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The Guess Who

Index The Guess Who

The Guess Who were a Canadian rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1965. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 103 relations: Album-oriented rock, American Woman, American Woman (album), Artificial Paradise (The Guess Who album), Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Benefit concert, Billboard Hot 100, Blues rock, Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, British Invasion, Brother (Canadian band), Burton Cummings, Bush (Canadian band), Canada's Walk of Fame, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian content, Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Canned Wheat, CBC Music, CBC News, CBC Radio, CBC Television, Cease and desist, Chad Allan (musician), Clap for the Wolfman, Coca-Cola, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Domenic Troiano, False advertising, Five Man Electrical Band, Flavours (album), Garage rock, Garry Peterson, Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Greg Leskiw, Greg Smith (American musician), Grey Cup, Hard rock, Hey Ho (What You Do to Me!), His Girl, It's Time (The Guess Who album), Jack Richardson (record producer), James Gang, Jazz, Jazz fusion, Jim Kale, John Fogerty, Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, Kurt Winter, ... Expand index (53 more) »

  2. 1965 establishments in Manitoba
  3. 1975 disestablishments in Canada
  4. Canadian blues rock musical groups
  5. Hilltak Records artists
  6. Quality Records artists

Album-oriented rock

Album-oriented rock (AOR, originally called album-oriented radio) is an FM radio format created in the United States in the late 1960s that focuses on the full repertoire of rock albums and is currently associated with classic rock.

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American Woman

"American Woman" is a song by Canadian rock band the Guess Who, released January 1970, from the album of the same name.

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American Woman (album)

American Woman is the sixth studio album by Canadian rock band the Guess Who, released in January 1970.

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Artificial Paradise (The Guess Who album)

Artificial Paradise is the tenth studio album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who.

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Bachman–Turner Overdrive

Bachman–Turner Overdrive, often abbreviated BTO, are a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, founded by three brothers: Randy Bachman, Robbie Bachman and Tim Bachman; along with Fred Turner, in 1973. The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive are Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees, Canadian hard rock musical groups and musical groups from Winnipeg.

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Benefit concert

A benefit concert or charity concert is a type of musical benefit performance (e.g., concert, show, or gala) featuring musicians, comedians, or other performers that is held for a charitable purpose, often directed at a specific and immediate humanitarian crisis.

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Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.

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Blues rock

Blues rock is a fusion genre and form of rock music that relies on the chords/scales and instrumental improvisation of blues.

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Brandon University

Brandon University is a university located in the city of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, with an enrolment of approximately 3,375 (2020) full-time and part-time undergraduate and graduate students.

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Brandon, Manitoba

Brandon is the second-largest city in the province of Manitoba, Canada.

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British Invasion

The British Invasion was a cultural phenomenon of the mid-1960s, when rock and pop music acts from the United Kingdom and other aspects of British culture became popular in the United States with significant influence on the rising "counterculture" on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Brother (Canadian band)

Brother was a short-lived rock trio from Winnipeg, Manitoba, best known for the fact that all three members later joined The Guess Who. The Guess Who and Brother (Canadian band) are musical groups from Winnipeg.

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Burton Cummings

Burton Lorne Cummings (born December 31, 1947) is a Canadian musician. The Guess Who and Burton Cummings are Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees.

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Bush (Canadian band)

Bush was an early 1970s Canadian rock band.

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Canada's Walk of Fame

Canada's Walk of Fame (Allée des célébrités canadiennes) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a walk of fame that acknowledges the achievements and accomplishments of Canadians who have excelled in their respective fields.

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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television.

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Canadian content

Canadian content (abbreviated CanCon, cancon or can-con) refers to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) requirements, derived from the Broadcasting Act of Canada, that radio and television broadcasters (including cable and satellite specialty channels) must produce and broadcast a certain percentage of content that was at least partly written, produced, presented, or otherwise contributed to by persons from Canada.

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Canadian Music Hall of Fame

The Canadian Music Hall of Fame was established in 1978 by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) to honour Canadian musicians for their lifetime achievements in music. The Guess Who and Canadian Music Hall of Fame are Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees.

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Canned Wheat

Canned Wheat is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band the Guess Who, released in September 1969.

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CBC Music

CBC Music (formerly known as CBC FM, CBC Stereo and CBC Radio 2) is a Canadian FM radio network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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CBC News

CBC News is a division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on the corporation's English-language operations, namely CBC Television, CBC Radio, CBC News Network, and CBC.ca.

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CBC Radio

CBC Radio is the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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CBC Television

CBC Television (also known as CBC TV, or simply CBC) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.

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Cease and desist

A cease and desist letter is a document sent by one party, often a business, to warn another party that they believe the other party is committing an unlawful act, such as copyright infringement, and that they will take legal action if the other party continues the alleged unlawful activity.

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Chad Allan (musician)

Allan Peter Stanley Kowbel (March 29, 1943 – November 21, 2023), better known by his stage name Chad Allan, was a Canadian musician.

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Clap for the Wolfman

"Clap for the Wolfman" is a song written by Burton Cummings, Bill Wallace, and Kurt Winter performed by their band, the Guess Who.

