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Burton Cummings
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North Winnipeg in the '60s was a hotbed for
musical talent, producing such greats as Neil Young, Cummings
and his songwriting partner, Randy
Bachman. At 18, Cummings joined a hot new rock band
called The Guess Who. Their first single with Cummings
on vocals, These Eyes, went Top Ten in the he U. S. and Canada
on its release in 1968.
The songwriting team of Cummings and Bachman charted dozens
of top-selling singles for The Guess Who including, Laughing,
Undun, Hand Me Down World and their greatest hit, American
Woman, the biggest selling single of 1970.
Original Air Date - September 28, 1997
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