Biografia

31 dicembre 1947 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Burton Lorne Cummings

He improvised the lyrics of "American Woman" during a The Guess Who gig. A fan happened to be taping the show, so the band borrowed the tape in order to record the song as it appears on the "American Woman" album.

Spent ten years with The Guess Who, but left for a solo career in 1976.

Started his rock and roll career in Winnipeg as a teenager with The Deverons.

[observation, 2015] Every year that goes by the songs become more special, and the lives of the people in the audience change. Life changes. So when I come back every year and sing those songs, it's like a time machine for people. And I don't shy away from the hit records. I'm not shoving a lot of new stuff down people's throats--not at this stage in my life. I know why they're coming to see us. We try to send everybody home happy. So they are going to hear the songs they came to hear.