Burton Cummings


Born Burton Lorne Cummings on December 31, 1947, Winnipeg, Canada.  Formerly with The Deverons and The Guess Who.


The Deverons (1962 - Dec. 1965)
  • Burton Cummings - keyboards/vocals
  • Ed Smith - bass
  • Derek Blake - guitar
  • Bruce Decker - guitar
  • Ron Savoie - drums
Members from St. John's High School in Winnipeg.

The Guess Who (Dec. 1965 - 1975)


The Guess Who (1983)


Albums:
  1. "Burton Cummings" (1976) - Singles: "Stand Tall", "I'm Scared"
  2. "My Own Way to Rock" (1977) - Single: "My Own Way to Rock"
  3. "Dream of a Child" (1978) - Singles: "Break It To Them Gently", "I Will Play a Rhapsody"
  4. "Woman Love" (1980) - Single: "Fine State of Affairs"
  5. "Sweet Sweet" (1981) - Single: "You Saved My Soul"
  6. "Heart" (1984)
  7. "Plus Signs" (1990)
  8. "Up Close and Alone" (1997)


Compilations:
  1. "Best of Burton Cummings" (1989)
  2. "The Burton Cummings Collection" (1994)

Hartman Recommends:
Assuming you're a fan of Burton Cummings and The Guess Who or you wouldn't have gotten this far, I highly recommend the 1994 CD "The Burton Cummings Collection", since it has all of the hits from his solo era plus a few cuts previously unavailable in the U.S.  And I really like "Up Close and Alone", a live CD of just Burton with his piano performing both his solo hits and songs from his Guess Who days...great stuff.


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Last Revised:  June 29, 1999