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Burton Cummings (born December 31, 1947) is a Canadian musician. He is the lead singer for Canadian rock band " The Guess Who", and during his 10 years in "The Guess Who" from 1965 to 1975, he sang many well known songs, including " American Woman", "No Time", "Share the Land", "Hand Me Down World", and "These Eyes". Burton was born and raised in the Canadian prairie city of Winnipeg, as were the rest of "The Guess Who". His first band was "The Devrons", which at the time was one of Winnipeg's biggest bands. He joined "The Guess Who" in 1965 after its previous lead singer, Allen Cobell , left the band. In 1975, after 10 years, Burton left "The Guess Who" to become a solo artist. Some of his well known solo hits include "Stand Tall", "Scared", and "Break it to Them Gently". In 2000, Burton as well as the rest of the original members of "The Guess Who" went on a nation-wide tour which turned out to be very successful.
Since then he purchased Winnipeg's "Salisbury House" restaurant chain with The Guess Who manager Lorne Saifer and a few other local celebrities, and still tours with the reunited "The Guess Who" every summer. In 2001, Burton and the rest of The Guess Who received honourary doctorates at Brandon University in Brandon, Manitoba. Most recently, the band played at the so-called " SARSstock" concert in Toronto. On November 23rd, 2004, Burton Cummings' new single " With God On Our Side " debuted at 21st spot on Canadian music charts. "With God On Our Side" is a cover of the famous Bob Dylan song.
1 Solo Albums
- 1976 Burton Cummings
- 1977For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). Events January 1 First woman Episcopal priest ordained January 6 EMI sacks the Sex Pistols January 18 Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious " legionnaire's disease" Januar My Own Way To Rock
- 1979Events January-February January 1 Sino-American relations: United States and the People's Republic of China establish diplomatic relations January 4 State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of dead and injured in Kent State University shootings. Dream Of A Child
- 19801980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 National steel strike in United Kingdom January 1 Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 5 He Woman Love
- 19801980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 National steel strike in United Kingdom January 1 Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 5 He Best of Burton Cummings
- 1981Events January-February January Sarawak Chamber found January 1 Greece enters the EEC January 1 Palau becomes self-governing January 4 Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 16 Protestant gunmen shoot and wound Bernadette D Sweet Sweet
- 1984 Heart
- 1990 Plus Signs
- 1994 The Burton Cummings Collection
- 1997 Up Close and Alone
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