What Happened to The Guess Who?

[@acousticjunkie6409]

The Guess Who without Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman is nothing more than another cover band

[@gregorygarcia7807]

there was also something about the 1960's that had a sticking value that can't be discounted.

[@joeyjackman675]

100% correct. The Guess Who's New Elbum "Plein D' Amour 2023 " sounds like 80's rock. It's just not the same without Burton Cummings.

[@markdinkel-uh2je]

No doubt. they were the core

[@lonelyheroine]

@@joeyjackman675 I look at it this way: Just as Stephen King called the film version of his horror novel, The Shining "A Cadillac with no engine", you can say the same thing about a Cummings-less Guess Who.

[@Guy-kn6jt]

Kurt winter was really good too

[@deanjonasson6776]

Premier in Manitoba in August, 1999 was Gary Filmon. The Prime Minister of Canada was Jean Chrétien (pronunciation is 'Cray-chen').

[@mayloo2137]

Pronunciation of J. Chretien's last name is Cre-tee-en, you drop the n. Not Cray-chen. He's a French-Canadian from Quebec, and you need to learn how to pronounce his last name like they do there.

[@bobbycampbell9155]

Pronunciation is one thing (it’s unique even amongst Francophones), but he certainly wasn’t the Premier of Manitoba.

[@mckessa17]

Man did Burton Cummings have a great voice.

[@rickybobby6760]

Still does. BTW, check out the 90s CD Jukebox, cummings and bachman...great music!

[@mikegburnside]

Apparently when asked to name a great singer, guess who Robert Plant referred to?

[@jonathanlegthigh8264]

@@rickybobby6760 I don't think you could say Burton has a powerful voice anymore. Age has taken its toll on his once-MIGHTY pipes. Jukebox he sounded decent - and he sounded excellent when he appeared at the Olympics in Vancouver in 2010. But since then, let's face it .. the pipes have been getting thinner and thinner. To say "Still does" - that's simply not correct. No one's voice is great forever. Listen to Macca - vocally he's pretty much finished now. I wouldn't have said that until his Egypt Station album. For me, the "last stand" for Burton's voice on an album was his "Above the Ground" album in 2008. He was 61 then. He's now 75 and, let's face it, he SOUNDS 75. Let's get real.

[@rickybobby6760]

@@jonathanlegthigh8264 I saw him live in 1987, and I saw him live 4 months ago with Bachman. He is not the singer he was when he was 25 no, but he still is a great singer, absolutely.

[@jonathanlegthigh8264]

@@rickybobby6760 That's largely due to the fact that Burton has always been a MASTER vocalist - his technique is top-notch - he knows all the tricks, when to push, when to pull back a bit, &cetera - So even though he's lost A LOT of voice, he still has a "toolbox" if you will, which he employs to pull him through each show......a lesser vocalist would have had to give up the ghost years ago.....The main problem with Burton, which has been for some time, is that he's NASALLY - "shrill" is the word - I suppose you could say this is due to the fact of his having lost so much of his lower end (soundwise) through the years - take away that lower end and that higher end dominates = SHRILL ........ this wasn't an issue when he was in his prime because he had his lower end .... so to listen to Burton in his prime (1970-1980) it was a thing of beauty.....he had the voice of a GOD.....he still sounded great in the 80s, though by Plus Signs there was a change to the sound......not drastic but definitely noticeable................he kept this "slightly different sound" for a good long time....to the mid 2000s.....by 2010/11, though, came the beginning of what has been a sad but inevitable decline.....today, he's an old pro....crafty.....a real survivor.....but his vocals are beaten up.....like with Macca, there's a distinct creak/croak to the vocals.....the power is long gone, and the precision....well....it's not up to scratch.....Should Burton retire? I don't think he could. This is a man who loves the spotlight. But as with every great warrior, there comes a time when certain home truths must be absorbed. We all get old. It happens to the best of them. Including the immortal Burton Lorne Cummings. The man will be closing in on 80 in a few years. He'll have lived MULTIPLE lifetimes in that span of time......the fact that his vocals are pretty much kaput should come as no surprise given that Burton was not a man to shy away from "partying" when he was young and brash.........thankfully (as he's always quick to say), we always have the records as "frozen points in time"....

[@chucklagana]

I got to see yhem both in concert Bachman Turner and the Guess Who.

