Brian Gilbert Greenway (born October 1, 1951) is a Canadian guitarist, vocalist and harmonicist, most notable for playing in the rock bands

April Wine April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 and based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Led by singer-guitarist-songwriter Myles Goodwin since its inception, April Wine's first success came with its second album, '' On Record'' (1972), which rea ...

, Mashmakhan, and

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. Greenway performed with April Wine from 1977 to 1986 when the band split, and again from 1992 to the present day. After April Wine broke up in 1986, Greenway embarked on a solo career and recorded his debut album ''Serious Business'' which continued the traditional April Wine mix of hard rock and

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s. It is often said that Greenway is responsible for giving April Wine a "harder edged" sound. In 2016, Greenway formed Brian Greenway's Blues Bus with former April Wine bandmate Gary Moffet (guitar/vocals), along with Craig Miller (harp/vocals), Mark Higden (drums), and Lloyd Dallaire (bass).

TV special

In 1991, Greenway became the subject of his own hour-long TV special entitled ''Brian Greenway and Friends''. The show featured Greenway and his ensemble of friends (keyboardist Jimmy Tanaka, guitarist Jeff Smallwood, bassist Jeff Nystrom,

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and percussionist

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, and former Mashmakhan/April Wine drummer

Jerry Mercer Gerald "Jerry" Mercer (born April 27, 1939) is a Canadian drummer, best known for his work with the rock groups Mashmakhan and April Wine. Personal life Mercer was born in Newfoundland. Prior to becoming a full-time musician, Mercer worked ...

) performing songs from both his 1988 solo project and April Wine catalogue. This ''In-Concert'' special was video-taped live in

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by CFCF-Channel 12

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, and broadcast nationally by

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-Canada on August 7, 1991, and February 15, 1992.

Discography

with April Wine

* ''

First Glance ''First Glance'' is the seventh studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in March 1978. ''First Glance'' became April Wine's first gold record outside Canada. The album spawned the hit single " Roller" and was a hit in Flint, Mic ...

'' (1978) * '' Harder... Faster'' (1979) * ''Monsters of Rock'' (1980) * '' The Nature of the Beast'' (1981) * '' Power Play'' (1982) * ''

Animal Grace ''Animal Grace'' is the eleventh studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1984. The first single off the album, "This Could Be the Right One", peaked at number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100. It continues to be played on radios ...

'' (1984) * '' Walking Through Fire'' (1985) * ''

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'' (1987) * '' All the Rockers'' (1987) * ''

We Like to Rock ''We Like to Rock'' is a compilation album by the Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1988. It is a repackaging for the U.S. market of the 1979 album '' Harder.....Faster'' with a reordering of the songs and a different cover. Track lis ...

'' (1988) * '' Oowatanite'' (1990) * '' The April Wine Collection'' (1992) * ''

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'' (1993) * '' Frigate'' (1994) * ''

Champions of Rock ''Champions of Rock'' is a compilation album by the Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1996 on Disky Records. Track listing All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted. # " Just Between You and Me" – 3:54 # "I Like t ...

'' (1996) * '' Greatest Hits Live'' (1999) * '' Rock Champions'' (2000) * '' Back to the Mansion'' (2001) * ''

I Like to Rock ''I Like to Rock'' is a live album by the Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 2002. This disc is a compilation of previously released live recordings from the 1997 '' King Biscuit Flower Hour album'' (also known as '' April Wine Greatest ...

'' (2002) * '' Classic Masters'' (2002) * '' Greatest Hits Live 2003'' (2003) * '' From the Front Row ... Live!'' (2003) * '' Best of April Wine'' (2003) * '' Roughly Speaking'' (2006) * ''

April Wine Rocks! ''April Wine Rocks!'' is a compilation album by the Canadians, Canadian Rock music, rock Musical ensemble, band April Wine, released in 2006, which features songs recorded during their time on the Aquarius Records (Canada), Aquarius Records label ...

'' (2006) * ''First Glance / Harder.....Faster'' (2007) * ''The Hard & Heavy Collection'' (2009) * ''Animal Grace / Walking Through Fire'' (2009) * ''The Nature of the Beast / Power Play'' (2012) * ''Future Tense... Live In Toronto 21 Nov 82'' (2015)

with Mashmakhan

* ''Mashmakhan'' (1970) * '' The Family'' (1971)

with the Dudes

* We're No Angels (CBS/Columbia, 1975) * All the Young Dudes, All the Old Demos (Pacemaker, 1997)

Solo

* ''Serious Business'' (1988)

References

External links

April Wine's official website
April Wine members Mashmakhan members Canadian rock guitarists Canadian male guitarists Canadian harmonica players Canadian male singers Canadian rock singers Canadian singer-songwriters Living people 1951 births People from Hawkesbury, Ontario {{Guitarist-stub