Reading a Rolling Stone article from an interview in the 70's is okay, but hearing it directly from the artists themselves 50 years later is priceless.
@@johnszczepanek9076 Well, kinda, but not really. He told the stories from his perspective & artists in question had an issue. Plus, in true Canadian fashion, anything that might be popular (King of Kensington, Seeing Things, Degrassi (all 4 editions) & Corner Gas) get cancelled just as they are breaking into the US market. I've never understood this logic, but it happens in TV & music repeatedly up here. Why???? Randy still runs Vinyl Tap on a Toronto radio station, from the last I heard
Burton Cummings is one of those rare individuals who has an instantly recognizable singing voice. When you hear it, you know who it is. The Guess Who are one of the greatest bands.
Absolutely, as a GenX Canadian, The Guess Who are practically in my genetic code now lol! A radio staple of the start of many many weekends. Good times!
I recall a interview with Robert Plant in a magazine back in the 70's and Robert was asked who was his favorite band..his reply surprised the interviewer, " TheGuess Who "... really? that Canadian band ?...Yes
The rock hall of fame is a joke, personal bias and political bias are ridiculous when regarding who deserves to be in it. The Guess Who deserve it no question, American Woman and all of their other great songs earned them a place there.
TRUTH! Apparently among the criteria is how danceable the artist's music is, what??? It's the " rock n roll" not the "disco" hall of fame. David Clayton Thomas of Blood Sweat andTears, Burton Cummings, and John Fogerty had the most immediately recognizable voices of the 70's.
It’s not a joke, its a commercial enterprise to make money exploiting the public’s interest in Rock and Roll. In fact, it is a perfect testament to the Music Industry and the exploitation of Rock and Roll. So everyone in the HOF are the ones they can get people to want to come and see. Some are great bands, but only if they were also commercial successes. Some are just great commercial successes. If you wanted a HOF of bands that embodied the true spirit of Rock and Roll instead of the commercialization of Rock and Roll, it would fail. Because it would be, by its very nature, a sell out. Just like the vast majority of bands who wanted desperately to “make it big” with commercial success instead of striving for greatness for the pure love of the music. So no, the HOF is a perfect representation of the exploitation of Rock and Roll and how the people with the money make the rules.
I was at a family function in 2000 when Kravitz' version of American Woman started playing. As I started singing along, my young DIL was shocked that an old woman knew the words. I had to loan her my Guess Wo CD so she could hear the original version. 😅
1. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is a joke, and they repeatedly discredit themselves with their idiotic omissions. 2. Bachman and Cummings are musical giants. 3. The Guess Who and BTO are two of the best bands of the '60's and '70's. Great interview(s).
There are some great bands and exhibits at the RRHOF, but there are so many that are missing. I absolutely loved the John Lennon exhibit when it was there, and the section of one hit wonders. But bands like The Guess Who, Steppenwolf, Rush (they’ve since been enrolled) and a host of others were not there. For the life of me, I can’t figure out how Chubby Checker is not in the RRHOF.
Reading a Rolling Stone article from an interview in the 70's is okay, but hearing it directly from the artists themselves 50 years later is priceless. Thanks Adam for all you do getting these people once again on record before they pass on.
about 7 years ago our label had a CMW showcase at a dingy little punk club in Toronto. All of the bands were more of a smooth synth-pop, really light stuff except us, who were blasting trebly amps and head banging. Right before we got on stage someone said "holy crap that's Randy Bachman". He stood near the bar watching our set and didn't move an inch the whole set. It was an awful show and kind of hilarious that THAT was the one he saw. Oh well ...
Nobody tells it like Randy and Burton. The Guess Who were so great and yes, truly under appreciated. Up here we really grew up listening to them and then not too long after Randy's band BTO was a monster hit. How petty that they aren't in the RRHOF along with some of the other bands. Great stories behind these iconic songs, wow. Thanks so much for doing this, Adam. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada🍁
I grew up in Winnipeg hearing the songs on AM radio. Took a few years to connect the dots before I was aware of just how close I was to the creation of these classics......just across the river from me.
I remember back in the 1970s, a DJ on a popular radio station I loved, played a B.T.O. song but called them Bachman Turner Overweight, and continued to rag on their appearance. Personally, I thought they were a good-looking group of dudes. Oh boy! The station got so many calls from fans, wanting that DJs head on a platter! I can't remember who it was, or if it ended his career.
HOW ARE THEY NOT IN RRHOF!!!!! Insane! Absolutely love the interviews with Randy and Burton...so animated, passionate, and detailed accounts. Thanks, once again, for the story behind the music!
Forget the RRHOF. It's a privately owned grift and it hasn't been RR for a long time. The only reason any bands even bother with it is because their fans think it means something. It doesn't. It's nonsense.
I could listen to Randy and Burton tell their stories for hours. Fabulous musicians and storytellers! As you are also! Thank you Professor for another superb episode. 👏🏻
I agree, hearing stories from the actual people who did it is SO much greater than hearing it from someone who may not know the details. Or just repeats “what someone told me”.
