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In 1958, Winnipeg singer/guitarist Chad Allan formed a local rock band called Al and the Silvertones. [6] [7] After several lineup changes, the band stabilized in 1962 under the name Chad Allan and the Reflections, which included Allan and keyboardist Bob Ashley, plus future Guess Who mainstays Randy Bachman on guitar, Jim Kale on bass, and Garry Peterson on drums.
The Guess Who in 1970 (L-R: Kurt Winter, Garry Peterson, Greg Leskiw, Burton Cummings, Jim Kale) The Guess Who is a Canadian rock band, originating as The Guess Who? in 1966, and adopting the name The Guess Who in 1968. [1] They were most successful from 1969 to 1975, under the leadership of singer/keyboardist Burton Cummings. [2]
Bachman then left The Guess Who, and Cummings continued to lead the band through several more internationally successful albums. [19] Cummings and drummer Garry Peterson were the only consistent members of the band during this era. Cummings disbanded The Guess Who in 1975 due to songwriting disagreements with guitarist Dominic Troiano. [13]
In 1971, Allan reconnected with former Guess Who bandmate Randy Bachman to form Brave Belt. The band released two country-rock albums for Reprise Records. While Allen sang lead for most of the tracks on the first, self-titled Brave Belt album, the arrival of bassist/vocalist Fred Turner for Brave Belt II (1972) reduced Allan's involvement. He ...
Randolph Charles Bachman OC OM FRCMT (/ ˈ b æ k m ən / BAK-mən; born September 27, 1943) is a Canadian guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was a founding member of the bands The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive. Bachman recorded as a solo artist and was part of a number of short-lived bands such as Brave Belt, Union and Ironhorse.
"These Eyes" is a song by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. The song was co-written by the group's lead guitarist Randy Bachman and lead singer Burton Cummings and originally included on the band's 1969 album Wheatfield Soul.
The Guess Who is a Canadian rock band, originating as The Guess Who? in 1966, and adopting the name The Guess Who in 1968. Formed as a garage rock band, [1] their best-known works are in the pop rock [2] and psychedelic rock [3] genres. They were most successful from 1969 to 1975, under the leadership of singer/keyboardist Burton Cummings.
In 1997, Dixon was invited to join The Guess Who as lead singer. He performed and recorded with the band until spring 2000, and again from early 2004 until 2008. In April 2008, he was critically injured in a car accident in Australia. [5] He remained hospitalised in Melbourne, Australia, for five months. [2]