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Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink with a cola flavor manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company.

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Creedence Clearwater Revisited

Creedence Clearwater Revisited is an American rock band formed in 1995 by bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug "Cosmo" Clifford, former members of Creedence Clearwater Revival, to play live versions of that band's music.

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Domenic Troiano

Domenic Michele Antonio Troiano (January 17, 1946 – May 25, 2005) was a Canadian guitarist and songwriter, best known as a member of Mandala, Bush, James Gang, and The Guess Who. The Guess Who and Domenic Troiano are Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees.

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False advertising

False advertising is the act of publishing, transmitting, or otherwise publicly circulating an advertisement containing a false claim, or statement, made intentionally (or recklessly) to promote the sale of property, goods, or services.

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Five Man Electrical Band

The Five Man Electrical Band (known as The Staccatos from 1963 to 1968) is a Canadian rock band from Ottawa, Ontario. The Guess Who and Five Man Electrical Band are musical groups disestablished in 1975.

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Flavours (album)

Flavours is the thirteenth studio album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who.

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Garage rock

Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock and roll that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals.

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Garry Peterson

Garry Peterson (born May 26, 1945) is a Canadian-American drummer.

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Governor General's Performing Arts Award

The Governor General's Performing Arts Awards are an annual Canadian award, presented to honour distinguished achievements in Canadian performing arts and culture.

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Greg Leskiw

Gregory Leskiw (born 5 August 1946) is a Canadian guitarist best known for playing guitar with the Guess Who from 1970 to 1972.

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Greg Smith (American musician)

Gregory Smith (born May 21, 1963) is an American bassist and vocalist known for his tenure with rock musician Ted Nugent from 2007 to 2022.

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Grey Cup

The Grey Cup (Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football.

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Hard rock

Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars.

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Hey Ho (What You Do to Me!)

Hey Ho (What You Do to Me!) is the second studio album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who.

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His Girl

"His Girl" is a song written by Johnny Cowell and performed by The Guess Who.

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It's Time (The Guess Who album)

It's Time is the third studio album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who.

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Jack Richardson (record producer)

Jack Arnold Richardson CM (23 July 1929 – 13 May 2011) was a Canadian Juno Award-nominated record producer and Order of Canada recipient.

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James Gang

James Gang was an American rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1966.

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Jazz

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony and African rhythmic rituals.

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Jazz fusion

Jazz fusion (also known as fusion, jazz rock, and jazz-rock fusion) is a popular music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues.

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Jim Kale

Michael James Kale (born August 11, 1943) is a Canadian rock musician, best known as the original bassist for the rock band The Guess Who.

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John Fogerty

John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist.

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Johnny Kidd & the Pirates

Johnny Kidd & the Pirates (known simply as The Pirates after their reunion) were an English rock band led by singer/songwriter Johnny Kidd.

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Kurt Winter

Kurt Frank Winter (April 2, 1946 – December 14, 1997) was a Canadian guitarist and songwriter, best known as a member of The Guess Who.

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Laughing (The Guess Who song)

"Laughing" is a popular song by Canadian rock band The Guess Who.

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List of bands from Canada

This is a list of bands from Canada.

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List of The Guess Who members

The Guess Who was a Canadian rock band, originating as The Guess Who? in 1966, and adopting the name The Guess Who in 1968.

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Live at the Paramount (The Guess Who album)

Live at the Paramount is a live album released by Canadian rock group The Guess Who in 1972.

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Manitoba

Manitoba is a province of Canada at the longitudinal centre of the country.

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Michel Pagliaro

Michel Armand Guy Pagliaro (born 9 November 1948) is a Canadian rock singer, songwriter and guitarist from Montreal, Quebec. The Guess Who and Michel Pagliaro are Governor General's Award winners.

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Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto

Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto, also known as SARSStock, was a benefit rock concert that was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on July 30, 2003.

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Mother Tucker's Yellow Duck

Mother Tucker's Yellow Duck was a Canadian folk-rock and psychedelic band, formed in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1967.

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Music recording certification

Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units.

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No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature

"No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature" is a medley by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who.

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No Time (The Guess Who song)

"No Time" is a song by Canadian rock band The Guess Who, composed by guitarist Randy Bachman and lead singer Burton Cummings.

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No. 10 (The Guess Who album)

#10 is the eleventh studio album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who.

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Ottawa

Ottawa (Canadian French) is the capital city of Canada.

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Pan American Games

The Pan American Games (known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions.

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Paramount Theatre (Seattle)

The Paramount Theatre is a 2,807-seat performing arts venue located at 9th Avenue and Pine Street in the downtown core of Seattle, Washington, United States.

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Pop rock

Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre and form of rock music characterized by a strong commercial appeal, with more emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than standard rock music.

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Power in the Music

Power in the Music is the fourteenth studio album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who.

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Progressive rock

Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog) is a broad genre of rock music that primarily developed in the United Kingdom through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s.

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Psychedelic rock

Psychedelic rock is a rock music genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs.

