The Guess Who
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Biography
[Edit]While the Guess Who did have several hits in America, they were superstars in their home country of Canada during the 1960s and early '70s. The band grew out of vocalist/guitarist Chad Allan (born Allan Kobel) and guitarist Randy Bachman's Winnipeg-based group Chad Allan and the Expressions, originally known as first the Silvertones and then the Reflections. The remainder of the lineup featured bassist Jim Kale, pianist Bob Ashley, and drummer Garry Peterson. The Expressions recorded a cover of Johnny Kidd and the Pirates' "Shakin' All Over" in 1965, which became a surprise hit in Canada and reached the U.S. Top 40. When the Expressions recorded an entire album of the same name, its record company, Quality, listed their name as "Guess Who?" on the jacket, hoping to fool record buyers into thinking that the British Invasion-influenced music was actually by a more famous group in disguise. Ashley had been replaced by keyboardist/vocalist Burton Cummings, who became lead vocalist when Allan departed in 1966. The Guess Who embarked on an unsuccessful tour of England and returned home to record commercials and appear on the television program Let's Go, hosted by Chad Allan. However, further American success eluded the Guess Who until the 1969 Top Ten hit "These Eyes"; the recording session for the accompanying album, Wheatfield Soul, was paid for by producer Jack Richardson, who mortgaged his house to do so. Canned Wheat Packed by the Guess Who produced three Top 40 singles later that year. In 1970, the Guess Who released the cuttingly sarcastic riff-rocker "American Woman," which, given its anti-American putdowns, ironically became their only U.S. chart-topper. The album of the same name became their first U.S. Top Ten and first gold album, and the group performed for President and Mrs. Nixon and Prince Charles at the White House. (Pat Nixon requested that "American Woman" be dropped from the set list.)
Trouble was brewing on the horizon, though. Guitarist Bachman, having recently converted to Mormonism, took issue with the band's typical rock & roll lifestyle, leading to clashes with Cummings. Finding the atmosphere unbearable, Bachman left the group in July 1970 and formed Brave Belt with Chad Allan, which later evolved into Bachman-Turner Overdrive. His place in the Guess Who was taken by Kurt Winter and Greg Leskiw, and the title track from their next album, "Share the Land," climbed into the Top Ten later that year, and several more singles charted afterwards. The group returned to the Top Ten one last time in 1974 with the novelty single "Clap for the Wolfman," featuring dialogue by deejay Wolfman Jack. Burdened by shifting personnel and loss of direction, Cummings broke up the band in 1975 and tried a solo career. The lineup from the Guess Who's glory years reunited in 1983, and a version of the group with constantly shifting musicians (occasionally original members) continues to tour.
Title: American Woman
Artist: The Guess Who
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Track Record - The Guess Who Collection
Artist: The Guess Who
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: Ten Songs For You
Artist: The Guess Who
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Punk Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop Rock
Title: The Best of the Guess Who
Artist: The Guess Who
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Wheatfield Soul (2003 Remastered)
Artist: The Guess Who
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Playhouse Theatre '75 (Live)
Artist: The Guess Who
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Punk Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: So Long, Bannatyne (2003 Remastered)
Artist: The Guess Who
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Platinum & Gold Collection: The Guess Who
Artist: The Guess Who
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: The Greatest of the Guess Who (Remastered)
Artist: The Guess Who
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Shakin' All Over
Artist: The Guess Who
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Rockin' (2003 Remastered)
Artist: The Guess Who
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Share the Land
Artist: The Guess Who
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Power In the Music
Artist: The Guess Who
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Live At the Paramount
Artist: The Guess Who
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Hey Ho (What You Do to Me)
Artist: The Guess Who
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: It's Time
Artist: The Guess Who
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: All This for a Song
Artist: The Guess Who
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Artificial Paradise (Remastered)
Artist: The Guess Who
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Road Food (2003 Remastered)
Artist: The Guess Who
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Let’s Go (Maximum Music Canada)
Artist: The Guess Who
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Garage Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Running Back Thru Canada
Artist: The Guess Who
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Title: Canned Wheat
Artist: The Guess Who
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic
Collections
Title: Hits of the 70's, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: 21 Classic #1 Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: '70s Greatest Hits
Title: Roll Play 3
Genre: Kids
Title: Crimson and Clover: The Sexiest Songs of the Sixties
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Classic '70s Rock
Genre: Rock
Title: 70's Classic Driving Anthems
Genre: Rock
Title: Battle Of The Bands
Title: Greatest Rock Songs, Vol. 1
Genre: Rock
Title: Nipper's Greatests Hits 60's, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Music & Highlights: Greatest Rock Songs, Vol. 1
Genre: Rock
Title: Due South (Original Television Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Dancefloor Dynamite 15
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Garage Band Classics
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 '60s Surf Classics
Genre: Rock
Title: You Were Born to Be Wild!
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: NOW: Classic Rock Hits (Deluxe Edition)
Genre: Rock
Title: Dancefloor Dynamite 13
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Keys To the Club D# minor Vol 3
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: 100 Dance Songs 2012, Vol. 2
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Music for Video, Vol. 1
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Music for Video, Vol. 3
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: White Dance Album, Vol. 3
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Dance Now and Forever, Vol. 13
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Dance Hitz, Vol. 2
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: 60's Dance Party
Title: Remembering 1965
Title: 60's Rock Bands - Wild Thing
Title: Back to the 60's: Rock 'n Roll (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Psychedelic
Title: Christmas Dance 2K14 (50 Top Hits for Your Party)
Genre: Electronica
Title: Dance 2011, Vol. 4
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Music Encyclopedia of Rock
Title: The No. 1 Hits - 1970
Title: Compact Disc - The Rock Party (New Edition) CD 3
Genre: Rock
Title: COMPACT DISC - ΟΙ 80 ΚΑΛΥΤΕΡΕΣ ΜΠΑΛΑΝΤΕΣ CD 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Time Life - Spirit Of The 60s CD 6 Rockin 60s
Genre: Disco
Title: Millennium - 1970 - 1974 CD2
Title: Totally 70s A Decade Of Hits CD2
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock Box (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: First Dance CD3
Title: Top Of The Pops 1970 CD1
Genre: Pop
Title: Top Of The Pops 1974 CD5
Genre: Pop
Title: Sounds Of The Seventies: 1970
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Pop
Title: Popcorn Mega Dance 2000
Genre: Dancefloor
Title: 500 Classic Rock Songs Vol. 2 CD1
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Dancefloor, Pop
Title: 500 Classic Rock Songs Vol. 3 CD1
Genre: Rock
Title: 500 Classic Rock Songs Vol. 3 CD5
Genre: World Music, Country, Pop
Title: Dancefloor Summer 2012 (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor
Title: Profm Top 30 Airplay
Genre: Club/Dance, Pop, Dance Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Skitzmix 44 (Mixed by Nick Skitz)
Artist: Nick Skitz
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Latin House Party (50 Top Hits for Your Party House EDM)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Ultra Dance in Ibiza (Top 50 DJ Ibiza Club Anthems Chart)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica
Title: Ultra Dance in Formentera (50 Essential Top Hits EDM for Your Party)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Ibiza Top Dance Hits Summer 2015 Essential DJ
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Miami Dance Party (50 Top Songs Selection for DJ Party People)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Lounge
Title: Legends: The Ultimate Rock Collection (CD7: Gimme Some Lovin')
Artist: The Legends, Time Life
Genre: Rock