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The Guess Who
Canadian rock band
For other uses, see Guess Who (disambiguation).
The Guess Who was a Canadian rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1965. The band found their greatest success in the late 1960s and early 1970s, under the leadership of singer/keyboardist Burton Cummings and guitarist Randy Bachman, with hit songs including "American Woman", "These Eyes", and "No Time".
During their most successful period, The Guess Who released eleven studio albums, all of which reached the charts in Canada and the United States. Their 1970 album American Woman reached no. 1 in Canada and no. 9 in the United States, while five other albums reached the top ten in Canada. The Guess Who charted fourteen Top 40 singles in the United States and more than thirty in Canada.[1] The band was the first Canadian rock band to have widespread success in the United States and, unlike several other Canadian acts of the time, did not move to the US to achieve fame, become Ame
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The Guess Who
A stint performing music on the CBC TV show Where It’s At in 1968 led the band to meet producer Jack Richardson who mortgaged his home to finance the recording of Wheatfield Soul (1969). That album contained “These Eyes,” which would go on to top the Canadian singles chart and reach #6 in the U.S. It would also become the band’s first million-seller. Despite being encouraged to move to Los Angeles, the band decided to stay in Winnipeg, proving that Canadian bands didn’t have to leave Canada to find success.
American Woman (1970) was a smash success, with the title track topping the American singles chart for three weeks and becoming the band’s biggest career hit. Among the kudos The Guess Who earned in this period was an invitation to perform at the White House, albeit with the caveat not to perform “American Woman,” which was rightly regarded as social commentary.
American Woman would prove to be the last Guess Who studio album to feature co-founder Randy Bachman w
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The Guess Who are a Canadian rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The band released eleven studio albums, all of which reached the charts in Canada and the United States. Their 1970 album American Woman reached no. 1 in Canada and no. 9 in the United States, while five other albums reached the top ten in Canada. The Guess Who charted fourteen Top 40 singles in the United States and more than thirty in Canada.
Chad Allan and the Expressions, a predecessor of The Guess Who, had an international hit single with a cover of the Johnny Kidd & the Pirates song "Shakin' All Over". In beställning to make the public think the release might be from a British band and garner more attention, the label Scepter Records attached the slogan "Guess Who?" to the single in order keep the band's name a secret.
In December 1965, Burton Cummings was asked to join the band which had recently changed their name to Guess Who? for live performances...adopting the slogan created by the record lab