[@elmolewis9123]

Thanks for doing this group. They were one of my favorites. (Even a mention of Dom Troiano and Bush!) Great research and presentation.

[@michaelmarino3013]

I seen dom troiano in a small bar in nj 78?

[@maximusindicusoblivious180]

Thanks for this video. The Guess Who had a good string of hits with "These Eyes" and "Share The Land" in the 70s And Burton Cummings had one of the most distinctive voices in Rock, nobody sounded like that guy. When the BTO came out with their first album it was fire, not just the hit "Taking Care of Business" but the whole album. I recently encountered the Guess Who's song "Dancing Fool" and it is on heavy rotation in my playlist. Good memories with this band.

[@jemogan]

Mine too. I also have Star Baby, which I think is just as fun

[@lilajagears8317]

No sugar tonight/ new mother nature..

[@lilajagears8317]

Also they had a great song called RAIN DANCE that got quite a lot of airplay on FM Rock Radio in the early 70"s ( at least here in LA)

[@Mister_Pedantic]

Mr Pedantic says, Taking Care Of Business was not on the first Bachman-Turner Overdrive album.

[@rickpetroske891]

The first time I heard " Dancin' Fool " on the radio back in ' 74 what a change in music style for the group . It was Cummings voice on lead vocal but the writing was in a new direction . The Cummings - Winter partnership was over . For what would become the bands last two (LP's) Flavors and Power In The Music , all the writing was done by Cummings - Troiano . Dancin' Fool peaked at # 28 on Billboard . Burton does not hold fond memories of this last line up . To this day he will not preform songs from his writing association with Domenic Troiano .

[@ovkmusic199]

Man I just heard the song "these eyes"For the first time today...man that baseline..... 😳 🔥

[@thomasreaves302]

IMHO, there is no Guess Who without Bachman and Cummings. 😴

[@pollyb8016]

So you never listen to Share the Land, Hang on to Your Life, Hand Me Down World, Albert Flasher, Runnin’ Back to Saskatoon, Star Baby,, Clap for the Wolfman, Giuns, Guns, Guns, Glamour Boy, Sour Suite, Bus Rider, etc? Randy was long gone before those were recorded.

[@DCB728]

As much respect as I have for Bachman, I'd say you don't have the Guess Who unless you have Cummings. Such an amazing distinctive voice-he is irreplaceable.

[@rickybobby6760]

@@DCB728 Yes, without one or the other...it is not the Guess Who

[@Robert_Lawson]

@@rickybobby6760 The Guess Who still made lots of great albums and hit singles without Randy Bachman.

[@rickybobby6760]

@Robert Lawson They did have a few hits for sure, but nowhere near the success of the original lineup...and once Burton left it was all over.

[@jamesmack3314]

Such a talented band..live at the Paramount Seattle 1972 is an excellent example of their talent

[@rickpetroske891]

The original plan right down to the recording date , March 29th 1972 the Guess Who were slated to play live in New York at Carnegie Hall and have that show recorded for the live album . The night before while in NYC , Burton stayed up all night partying hard with the Grateful Dead . The next day he could hardly talk let alone sing . The entire project had to be canceled . Burton says he has never forgiven himself for robbing all five of us of that one time opportunity to play Carnegie Hall .

[@jamesmack3314]

@@rickpetroske891 neat story..thanks! But it turned out good because the Paramount recording is excellent..I believe the Dead were off to Europe soon after that night!

[@sunlightpictures8367]

The Guess Who were such a great band. Canadians know how to rock and they're some of the nicest people you'll ever meet.

[@lonelyheroine]

We do and we are. 😉

[@bassmickeyd]

It should be mentioned that, back in 1970, Shep Gordon wanted to find a producer for Alice Cooper... He liked that The Guess Who always managed to chart their singles. ... So Shep took Alice Cooper to record in Toronto where he met Bob Ezrin.

[@tomfinn739]

Love what you've done here. There's a lot of research, and it's organized well. I listen to a lot of audiobooks so my ear is tuned to voice. My suggestion is that you slow down just a bit, and read through the script a couple of times to remove the occasional stumble over a word. One example is at about 2:55, where "charted" sounds like "charred". Doesn't really change what you're doing, but slowing down just a bit will make it flow better. Again; love what you've done. Subscribed.

[@whathappenedtothem_]

That's a great idea!

