James Patrick Clench (May 1, 1949 – November 3, 2010)[3] was a Canadian bassist, vocalist and songwriter known for his roles in the rock bands April Wine and Bachman–Turner Overdrive.
[4][5][6][7] Clench was asked to join April Wine after their original bassist Jim Henman decided to leave the band in October 1971.
[9] In 1975,[10][11] after recording three studio albums and one live, Clench decided to leave April Wine and was replaced by former Mashmakhan bassist Steve Lang.
In addition to playing bass, Clench shared lead vocal duties with Fred Turner and wrote multiple songs for these two albums.
Clench also appeared in Loverboy, who made their live debut opening for Kiss at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, B.C., on November 19, 1979.