Legendary Canadian Guitarist & Songwriter Myles Goodwyn of April Wine Cooks Up a Heady Blues Brew on Friends Of The Blues 2 Album Coming October 25th
The
Follow-up to JUNO Nominated Myles Goodwyn and Friends Of The Blues Due
from Linus Entertainment
Waterdown, ON — Legendary Canadian guitarist, bandleader and
songwriter Myles Goodwyn, of multi-selling platinum rock band April Wine, is
returning to his first love – the blues – with the second recording of Myles
Goodwyn and Friends Of The Blues, the follow-up to his JUNO- nominated
(Canada’s Grammy) and East Coast Music Award winning blues debut.
Set for release on October 25th via Linus Entertainment, Friends Of The Blues 2 has 13 original songs written by Goodwyn and a cover of “All Over Now” by Bobby Womack. As with the first Friends Of The Blues album, the new disc features a supporting cast of the “who’s who” on the Canadian blues music scene, including Jack de Keyzer, Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne, Warren Robert, Ross Billard, Bruce Dixon, JR Smith, Matt Andersen, Mike "Shrimp Daddy" Reid, Jack Semple, Sherman "Tank" Doucette, Joe Murphy, Bill Stevenson, Will Van Hansolo, Steve Segal and more. A real feature on it is a stunning duet with six-time winner of Female Vocalist of the Year at the Maple Blues Awards, Angel Forrest. |
Myles Goodwyn, singer, guitarist, writer, producer and leader of
April Wine, has shaped and directed the group from its earliest beginnings.
April Wine has sold over 20 million recordings worldwide.
Goodwyn grew up poor and is the classic “small-town kid makes
good” success story. As a young teenager, Goodwyn honed his skills playing in
cover bands and began writing original material as soon as he could play the
guitar. One of April Wine`s biggest hits, “You Won't Dance With Me,” was
written when he was a teenager.
Myles Goodwyn’s voice is as distinctive and immediately recognizable as his songwriting skills are prolific. Myles and the other members of April Wine were inducted into the Canadian Music
Hall Of Fame in 2010. Goodwyn received the prestigious East Coast Music Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008 and the SOCAN National Achievement Award in 2002. In 2016 he released his memoir, Just Between You and Me, which became an instant seller on the Globe and Mail`s Non-Fiction List. His second book, Elvis and Tiger – this time fiction - was published in 2018 and was well received.
The Myles Goodwyn and Friends Of The Blues recording
earned him international acclaim and a Juno nomination for Blues Recording of
the Year 2019. The recording won the East Coast Music Award for Blues Recording
of the Year in 2019.
Not a bad start to a blues career and his first blues recording
effort at age 70 or at any age!
Goodwyn was committed to making his follow up recording, Myles
Goodwyn and Friends Of The Blues 2, using the same logic as his
blues debut release; “I wanted to write some good blues tunes and sing these
tunes as best that I could. I really appreciate great blues material because it
is timeless, it is vital and it’s passionate, even heartbreakingly so,” says
Goodwyn. His decision to use only “real blues players” was again, deliberate;
“I wanted the real deal when it came to the performances."
The result of these collaborations is testament to the care that
went into Myles Goodwyn and Friends Of The Blues 2 and
will surely show, yet again, that Myles Goodwyn is not only a gifted blues
singer/songwriter and musician, but also a real blues man at heart.
Myles Goodwyn and Friends Of The Blues 2 Track List
01 - Hip Hip
02 - Like A Dog Ain't Had Its Day
03 - Over Now
04 - You Got It Bad
05 - Fish Tank Blues
06 - Speedo (Revisited)
07 - Daddy Needs New Shoes
08 - Being Good
09 - I Love My Guitar
10 - Help Me Baby
11 - When Your Ship Came In (I Was At The Airport Drinking)
12 - Sick And Tired (Of Being Sick And Tired Over You)
13 - I Saw Someone That Wasn't There (And It Was You)
14 - (Bonus Track) Even Singing Cowboys Get The Blues