[@jamesigou9033]

Complicated history. Lucky I got to see Bachman and Cummings as the Guess Who and as Bachman Cummings.

[@SINCITYJIM1]

One of my favorite bands Consistent string of good solid songs.

[@miguell6862]

Great channel. From Costa Rica.

[@milt6208]

Without Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman? Now really is it the Guess Who? Or Guess Who's playing.

[@williedaniels3882]

Really! lol

[@garymartin1045]

Got to see the rip-off artist for just a drummer being in the original band they didn't say it wasn't the original band my time and money was wasted then got to see Bachman and Cummings and the original guess who in 2002 great show they mention that other band Burton wasn't happy let everyone know

[@megatron8461]

The early 70’s was the proper era for the Guess Who’s classic rock power play. And “American Woman” was my personal anthem. However, more power to Randy Bachman for being the most earnest guitarist out there. He was simple and to the point when it came to his handy axe work.

[@jamesmack3314]

Great guitarist and a unique voice

[@vilstef6988]

The Guess Who, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, my favorite Canadian exports!

[@bigbarkingdog2010]

Good 'Guess Who' history. Thanks !

[@vilstef6988]

I don't know much about Kurt Winter, but he wrote and cowrote some good songs for the Guess Who! In photos, he seemed to be having a great time.

[@thomasalundago6332]

They made mark in music history. Great band.

[@jeffreysnow2640]

You should have mentioned the 18th month tour they did as the opening act for John Kay & Steppenwolf. That tour was a huge success and sold out nearly everywhere they went

[@jeffunderglass]

Without Cummings there is no Guess Who.

[@janiscalaba4932]

As we speak Cummings and Bachman are rockin and rollin in Canada. Wish they would bring their band to the USA…… ✌️❤️⭐️

[@jayvervalen1905]

They hail from Winnipeg MB, 5-6 hours northeast of me, they performed 2004 at an outdoor rock festival I was backstage security at, they showed up in a stretch limo and parked in front of Poison's tour bus.. lol. I saw Burton Cummings in concert around 2015.

[@sugardove6075]

They will near be "Undun". Fav band.😂❤

[@carsonp3]

Not bad but one factual mistake @ 09:38. Jean Chretien was not the Premier of Manitoba but the Prime Minister of Canada.

[@bigj4905]

Yup, and it was Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katez that pushrd for the reunion at the Pan-Am games. The original line up of Bachman, Cummings, Kale, and Peterson performed a 4 eong set to close out the games. If i recall correctly the set comprised of "These Eyes", "Undone", "No Time", and of course "AmericanWoman". 🎶🎸🎶

[@dfrasu]

Sooo there were about 20 people swaps or so, giving a new meaning to the term, at rehearsals…….guess who!

[@markalberici5137]

Not really! No Guess Who without Burton Cummings and to somewhat slightly lesser degree Randy Bachman

[@Zak6959]

They really nailed it on the name of the band.

[@terrytari1891]

They are funny too! They sing like R&B & some of their instruments seemed like music from India!

[@imagine9265]

When a band changes on member its still the band .but when a band has multiple members leaving that's not the band .just the name.

[@williedaniels3882]

Mormonism and any religion will DISTORT the reality of ANYTHING they don't like!! (From a preacher's kid who's lived thru that fact!)

[@ronsharer2986]

So Long Bannatyne and Rockin were 2 of the best albums I've heard. They kick ass.

[@HomelandConspiracy]

Heartbroken Bopper ROCKS

[@avlisk]

I got "Rockin" when I failed to tell the record club not to send it. Turned out to be one of my favorite records. Kurt Winter was a great replacement for Randy.

[@rickpetroske891]

Rockin' was recorded in five days . Started on Monday and finished on the following Friday . The band wanted a more back to basic sound and not over produced in the mix . I call Rockin' the groups " live " studio album . Kurt was huge in keeping the Guess Who solvent after Randy's exit . Even with record sales in decline the concert draw was prime with Kurt on board . With his Gibson and Garnet Amplifiers sweatshirt line the concert halls were filled .

[@avlisk]

@@rickpetroske891 Great info, thanks.

[@slaphead8835]

With all due respect, if you don’t have Cummings and Bachman, you don’t have the Guess Who.

