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We lost another one
Sadly, a couple weeks ago, we lost a Canadian Rock Star and icon: April Wine’s lead guitarist and frontman Myles Goodwyn. Myles had a very difficult form of diabetes and he had stepped away from the band a couple years ago since his affliction was too hard to manage on the road anymore.
So he embarked on a solo acoustic project early in 2022. I heard the interview and was quite happy to hear he was still going to be recording and playing/singing even at an advanced age (he was 75 when he passed). Last Saturday night, an Edmonton FM station broadcast a tribute to April Wine and Myles and I heard this song from his latest efforts. The host of the show (Scottish from his accent) said it choked him up to the point of tears when he first heard it, and I can certainly say that it had the same effect on me as I listened. Myles never laid claim to being a great singer, but the emotion and feeling in this song belies that opinion of himself.
Myles had the reputation of being hard-nosed with his bandmates, to the point that he lost favor with them and many were sent packing when they couldn’t follow his stubborn leadership. Imagine that, a rock band with a tyrannical leader… who ever thought? But in his interviews after leaving the group, he mentioned that he did stay in touch after leaving, and they did remain friends. I met him in the mid 2000’s at a local gig and he was gracious, polite and even friendly to speak with. Not at all the ogre he was reputed to be, but then I wasn’t part of the band either so. Didn’t hurt that we were seated 10 feet in front of him all night either.
We all know that as our heroes and superstars get older, we are bound to lose them to the ravages of the road and age. But when it’s someone you actually met, it hurts even more. I hope you enjoy this touching song, and I even hope you shed a tear or two. Not from sadness, but from the joy of a beautiful song. R.I. P. Myles Goodwyn…bing.com
youtube myles goodwin will the last vooice I hear be an angel - Haku Videot
youtube myles goodwin will the last vooice I hear be an angel - Haku Videot
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