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Randy Bachman

Randolph Charles Bachman (born September 27, 1943) is a Canadian guitarist, singer, and songwriter. The Guess Who and Randy Bachman are Governor General's Award winners.

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RCA Records

RCA Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America.

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Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974.

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Road Food

Road Food is the twelfth studio album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who.

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Rock music

Rock is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles from the mid-1960s, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom.

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Rock music of Canada

Rock music of Canada is a wide and diverse part of the general music of Canada, beginning with American and British style rock and roll in the mid-20th century.

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Rockin' (The Guess Who album)

Rockin is the ninth studio album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who.

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Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture.

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RPM (magazine)

RPM (and later) was a Canadian music-industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada.

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SARS

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic origin caused by the virus SARS-CoV-1, the first identified strain of the SARS-related coronavirus.

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Sass Jordan

Sass Jordan (c. 1962) is a British-born Canadian rock singer from Montreal, Quebec.

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Scrubbaloe Caine

Scrubbaloe Caine was a Canadian rock music group, active from 1970 to 1975.

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Seattle

Seattle is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States.

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Shakin' All Over

"Shakin' All Over" is a song originally performed by Johnny Kidd & the Pirates.

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Shakin' All Over (album)

Shakin' All Over is the debut studio album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who, although at the time they were known as "Chad Allan & the Expressions".

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Share the Land

Share the Land is the seventh studio album by Canadian rock band The Guess Who, released in October 1970.

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So Long, Bannatyne

So Long, Bannatyne is the eighth studio album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who, released in 1971 by RCA Records.

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Soul music

Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in the African-American community throughout the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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St. Vital Historical Society

The St.

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Teddy Andreadis

Teddy 'Zig Zag' Andreadis (born circa 1953) is an American keyboardist, harmonica player and vocalist, who has worked with many popular musicians, including Carole King, Guns N' Roses, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Alice Cooper, Bruce Willis, and the Boxing Gandhis.

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The Best of The Guess Who

The Best of The Guess Who is the fourth compilation album by the Canadian group The Guess Who.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is the largest Latter Day Saint denomination, tracing its roots to its founding by Joseph Smith during the Second Great Awakening.

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The Crew-Cuts

The Crew-Cuts (sometimes spelled Crew Cuts or Crewcuts) were a Canadian vocal and doowop quartet, that made a number of popular records that charted in the United States and worldwide. The Guess Who and the Crew-Cuts are Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees.

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The Reflections (Detroit band)

The Reflections are an American blue-eyed soul/doo-wop group from Detroit, Michigan, United States.

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Tom Jackson (actor)

Thomas Dale Jackson, (born 27 October 1948) is a Canadian actor and singer. The Guess Who and Tom Jackson (actor) are Governor General's Award winners.

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Toronto

Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Undun (song)

"Undun" is a song recorded by Canadian rock group The Guess Who.

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Vancouver

Vancouver is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.

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Wheatfield Soul

Wheatfield Soul is the fourth studio album by the Canadian rock band the Guess Who, released in March 1969.

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White House

The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States.

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Winnipeg

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada.

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Winnipeg Stadium

Winnipeg Stadium (also known as Canad Inns Stadium) was a multipurpose stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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Wolfman Jack

Robert Weston Smith (January 21, 1938July 1, 1995), known as Wolfman Jack, was an American disc jockey active for over three decades.

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(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet

"(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet" is a song written by Bob Hamilton and Freddie Gorman, first made famous by the 1964 hit recording by the Reflections.

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See also

1965 establishments in Manitoba

1975 disestablishments in Canada

Canadian blues rock musical groups

Hilltak Records artists

Quality Records artists

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guess_Who

Also known as Al & the Silvertones, Al and the Silvertones, Bill Wallace (musician), Chad Allan & the Expressions, Chad Allan & the Reflections, Chad Allan and the Expressions, Chad Allan and the Reflections, Chad Allan and the Silvertones, Derek Sharp, Donnie McDougall, The Guess Who: Anthology, The Guess Who?.

, Laughing (The Guess Who song), List of bands from Canada, List of The Guess Who members, Live at the Paramount (The Guess Who album), Manitoba, Michel Pagliaro, Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto, Mother Tucker's Yellow Duck, Music recording certification, No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature, No Time (The Guess Who song), No. 10 (The Guess Who album), Ottawa, Pan American Games, Paramount Theatre (Seattle), Pop rock, Power in the Music, Progressive rock, Psychedelic rock, Randy Bachman, RCA Records, Richard Nixon, Road Food, Rock music, Rock music of Canada, Rockin' (The Guess Who album), Rolling Stone, RPM (magazine), SARS, Sass Jordan, Scrubbaloe Caine, Seattle, Shakin' All Over, Shakin' All Over (album), Share the Land, So Long, Bannatyne, Soul music, St. Vital Historical Society, Teddy Andreadis, The Best of The Guess Who, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Crew-Cuts, The Reflections (Detroit band), Tom Jackson (actor), Toronto, Undun (song), Vancouver, Wheatfield Soul, White House, Winnipeg, Winnipeg Stadium, Wolfman Jack, (Just Like) Romeo and Juliet.