[@wheelzwheela]

If there’s a choice between modern day The Guess Who vs. Bachman/Cummings it’s a no brainer. Bachman/Cummings all the way.

[@johnbettmann1404]

Well I'll be darned. I remember hearing the original Shakin All Over on the radio when I was very young but I never had any idea who the artists were.

[@don66hotrod94]

My wife's brother-in-law is Trevor Balicky, who was a replacement lead singer for a year in the early 80's. Good times!

[@lyndas2767]

Sorry, that was not The Guess Who, just a cover band.

[@jeffreysnow2640]

Was that when they were the opening act for John Kay & Steppenwolf ??

[@S.JerseyJim]

Great job but I have to admit it gets confusing as hell when people come and go and end up in different bands. 🤪

[@zoosa4169]

Didn't hear any mention of "It's Time," the Guess Who's first album. It's really great stuff if you haven't checked it out

[@mrbigvolume6066]

The guitar work on Share the land sure sounds like Randy Bachman

[@Robert_Lawson]

It's not, it's Kurt Winter.

[@Idahoguy10157]

Went to a Burt Cummings/Guess Who concert six (?) years ago. May be the best concert I’ve ever attended

[@Robert_Lawson]

Was it a Burton Cummings concert or a Guess Who concert?

[@Idahoguy10157]

@@Robert_Lawson …. I think Burton Cummings was only original member on stage. He did the Guess Who songs. His band was great. I really enjoyed it. Would have liked it more if Randy Bachman had been on stage also. But I wasn’t disappointed. If there was a second show I would have attended it.

[@Robert_Lawson]

@@Idahoguy10157 Burton does not tour as "The Guess Who". If he was onstage that just would have been him and his touring band.

[@Idahoguy10157]

@@Robert_Lawson …. I’m speaking from a memory of the time.

[@Robert_Lawson]

@@Idahoguy10157 Just trying to clarify. Burton has not toured with The Guess Who since the 2000-2003 reunion era.

[@JuanCarrionHappiness]

My fabor 2 rock songs from the Guess Who ( Canadians players ) are " American Woman" & " No sugar tonight " . during the late 60's , when I was 17 .

[@dianeshea4192]

What happened to REO Speedwagon?

[@Imprison45]

Who cares ?😂

[@oliviajohnjohnolivia8142]

The best Canadian band in history.

[@howardtennenhouse7849]

The Guess Who ended in ‘75 except for reunion tours.Kale bought the name for a buck and sent out these tribute bands later on.No one considers them to be true Guess Who.

[@davidayer2168]

No but in the U.S.people don't know any better so they assume they are

[@jordanpearce8079]

@@davidayer2168you are right. Canadians know they aren’t the real Guess Who. I’ve seen Randy solo twice now and Burton twice as well. Considering I wasn’t alive during the 60s and 70s those were the best concerts I saw containing Guess Who music

[@dancalmpeaceful3903]

I had tix to see Bachman and Cummings...prior to COVID....then they had to cancel . I"m praying they'll come around again...they're on my bucket list of rockers to see!

[@yolandajohnson8685]

I enjoy these videos.

[@AlDunbar]

9:30 Jean Chretien (not Craydian) was the Prime Minister of Canada, not the Premier of Manitoba.

[@rickpetroske891]

Cummings disillusionment theme " Ballad Of The Last Five Years " from the groups 12th ( LP ) Road Food , pretty much sums it all up . With the highs and lows of the recording business along with the bands personnel changes he somewhat vented with that cut . Taking his own advise Burton parted ways in September of 1975 , ending a bitter - sweet 14 album recording association all with producer Jack Richardson and RCA records .

[@Mister_Pedantic]

You know what's weird? We've all read how Cummings was unhappy with all the personnel changes. Well, what's the common factor? Cummings has bragged in interviews that he basically chased Chad Allen out of the band. Bachman left (fired? quit?) because he and Cummings could not get along. It was Cummings who hired Winter and Leskiw. Then a couple years later Leskiw quit after an argument with Cummings, the story goes and Cummings hired Don McDougall. Then he fired Kale and hired Wallace. Then he fired Winter & McDougall and hired Troiano. Then he became unhappy with Troiano's jazz influence and quit the band. Seriously, who was the one who could not play well with others?

