July, played a concert with the Rolling Stones,
Journey, and the
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Atlanta Rhythm Section (or ARS) is an American Southern rock band formed in 1970 by Rodney Justo (singer), Barry Bailey (guitar), Paul Goddard (bass), Dean Daughtry (keyboards), Robert Nix (drummer), Robert Nix (drums) and J. R. Cobb (guitar). ...
.
Following on the popularity of ''First Glance'', April Wine released ''
Harder ... Faster'' in 1979. "Say Hello" and "I Like to Rock" were popular hits on both sides of the border and ''Harder ... Faster'' proved to be yet another multi-platinum release for the band. It would stay on the Billboard top album chart for 40 weeks. 1979 was spent touring with
Styx
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,
Rush,
Toto,
Boston
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,
Squeeze, and
Blue Öyster Cult.
By now, the band had accumulated enough hits that Aquarius was able to release the album ''Greatest Hits''. In 1979, the
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...
released ''In Concert'' for international distribution; in 1981, Aquarius released another compilation album, ''The Best of April Wine Rock Ballads''.
1980s
On 16th August 1980 the band performed at the inaugural
Monsters of Rock
Monsters of Rock was a hard rock and heavy metal music festival. It was originally held annually in Castle Donington, England, from 1980 to 1996, taking place every year except 1989 and 1993. It later branched into other locations such as th ...
festival in
Castle Donington
Castle Donington is a market town and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, on the edge of the National Forest and close to East Midlands Airport.
Etymology
The name 'Donington' means 'farm/settlement connected with Dunna'. Another su ...
, England.
''
The Nature of the Beast'' was released in January 1981, and riding on the popularity of the hit singles "
Just Between You and Me" and the band's cover of the Lorence Hud song "Sign of the Gypsy Queen", the album hit multi-platinum success in Canada, and was the first April Wine album to reach platinum status internationally. April Wine embarked on an extensive support tour, performing to their largest crowds ever. In addition to a packed schedule of solo concerts, they toured with
Diamond Head,
Harlequin
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,
Krokus and
Franke and the Knockouts, played five concerts with
Loverboy
Loverboy is a Canadian Rock music, rock band formed in Calgary, Alberta in 1979. Loverboy's hit singles, particularly "Turn Me Loose (Loverboy song), Turn Me Loose" and "Working for the Weekend", have become arena rock staples and are still hear ...
, and travelled to Germany to play a concert with
Neil Young
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, Jethro Tull, the
Michael Schenker Group (MSG), and
King Crimson
King Crimson were an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald (musician), Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield. Guitarist Fripp remained the only constant member throughout the ...
.
The band then went on an eighteen-month hiatus.
In July 1982 April Wine released their tenth studio album, ''
Power Play''. The album included the singles "Enough is Enough", "If You See Kay" and "Anything You Want, You Got It". The latter would become the band's opening number on the supporting tour, while the "Enough is Enough" video started receiving frequent rotation on
MTV
MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...
. Despite decent sales, ''Power Play'' was not met with the same critical acclaim the prior two albums had received; both the album and its singles charted well on Billboard's lists, but for shorter periods of time than earlier albums and singles. Still, it was certified gold, and then platinum, in October. The ''Power Play'' tour in 1982 was the band's most extensive—three months, with
Saga
Sagas are prose stories and histories, composed in Iceland and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Scandinavia.
The most famous saga-genre is the (sagas concerning Icelanders), which feature Viking voyages, migration to Iceland, and feuds between ...
,
Eddie Money
Edward Joseph Money ( Mahoney; March 21, 1949September 13, 2019) was an American singer and songwriter who, in the 1970s and 1980s, had eleven Top 40 songs, including " Baby Hold On", " Two Tickets to Paradise", " Think I'm in Love", " Shakin' ...
and
Uriah Heep.
The New York concerts with Saga and Money resulted in separate ''Live From Central Park'' albums.
The band started writing and recording their next album, ''
Animal Grace'', but the members were not getting along, and Myles Goodwyn moved from Canada to the
Bahamas
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. Both ''Animal Grace'' and its single "This Could be the Right One" rose quickly on the charts, but stayed only for a short time. In 1984 the band got together for its announced "Farewell Tour", which was a month-long tour across Canada.
The tour was successful enough to spawn another live album, ''
One for the Road''.
April Wine still owed Capitol Records one more album. So Greenway joined Goodwyn in
Nassau, along with Montreal session musicians Daniel Barbe (keyboards), Jean Pellerin (bass) and drummer
Marty Simon, to record what was supposed to be the band's final album, ''
Walking Through Fire''. It was released in September 1985 under the April Wine name.
Rebirth
In 1988 Goodwyn moved back to Canada. Although there was interest in an April Wine reunion, and the subject was discussed among the former members, other commitments prevented them from getting together until 1992. April Wine returned to the stage that year, starting with a free concert in
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
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Portage la Prairie is approximately west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Highway, Trans-Can ...
. The reunited band consisted of Goodwyn, Greenway, returning drummer Jerry Mercer and bassist Jim Clench, who hadn't played with the band since 1975. Filling out the act was third guitarist Steve Segal. The band toured in both Canada and the US. In 1993, now with Flood Ross Entertainment, they released the first "true" April Wine album in a decade, ''
Attitude
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* Attitude (psychology), a disposition or state of mind
** Attitude change
* Propositional attitude, a mental state held towards a proposition
Science and technology
* Orientation ...
''. It was certified gold in Canada soon after its release. Segal remained with the band through one more studio release, 1994's ''
Frigate
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The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and maneuvera ...
