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

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

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 reac ...

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, and the Dudes. 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

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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, supporting vocalist 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 CTV-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) * ''

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'' (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 ac ...

'' (1984) * ''

Walking Through Fire ''Walking Through Fire'' is the twelfth studio album by the Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1985 April Wine- Album Chart History @Billboard.com (''Walking Through Fire'' peaked in October of 1985)Retrieved 7-7-2012. (see 1985 in musi ...

'' (1985) * ''

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'' (1987) * ''

All the Rockers ''All the Rockers'' is a compilation album by the rock band April Wine. The tracks cover the main touring years from 1973 to 1983. Track listing All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted. # "Anything You Want, You Got It" ...

'' (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 li ...

'' (1988) * ''

Oowatanite ''Oowatanite'' is a compilation album by the Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1990. Track listing All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted. # "Oowatanite" ( Jim Clench) – 3:49 # "Get Ready for Love" – 4:10 # "J ...

'' (1990) * ''

The April Wine Collection ''The April Wine Collection'' is a compilation album by the Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1992. This album has the biggest selection of songs on one album by April Wine, and is still in print. Vol 1 – The Singles All tracks w ...

'' (1992) * ''

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'' (1993) * ''

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'' (1994) * '' Champions of Rock'' (1996) * '' Greatest Hits Live'' (1999) * '' Rock Champions'' (2000) * '' Back to the Mansion'' (2001) * '' I Like to Rock'' (2002) * '' Classic Masters'' (2002) * '' Greatest Hits Live 2003'' (2003) * '' From the Front Row ... Live!'' (2003) * ''

Best of April Wine ''Best of April Wine'' is a compilation album by the Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 2003. Track listing All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted. # "I Like to Rock" # " Roller" # " Just Between You and Me" # "Al ...

'' (2003) * '' Roughly Speaking'' (2006) * '' April Wine Rocks!'' (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