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  Burton Cummings @ CanEHdian.com
Burton Cummings started his rock and roll career in Winnipeg as a teenager with The Devrons.
Burton Cummings, born in Winnipeg in 1947, played with the Devrons before joining the Guess Who as lead vocalist in 1965.
Cummings spent ten years with that band, but left for a solo career, releasing a self-titled album in 1976.
www.canehdian.com /burtoncummings/biography.html   (290 words)

  
 Burton Cummings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Burton Cummings, OM, D.Mus (born December 31, 1947) is a Canadian musician and songwriter.
Cummings was born and raised in the Canadian city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, as were all of the original members of "The Guess Who".
Cummings ultimately made the move to Sherman Oaks California and began writing and singing for films in the late 1970's.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burton_Cummings   (693 words)

  
 Burton Cummings - Famous Canadian Singer
Burton Cummings (born Decemb er 31, 1947) is a Canadian musician.
Burton was born and raised in the Canadian prairie city of Winnipeg, as were the rest of "The Guess Who".
Cummings is planning on releasing a new album in the summer of 2005, as well as tour with Randy Bachman as The Bachman-Cummings Band, featuring The Carpet Frogs, a band from Toronto.
www.softlandings.com /canada/famous-canadians/Burton-Cummings.php   (474 words)

  
 CANOE -- JAM! Music - Artists - Cummings, Burton
His throat troubles are behind him, so Burton Cummings intends to "sing like a bird" when he stands front and centre at the theatre which bears his name tonight.
All last summer, Cummings was bothered by problems caused by a condition called leukoplakia, a buildup of plaque on his vocal cords.
Cummings cleans up his act after throat scare
jam.canoe.ca /Music/Artists/C/Cummings_Burton   (206 words)

  
 Burton Cummings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Burton Cummings is a hero because he is a gifted singer and he makes people proud to be Canadian like him.
The picture on the left we took outside the Burton Cummimgs Community Center and the other one is a print of Burton Cummings hands.
Some of Burton Cummings records are called 'Up Close And Alone' and 'The Burton Cummings Collection'.
www.wsd1.org /SargentPark/hero/cummings.html   (169 words)

  
 Burton Cummings & Gil Grand Tabs & Chords
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 Burton Cummings: self-titled / My Own Way To Rock / Dream Of A Child / Woman Love - PopMatters Music Review
The split between Guess Who frontman Burton Cummings and guitarist Randy Bachman was legendary, as their "musical differences" became well-aired dirty laundry for all to see.
Cummings wasn't going to make college girls swoon like Dan Fogelberg or Jackson Browne, but his knack for melody and powerful voice were well handled by pop producer Richard Perry, who even flew in Paul Buckmaster to arrange the strings.
Cummings, however, did, continuing to issue music and even acquit himself as an actor in a couple of movies.
www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/c/cummingsburton-reissues.shtml   (803 words)

  
 BURTON CUMMINGS: Burton Cummings / My Own Way to Rock / Dream of a Child / Woman Love (Legacy)
The last straw came when the band's lead vocalist, songwriter, and pianist, Burton Cummings came to the band with a demo for a new song he had been working on and was particularly pleased with.
The original title was to be Is It Really Right (after his personal favorite track on the album), but the record company executives thought it sounded "too ethereal" and insisted that he rename the album Burton Cummings.
Cummings fans around the world have been waiting a long time for these albums to be reissued (the Canadian fans got a bit of a break with the release dates), and aside from the lack of bass on his first album, they did a great job.
www.thenightowl.com /reviews/cummings.htm   (1024 words)

  
 Burton Cummings News
Burton Cummings had some words of advice for the crowd at Scotiabank Place last night as he and fellow Can-rock legend Randy Bachman stepped into what amounted to a musical nostalgia act.
Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman had their own way to rock at the John Labatt Centre last night.
When Burton Cummings takes to the stage with Randy Bachman next Friday at the Molson Amphitheatre, Susie Dunn will there with her two sisters.
www.topix.net /who/burton-cummings   (495 words)

  
 The Guess Who - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bachman and Cummings were now the band's main composers, and they moved away from Merseybeat-inspired rock to a sound that mixed rock, blues, and jazz.
Cummings, Wallace and Winter wrote the Guess Who's last big hit, "Clap For The Wolfman", which was an homage to disc jockey Wolfman Jack, who incidentally, lent his own voice to the recording before McDougal and Winter left in 1974,.
Bachman and Cummings were planning on touring as "Bachman and Cummings" in the summer of 2005 with Toronto's The Carpet Frogs.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Guess_Who   (1894 words)

  
 Cinema Treasures | Burton Cummings Theatre for the Performing Arts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Cummings will begin donating a portion of the proceeds of his concerts at the Walker in order to pay down the theater's $1.8 million debt and fund future renovations.
In exchange for his aid, the theater will be renamed the Burton Cummings Theatre for the Performing Arts after the singer who attended the former movie house as a child.
The Walker was renamed for Burton Cummings (of Guess Who rock fame) in return for donating portions of performance fees and doing promotional work for the theater.
cinematreasures.org /theater/3341   (1488 words)

  
 BURTON CUMMINGS -- Up Close and Alone (MCA Canada)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Burton Cummings has long been considered by many to be one of rock's finest piano players.
Cummings shows his dry sense of humor during the show too.
Obviously taken from family albums, you get shots of Burton as a baby, through his early childhood and teen years, photos with his first bands, pictures with The Guess Who, and lots more.
www.thenightowl.com /reviews/burton.htm   (232 words)

  
 Burton Cummings : Dream of a Child - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Winnipeg native, Burton Cummings is perhaps best known from his days as the lead singer/songwriter for the legendary Guess Who.
From his days with The Guess Who to his successful solo career, Cummings has managed to make himself something of a Canadian icon.
All original artwork has been fully restored, and new liner notes, written by Burton himself, and all of the songs lyrics accompany this remastered version of the album.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,71576,00.html   (196 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Collection: Music: Burton Cummings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Burton Cummings Music — Sheet music for Burton cummings at Sheet Music Plus.
When Burton Cummmings left the "Guess Who", it was a real test for his talent.
The Burton Cummings Collection is an excellent compilation brought to us by the folks at Rhino.
www.amazon.com /Collection-Burton-Cummings/dp/B0000033BI   (1045 words)

  
 CBC.ca - Arts - Category - Canadian Idols
It was in Cummings’s house that the partners’ troubles began, when Burton’s mom asked the foursquare Bachman to look after her son, a wild child whose father left home when he was an infant.
Cummings often remarked that the song was pro-Canadian as opposed to anti-American.
Patriotism often leads to rebellion, and in 1970, Burton Cummings led a revolt against Bachman, who, true to his promise to Mrs.
www.cbc.ca /arts/music/guesswho.html   (2399 words)

  
 CBC.ca Arts - Songwriters nod beats gold record: Burton Cummings
Gold records are nice but being inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame is "at the top of the list," says Burton Cummings.
Cummings and fellow Guess Who bandmate Randy Bachman were among seven inductees to the hall celebrated at a ceremony Tuesday evening.
Burton Cummings, Gordon Lightfoot and Randy Bachman backstage at the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame gala in Toronto.
www.cbc.ca /arts/story/2005/02/09/songwriters050209.html   (1387 words)

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