The Guess Who evolved through a number of groups dating back to the early 1960s. Although it is best known internationally for its No.1 hit of 1970, “American Woman” — decades later revived so lacklustrely by Lenny Kravitz — it had actually tasted success on the charts in its native Canada as far back as 1965, when it had covered the British hit of 1960, by Johnny Kidd and The Pirates, “Shakin’ All Over”. Following this initial success, singer and keyboardist, Burton Cummings, was recruited to join the band which already contained the guitarist, singer and songwriter, Randy Bachman; who would eventually leave the group and, in 1972, form Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
A promised tour to England failed to materialise but The Guess Who was installed as the house band on the television show, “Let’s Go”, which showcased the pop music of the time. Also in its home city of Winnipeg, the group was hired to compose and record jingles for the sale of Coca-Cola. These jingles became a vehicle to the band recording its first album, “Wheatfield Soul”, in 1968, in New York. The poignant, “These Eyes”, was lifted off this album and gave the group the exposure to the American market it had so desperately been seeking.
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