[@kellter70]

this was a thorough expose'. thank you~

[@daduck100]

Good video but one small point: Jean Chretien was never the Premier of Manitoba. He was Prime Minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003

[@anthonyrobinson7743]

Bachman didn’t leave because of a dispute with Cummings about or because of becoming a “Mormon”. Bachman suffered a bleeding ulcer that hospitalized him for a time and took over a year to fully recover from. During that time the band kept touring and Bachman didn’t return but eventually started BTO. You really should dig deeper and check several sources before spreading crap that’s not accurate, or misleading.

[@thekeysman1]

i noticed that this fake band is using the name The Guess Who, now with what just the original drummer left? Jim Kale the original bassist(i think he left the group a few years ago?), they may have co written the odd tune or helped, but i doubt it, not really the band at all any one that would want to go any of their shows does not care? does not know? a Tribute band at the most? the real meaning of the tribute is with no original members or any members of the band that were with them in their hey day.

[@rtwice93555]

This happens quite often when there is an audience that enjoys music but has no clue about the musicians performing. Years ago, the small town I live in proudly announced that Foghat would be performing at the Spring fair. Almost everyone has heard of Foghat and can easily name one of their songs. Yet, hardly anyone knew the only classic member left was the drummer; most had passed away. But, you know what? It meant so much to our little town that a band as popular as Foghat would grace our fairgrounds, I kept my mouth shut. Everyone had a good time, and the faux Foghat put on a good show

[@Mister_Pedantic]

Kale owns the name. That's why they're not in the Rock Hall.

[@melanieobremki4876]

@@Mister_Pedantic Huh? Why should that matter?

[@Mister_Pedantic]

@@melanieobremki4876 The owner of the group's name seems to have a say in which members are included when the group gets into the Rock Hall. Examples? Fleetwood Mac had Bob Welch excluded because of a money dispute. Original Deep Purple bassist Nick Simper (played on the first three albums), was excluded, he doesn't know why. Jim Kale owns The Guess Who name. Imagine if the group made the short list and Kale decided to exclude Bachman and Cummings.

[@markalberici5137]

Most underrated song: Star Baby. Limited airplay in US. Where played (Chicagoland) huge hit. Best song: No Time. Mesmerized when first heard. Larry Lujack of WLS played it back to back because he liked it so much. Best voice in R&R: Burton Cummings. Maybe today Bear Reinhart of Needtobreathe is better but most people don’t know him. Best group not in R&RHOF: Easily TGW. (Don’t think Doobie Brothers are in either and their good too.)

[@whathappenedtothem_]

Doobie Brothers got inducted last year

[@dartsport1974]

Bachman-Cummings-Kale-Peterson (1966-70) My favorite line up…….

[@rickybobby6760]

Dude, Jean Chretien (you butchered his name) was the former Prime Minister of Canada, not Premiere of Manitoba (he is from Quebec lol) 🤣😅🤣

[@megatron8461]

Burton Cummings always had a warped sense of musical arrangements.

[@stankakol5195]

I still love Triumph. They may be Canada's best export ever!!

[@maximusindicusoblivious180]

Lighthouse, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and a small band called Rush had a pretty good run as well :)

[@stankakol5195]

@@maximusindicusoblivious180 Very true!! I'm just partial to Triumph.

[@mayloo2137]

Who?

[@stankakol5195]

@@mayloo2137 LOL

[@danacoleman4007]

​@@mayloo2137no, silly. They're British

[@cessxiii]

I am new to this band, and recently have been DIGGING their stuff from the OG lineup. This video taught me a LOT. First n foremost, RUDY SARZO?!?! wow. And now, as a Canadian, I will teach you something. Manitoba premiere Jean Cretien's last name is pronounced like "cret-chien" and he went on to be prime minister of Canada, who famously got a pie in the face on TV from someone who wasnt a fan. He also choked a protestor in front of news media. Google these things haha IMAGINE someone even getting that close to a US president LOL

[@mayloo2137]

He also put an arm around the neck of someone who got too close at a political rally (?).

[@dblakemore]

Chretien was from Quebec not Manitoba.

[@philblady5559]

Gary Filmon was the Premiere of Manitoba during the '99 Pan American Games.

[@johnparsons1573]

I saw them about Four years ago and they gave an awesome show

[@TrueFreddyK]

what does he say at 3:00?? an instrumental Bachman solo album in 1970? spit out those marbles son, slow down & enunciate. Bad narration...

