AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Burton Cummings

Artist:Burton Cummings
Song:Stand Tall
Album:Burton Cummings





Of course Burton Cummings is best known as the lead singer and keyboard player for the legendary Canadian band The Guess Who. But he also had success as a solo artist after they split up in 1975. Stand Tall was his only top ten hit in 1976. He was born Dec. 31, 1947 in Winnipeg. Cummings recorded with The Deverons in the early 60s. The Guess Who recorded at the same studio in Minneapolis. Cummings was hired by The Guess Who to replace pianist Bob Ashley in 1965. Then Chad Allen left and Cummings became the new lead singer. Of course The Guess Who were very successful and Cummings wrote many of their hits with guitarist Randy Bachman including These Eyes. After Bachman left The Guess Who to form Brave Belt and then Bachman Turner Overdrive, The Guess Who began a decline that led to their 1975 split. Cummings signed with Columbia and Burton Cummings was his 1976 debut album. Stand Tall reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was his only significant US hit. His subsequent albums sold well in Canada but he stalled elsewhere. He continued to record in the 80s with decreasing success. The Burton Cummings album is available as a budget CD with two bonus tracks. Cummings toured with a reformed Guess Who in 2001 and he has also toured and recorded with Randy Bachman as The Bachman-Cummings Band. Cummings was named to the Order Of Canada in 2009 and received a star on Canada's Walk Of Fame in Oct. 2011. He last recorded in 2008 but I'm sure we'll hear from this Canadian music legend again. Here's Burton Cummings performing Stand Tall 1976.