List of April Wine band members

April Wine was formed in the fall of 1969 by brothers David and Ritchie Henman (on guitar/vocals and drums, respectively) with their cousin Jim (on lead vocals and bass) and friend Myles Goodwyn (on guitar and vocals).^[1] According to David, the band's first official rehearsal took place on December 1, 1969.^[2] The group soon relocated to Montreal, Quebec and signed with Aquarius Records, recording and releasing their self-titled debut album in 1971.^[3] After the album was released, Jim Henman left April Wine in October 1971, with Jim Clench taking his place.^[4] On Record followed in 1972, before the Henman brothers also departed in September 1973, after a period of intensive touring which left them "burned out".^[5] Goodwyn and Clench brought in Gary Moffet and Jerry Mercer to record that year's Electric Jewels.^[1]

The lineup of Goodwyn, Moffet, Clench and Mercer released Live! in 1974 and Stand Back in 1975, before Clench left after disagreements with the rest of the band concerning "musical direction".^[4] He was replaced by Steve Lang, who debuted on The Whole World's Goin' Crazy the next year.^[6] Forever for Now and Live at the El Mocambo followed in 1977, before Brian Greenway of The Dudes (which featured David and Ritchie Henman) joined the band that August, making it a five-piece for the first time.^[3] The new five-piece lineup remained stable for several years, releasing a string of successful albums, but eventually disbanded after Goodwyn and the rest of the band grew apart due to creative differences; they played a farewell tour which ended on July 31, 1984, and spawned the live album One for the Road.^[3]

Despite the band's breakup, April Wine was still contractually obligated to produce one more album for Capitol Records. Goodwyn, who had recently moved to Nassau, The Bahamas, therefore led the production of Walking Through Fire in 1985, which featured Greenway and session musicians Jean Pellerin (bass), Marty Simon (drums) and Daniel Barbe (keyboards).^[7]

After several years of occasional discussions, April Wine officially reunited in July 1992.^[8] Alongside returning members Myles Goodwyn and Brian Greenway, the new lineup also included former bassist Jim Clench and drummer Jerry Mercer, plus new third guitarist Steve Segal.^[9] Gary Moffet was invited to return alongside his bandmates, but chose to remain "committed to his record production business".^[10] The band released Attitude in 1993 and Frigate in 1994, before Segal left during 1995.^[11] The remaining members released Back to the Mansion in 2001, the tour for which introduced former Coney Hatch and the Guess Who frontman Carl Dixon in Segal's place.^[12] Dixon remained with April Wine for three touring cycles, leaving in early 2004 to return to the Guess Who.^[13]

Back to a four-piece lineup, April Wine released Roughly Speaking in 2006, before Clench left at the end of the year to "pursue other interests", replaced the following January by Breen LeBoeuf.^[14] In November 2008, Mercer also left the band, reportedly after "conflicts with lead singer Myles Goodwyn became unbearable".^[15] Blair Mackay took over on drums from January 2009.^[16] The new members did not last long, however — LeBoeuf was replaced in July 2011 by Ray Lanthier,^[16] while Mackay was replaced in March 2012 by Roy "Nip" Nichol.^[17] This lineup remained stable for over ten years, before Goodwyn announced in December 2022 that he would be stepping down from touring due to ongoing health issues, with Marc Parent taking his place.^[18] Goodwyn played his last show in March 2023, before he died on December 3, 2023.^[19]