[@trebleface7835]

Bachman Turner Overdrive and Burton Cummings solo is what happened to the Guess Who.

[@AndrewHogarth-o8b]

You ain’t seen nothing yet. Why no mention

[@MattD-gp5ll]

Ummmm....because that's Bachman-Turner Overdrive

[@yolandajohnson8685]

The Spencer Davis Group Velvet Underground / Lou Reed Nazareth Dave Mason Mott The Hoople

[@whathappenedtothem_]

What Happened to Dave Mason? kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGGqkquCg7WqgJo

[@raygsbrelcik5578]

Like everyone else---they got Old!!

[@ehguy3628]

FYI - John Chretian was not the Manitoba Premier. John Chretian was the Prime Minister of Canada.

[@111oooo]

I am sure you have been corrected but WTH add one more. Jean Chretian was the Canadian Prime Minister not the Premier of Manitoba

[@sunnavailable]

The best band not in the RRHOF; a ridiculous oversight unless it was intentional after all they are Canadian.

[@truthhurtswilky7785]

And the Grass Roots.

[@Mister_Pedantic]

You may be right about "best band not in the RRHOF" but there is a good reason they're not in the Hall. Two words: Jim Kale.

[@rickybobby6760]

I think the issue with their name, and a pseudo Guess Who still using it, has a lot to do with it

[@Mister_Pedantic]

@@rickybobby6760 I think that since Jim Kale owns the name, he could decide which members would get in the Rock Hall and which wouldn't. Other groups have done that.

[@rickybobby6760]

@@Mister_Pedantic Agree...but with the animosity, arguments over the 'real' guess who etc, the whole thing is messy...probably a big detractor

[@williamlarson3623]

How sad, Cummings was really the star here, and from the get-go after joining this group. Wish you well my friend.

[@radioace318la]

would like to see you do this same thing with The Grass Roots.

[@whathappenedtothem_]

Grass Roots video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4DMlGZmlragjLc

[@radioace318la]

@@whathappenedtothem_ thanks man. this was very informative.

[@bak-mariterry9143]

Junior Walker had a hit with These Eye's

[@tomford8286]

"Album rock radio? Do you mean album oriented rock, AOR?

[@cherylsilva1004]

They became Undun

[@dino.jay2007]

Jean Chretien was the Prime Minister of Canada and not the Premier of Manitoba. 😊

[@TrueFreddyK]

3:30 His recent conversion to mormism....

[@danagraff397]

Jean C was not premiere he was Canadian prime minister

[@edwardhodgkinson8268]

They have some imposters out there claiming that they are the guess who. They are nothing but a cover band.

[@gloriaenns1097]

Jean Chretien was not ever the Premier of Manitoba. He was the Prime Minister of Canada.

[@user-nq9gz4xf7f]

Who do they get to read these bios. This guy is better than some but you wonder if he really knows anything about the band or Canada probably just reading script. John kratian?! For Jean Chretien is a giveaway.

[@robertpearson8798]

I have tickets to see Bachman and Cummings next July, postponed a year due to covid.

[@danacoleman4007]

How was it?

[@robertpearson8798]

@@danacoleman4007 It was really good. They can both still perform well given their ages. They split the show fairly evenly between Guess Who and BTO songs. Randy can still shred a guitar and Burton can still work a keyboard and even played the flute. They finished the concert with the long version of American Woman and you could tell that everyone on stage was having a blast, not just going through the motions.

[@danacoleman4007]

@@robertpearson8798 Nice!!!

[@pegazuseloy1575]

What Happened to Barclay James Harvest ?

[@TheAnarchitek]

