April Wine - Roller

Sunday, time for a classic.

"Roller" is a hard rock song written by Myles Goodwyn and recorded by Canadian rock band APRIL WINE for their 1978 studio album "First Glance". The song peaked at number 24 on the RPM 100 Singles chart in Canada and number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, becoming their first American hit since 1972.

The song was instantly popular in North America, and helped APRIL WINE regain international popular, as it was their first hit song outside of Canada since 1972's "You Could Have Been a Lady", after a decade of success limited to Canada. "Roller" has remained a live staple and one of the band's most popular songs, and has become a staple of classic rock radio in Canada and the United States.

The term "roller" in the song is referring to a "high-roller" woman, an upper-class traveler who is wealthy, and the narrator talks about leaving for Los Angeles to meet up with her.

"Roller" also talks about the narrator's unrequited love for this unnamed woman, in an upbeat, hard rock form similar to many other APRIL WINE songs.

APRIL WINE is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 and based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The band enjoyed international success in the 1970s and 1980s, releasing more than 20 albums since 1971.

APRIL WINE continues to tour across Canada annually and also plays festivals in Europe and in the United States, with the group now consisting of Goodwyn, Greenway, Lanthier, and drummer Roy "Nip" Nichol.

Former bassist Steve Lang died on February 4, 2017 at age 67 after suffering from Parkinson's disease.

APRIL WINE has never been awarded a Juno despite 11 nominations. Myles Goodwyn was awarded the ECMA (East Coast Music Awards) Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. APRIL WINE was also inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame and awarded with the CMW Lifetime Achievement Award on March 13, 2009. In 2008 they were inducted into the East Coast Music Hall of Fame. On April 18, 2010, they were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

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