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April Wine is a Canada|Canadian Rock music|rock Musical ensemble|band formed in 1969. According to the band, they chose the name 'April Wine' simply because members thought the two words sounded good together.<ref>{{cite web | title=April Wine's official web site| work=aprilwine.ca|url=http://www.aprilwine.ca/</ref> The band went on to release more than twenty albums and forge a live performance reputation that still sees them drawing devoted crowds across Canada and around the world thirty-nine years after taking their first steps into the hard rock spotlight.

The early years
April Wine began in late 1969 in Waverley, Nova Scotia|Waverley, Nova Scotia (a suburb of Halifax Urban Area|Halifax). The original members were brothers David Henman on guitar and Ritchie Henman on drums. Their cousin Jim Henman joined in on bass, and Myles Goodwyn completed the sound on lead vocals and guitar. In early 1970 the band relocated to Montreal.<ref>{{cite web | title= CanadianBands| work=canadianbands.com|url=http://www.canadianbands.com</ref> Shortly after arriving in their new home the band was signed by Aquarius Records (record label)|Aquarius Records. They recorded and released their debut self-titled album ''April Wine (album)|April Wine'' in 1971. The album spawned their first single, "Fast Train", which received fairly steady airplay on radio stations acro... read all