Burton Cummings was doing his very best electric Perry Como, while Randy Bachmann tried to out-Mars Bonfire Norman Greenbaum. GW did a couple lackluster LPs after American Woman, and faded into the Canadian sunset. Cummings went on to challenge Leo Sayer as a Pop Artist, but Randy Let It Ride successfully with BTO, until that, too quickly became another formula, albeit one influencing countless (supply the adjective of your choice)-metal bands. Creativity is a challenging skill to acquire any comfort at the best of times. Maybe we have to suffer to sing the blues, in truth. Living on the road takes it out of you fast, little grievances quickly become stumbling blocks. Look at Glenn Frey's treatment of Don Felder, a decade later, when touring was jet-fueled and cocaine-enhanced, nothing like the Ryder Truck days of the late '60s and early '70s Bob Seger sang of in Turn the Page. Competition got tougher, with Floyd's Dark Side and the Eagles shooting to the top of the heap. Guess Who was caught in a time trap, still a '60s band, in a the streamlined, tangerine-flake nitro-boosted 1970s. BTO did some truly classic tunes, but Burton's work never rose to the level of his previous contributions to GW, in my record-buying judgement (I was a partner in a record store in a major market, in the '70s). Guess Who were like the Canadian Kinks, capable of full-on rock 'n' roll, but better at blending folk influences with pop sensibilities, in Top 40 Rock, to create songs that resonated with the record-burying public. They deserve a place in the RnRHoF, just for American Woman. I can name a half-dozen BTO songs, without batting an eye, but I can only name one of Burton's solo efforts. That isn't a criticism of Cummings' approach to songwriting, so much as of AOR radio stations that didn't play him. They didn't play Tom Cochrane that much, either.

[@BlairthePreacher]

Jean Chrétien was the Prime Minister of Canada, not the Premier of Manitoba.

[@ep61611]

If I recall, the Guess Who was never inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame. It has always been my contention that the reason was because of the song American Woman. While it was a popular song on both sides of the border, it seems the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame had stricter criteria on who they allowed in.

[@carlweaver3243]

@@markchristman1076 Not that it matters much anymore, seeing that the RNRHOF is a total joke now, they aren't in because of Politics. Look no further than the former Founder and Editor of Rolling Stone Magazine.

[@michaellake5269]

Cummings, Peterson, McDougal, Wallace and the great Kurt Winter. The perfect lineup.

[@whathappenedtothem_]

Couldn't agree more

[@DHudelson]

Bachman pronunces his name "BACKman."

[@stormsfromcalifornia4379]

with cummings and bachman there isnt a guess who band

[@steveking4082]

all different personal changes they went from star baby and clap for the wolfman to goofy oooo my ooo didnt sound sound like tgw anymorre

[@robertsutton8264]

STILL NOT IN THE ROCK 'N ROLL HALL OF FAME!!!!!

[@HomelandConspiracy]

That's a damn shame!!!!

[@jamesmack3314]

Yea pathetic

[@threeg6966]

WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!!!

[@robertsutton8264]

@@threeg6966 Wrong what. Explain yourself?

[@steveh9789]

I can't figure that one out.

[@shinyoneincarnate5565]

When Randy Bachman left the Guess Who, he joined up with Chad Allen, his former Guess Who band mate, & Randy's brother Robbie to form Brave Belt. They recorded their first album with Randy on guitar & bass. Charles Frederick Turner was brought in to play bass on the live shows to support the album. The first Bachman-Turner Overdrive album was supposed to be called Brave Belt III according to Randy.

[@rosemarycornwell1528]

What the hell is "cana" and "alum"?

[@chrishuber3262]

Mormons can't rock. Challenge me!

[@pmccachren]

Able to keep up? Not me.

[@petes5989]

Not Manitoba Prime Minister Canadian Prime Minister at that time. If you’re going to do a video on social media, start by getting your facts right. Inform yourself!!

[@terrytari1891]

Guess Who?

[@boataxe4605]

People found out who they were.

[@theblytonian3906]

As someone who grew up through that time old enough from the band's inception to remember them, I think of them as pretty much a one hit wonder outside North America. Although "Shakin' All Over" was a hit, it was covered in my country and many others by so many artists around that time, Chad Allan and the Reflections version was really an obscurity. "American Woman" was the singular hit I remember them for. I bought the 45 vinyl single.

[@gregmesser4015]

Lol, we should all be so obscure. The Guess Who should be in the RRHOF, my friend!

[@timwilliams8343]

You are saying "One hit Wonder" You really Don't know WTF you are talking about! Go back to SLEEP!

[@Idahoguy10157]

Randy Bachman was married with children. He wasn’t going to fit in. Rock n’Roll yes. Not so much the drugs and sex.

[@BobSoltis1]

You could have at least tried to make an effort to get your facts and pronunciation straight. John Chretien was from the Province of Quebec - not Manitoba - and was never the Premier of Manitoba. He was the Prime Minister of Canada!

[@mw10259]

NEVER KNEW THEY STARTED IN 1958