Burton Cummings Celebrates 60th Anniversary of the Guess Who With Tour Amid Lawsuit Against Former Band

[Turner Coates]

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"While the lawsuit is ongoing, Cummings isn’t just sitting around and waiting. He is heading out on tour with his band for the first time since 2020. In addition, Cummings is releasing his first studio album since 2008 later this year called A Few Good Moments."

[Bono Nettencourt]

Guess who?

[TimmyP]

I give up, who?

[FreddyFender]

I LOVE this.

First he pulls the licensing that allowed the scammers to get away with performing his music.

Now he's going on tour playing it! Rubbing it in their faces!

[Black Stuff]

Hahahah a big FU

[Turner Coates]

Guess Who Has Settled Bitter Legal Issues Over Band Name
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/guess-w ... band-name/

It took almost a year – and one extraordinarily drastic legal measure – but the Guess Who has settled an argument over control of the band.

Classic-era frontman Burton Cummings and co-founding guitarist Randy Bachman filed suit in October 2023 against original members Jim Kale and Garry Peterson over false advertising claims. Kale and Peterson had continued to tour as the Guess Who even after Bachman and then Cummings departed. Eventually, they both left the road too, even though fans were still allegedly given the impression they'd see the creators of such radio favorites as "American Woman," "No Time," "These Eyes" and "Undun."

In the initial lawsuit, Bachman and Cummings described the modern touring act as nothing more than a "cover band." Cummings subsequently took things one step further, terminating the performing rights for those hits. No one, including the current edition of the Guess Who, would be allowed to sing their songs – and royalty payments from concerts, TV and movie placements and radio plays abruptly stopped. The move was both unprecedented and effective.


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[Dyslexicheart]

The early version of the Guess Who with Burton and Randy (post Chad Allen) played in my little prairie town's Legion Hall back around '66-'67. My dad sold tickets at the door.

On a related note, this band deserves to be in the R&RHoF. They were the first Canadian rock band to have a #1 hit in America, and tons of great albums/songs, even into the 70's after Randy left.