''. Each year, for the next five years, they went out on tour, playing with, among others,
Def Leppard
Def Leppard are an English Rock music, rock band formed in Sheffield in 1977. Since 1992, the band has consisted of Rick Savage (bass, backing vocals), Joe Elliott (lead vocals), Rick Allen (drummer), Rick Allen (drums), Phil Collen (guitar, ...
,
Foreigner,
Meat Loaf
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, Loverboy,
Peter Frampton
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, Blue Öyster Cult and
Nazareth
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.
The band released another album in 2001, entitled ''
Back to the Mansion''. Also in 2001, the band's song "Roller" was featured in the movie ''
Joe Dirt
''Joe Dirt'' is a 2001 American adventure comedy film, directed by Dennie Gordon (in her feature film directorial debut), starring David Spade, Dennis Miller, Christopher Walken, Adam Beach, Brian Thompson, Brittany Daniel, Jaime Pressly ...
''. Then in 2003, they released the live album called ''
Greatest Hits Live 2003''. In the meantime, various labels released several compilation albums.
In 2004 Silverline released April Wine's first
DVD-A called ''
From the Front Row ... Live!''. From 2001 to 2004 their live shows included
Carl Dixon (formerly of the bands
Coney Hatch, and
The Guess Who
The Guess Who was a Canadian rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1965. The band found their greatest success in the late 1960s and early 1970s, under the leadership of singer/keyboardist Burton Cummings and guitarist Randy Bachman, wit ...
)
on guitars, keyboards and backing vocals.
April Wine entered into its 37th year as a band in 2006. On October 31 of that year, Aquarius Records released ''
April Wine Rocks!'', a new compilation of April Wine favourites, including a bonus live tune and a new album, entitled ''
Roughly Speaking'', was released on November 28, 2006. At the end of that year, Clench left the band for the second time and was replaced by bassist Breen LeBoeuf.
A year later, Mercer announced his retirement; his scheduled final show in
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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, ringing in the 2009 new year, was cancelled due to bad weather. Mercer was replaced by drummer Blair Mackay.
April Wine was inducted into the
Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the
Juno Awards of 2010
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in
St. John's,
Newfoundland and Labrador
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. Goodwyn and Greenway accepted the honour.
On November 3, 2010, Jim Clench died in Montreal, of lung cancer, at 61.
LeBoeuf left April Wine the following July and was replaced by Richard Lanthier from the
Yes
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tribute band Close to the Edge. Mackay left in March 2012 and was succeeded by Roy "Nip" Nichol, late of the band SamHill. Steve Lang died on February 4, 2017, at age 67, of
Parkinson's disease
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.
Labels continued to release their music; BGO Records released a re-mastered ''The Nature Of The Beast / Power Play'' in 2020. April Wine continued to tour across Canada annually and to play festivals in Europe and in the United States, with the group consisting of Goodwyn, Greenway, Lanthier, and drummer Roy "Nip" Nichol. They played a concert in Ottawa in September 2021.
Their song 'Sign of the Gypsy Queen' can be heard in the background in the penultimate Breaking Bad episode Granite State; the guitar solo is playing behind Jesse's recorded confession tape being watched by Todd and Uncle Jack in the neo-Nazi compound.
In December 2022 Myles Goodwyn announced that he would no longer be touring with the band, turning over his vocal and guitar duties to Marc Parent: "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." He only focused on writing and recording. He played his final show with the group in early March 2023 with original April Wine member Jim Henman coming out on stage to take a bow during his farewell speech. Goodwyn died in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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on December 3, 2023, at the age of 75.
Members
Current members
*
Brian Greenway – guitar, harmonica, backing vocals (1977–1985, 1992–present)
* Richard Lanthier – bass, backing vocals (2011–present)
* Roy Nichol – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2012–present)
* Marc Parent – lead vocals, guitar (2022–present)
Awards
April Wine has never won a
Juno despite 11 nominations.
However, they were inducted into the
Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the
Juno Awards of 2010
The Juno Awards of 2010 honoured music industry achievements in Canada for the latter part of 2008 and for most of 2009. These ceremonies were in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada during the weekend ending 18 April 2010. Primary ceremo ...
.
Myles Goodwyn was awarded the Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award from the
East Coast Music Awards in 2003.
In 2008, April Wine was inducted into the East Coast Music Hall of Fame.
April Wine was also inducted into the
Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame and awarded with its Lifetime Achievement Award on March 13, 2009.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''
April Wine
April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 and based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, led by singer-guitarist-songwriter Myles Goodwyn until his death in 2023. April Wine first experienced success with their second album, ' ...
'' (1971)
* ''
On Record'' (1972)
* ''
Electric Jewels'' (1973)
* ''
Stand Back'' (1975)
* ''
The Whole World's Goin' Crazy'' (1976)
* ''
Forever for Now'' (1977)
* ''
First Glance'' (1978)
* ''
Harder ... Faster'' (1979)
* ''
The Nature of the Beast'' (1981)
* ''
Power Play'' (1982)
* ''
Animal Grace'' (1984)
* ''
Walking Through Fire'' (1986)
* ''
Attitude
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Philosophy and psychology
* Attitude (psychology), a disposition or state of mind
** Attitude change
* Propositional attitude, a mental state held towards a proposition
Science and technology
* Orientation ...
'' (1993)
* ''
Frigate
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The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and maneuvera ...
'' (1994)
* ''
Back to the Mansion'' (2001)
* ''
Roughly Speaking'' (2006)
See also
*
Canadian rock
*
Music of Canada
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*
List of bands from Canada
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