Hi Adam: As a loyal Canadian, I was thrilled when we had a group that had so much success south of the border. Randy and Burton have always been favourites. Having the ability to instantly come up with such a memorable song is a sign of exceptional musicianship and creativity. To have them have so much international success touches my national pride. Bill in Toronto
To listen to Randy’s description of how they arrived at this song he still has the enthusiasm of teenager when describing it . That’s refreshing as a lot of artists seem to grow to hate their hits. It’s quite obvious he still has a love for the craft. I was little younger born in 61 and I use to play all my sisters BTO records on her plastic sears turn table/ stereo. I could sing those word for word.
The best part of getting old is realizing you are pretty much the same person with the same enthusiasm as when you were younger. And you don't worry as much! This was so cool!
I always thought that Burton Cummings and Colin Blunstone (Zombies) were the 2 best voices in early rock. And I would still compare them to anyone. They could sing anything. I saw The Zombies a few years ago, and Colin was still amazing. (So were Rod Argent and Chris White!)
Randy is a great story teller and musician. The story of his stolen guitar is amazing as well! The roller rink they played in, in Waterloo, is now a Home Hardware and now has a brass plaque in the store indicating that it is where American Woman was written. Guess Who absolutely should be in the Rock and Roll hall of Fame!
I am from Kitchener and I have pics of the plaque and sign at that Home Hardware. These guys should definitely be in the Rock and Roll hall of fame for sure. Canadian bands rock
We each have our own hall of fame😁 that we know and love. I've never known, or cared, about their favorite picks. I couldn't even tell you one band, group, or singer, on their list of favorites.
I've heard Paul McCartney has had so many experiences (LSD, maybe?) that he doesn't know reality from fantasy after all these years. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, even though his three bandmates swore he was addled. Randy Bachman's Mormon underpinnings bring truth to everything he says...even to the point of creating the Bachman-Turner Overdrive from the ruins of Brave Belt, just to show his contemporaries that stone-cold-sober rockers could beat the best. "Hey You" was his not-so-subtle dig at his former bandmate Burton Cummings - who'd previously stated, publicly, that "a bunch of Bible-thumpers" NEVER would achieve success in the rock-&-roll world. I've stumbled upon a website wherein I can listen to Bachman's "Vinyl Tap" archived broadcasts whenever I please. I agree with Mr. Simpson - Bachman is a storyteller for the ages. I'm also pleased to see that Messrs Cummings and Bachman have repaired their friendship. Also, kinda curious to see what happens with their joint lawsuit against Messrs Peterson and Kale, regarding the right to perform their own works on stage in concert.
I love stories about how some songs come about, call it fate, accident or organic, it's all great. That's what song writing should be. it's a moment of an experience that gains momentum and evolves. Creating a hit from something that was a total accident and just winging it on stage live, is so EPIC!! Well done!! They are both awesome songs!
Thank you, Professor, for featuring these songs!!! I was 6 years old when my dad bought the American Woman album . It was one of the first rock music albums I really have memory of. We listened to that album over and over and danced around the living room singing every word to every song (which in hindsight was probably quite inappropriate for a 6 year old to be singing but who knew? Or cared? It was the 70s, right?) I still love listening to the mash-up of these two songs, in the car, windows down, volume all the way up. This album is #1 on my personal top 10 list of albums that influenced my deep love of music to this day. I doubt these guys ever read any of this, but on the off chance they do, I just wanted to say thank you for making such incredible, memorable music!
Randy certainly put his storytelling talent to good use. He had a music history show on CBC radio called "Randy's Vinyl Tap" that was CBC's top-rated show for 16 years. It recently ended its run on CBC but is still going as a podcast. Thanks for another great episode, Adam.
Died laughing about the “went to Haight-Ashbury to see the hippies” comment “there were none there, it was a Mon morning”!!!!! Ha!!! Too funny! This one was great Adam, it really brought me back! Those were the days…. 😊
I would be just over the moon, to be in your shoes, Andy!! What a fantastic job you have! Thank you, for saving the music, saving music history, like no other. These interviews, are priceless, and mean more to us fans of your channel and the artists, and music history, than so many realize. One day, I have just got to meet you, and play "who sings this?" with you, and our kids, around a fire pit! We're creating a love, and passion, for music, that will go on, long after we're gone.
You are so correct, American Woman is one of the most iconic songs of the Rock era. And yes These guys should be in the Rock Hall, for what it's worth considering it really hasn't been a "Rock HOF" since they decided to put Rap artists in there. Not saying Rap artists don't deserve recognition, just saying Rap ain't Rock, it is its own Genre completely and deserves a HOF of its own, not shoe horned in as an after thought in the Rock HOF.
@@ProfessorofRock I do!!! No Time. It's is an incredible song that captivates my ears with its irresistible charm and timeless appeal. Its melodic guitar riffs, powerful vocals, and catchy chorus create a mesmerizing blend of rock and pop elements. The song's introspective lyrics, exploring the fleeting nature of time and the urgency of living in the present, resonate with my mind on a deep level. With its dynamic energy and memorable hooks, it remains a testament to the band's musical prowess and continues to be a beloved classic that stands the test of time. ❤️
To the Professor of Rock ....if you have chosen NOT to become a lawyer/politician or any profession that takes a world of knowledge & smooth speech delivery...then HALLELUJAH ...you became a Professor of Rock !!! Seriously your videos are mesmerizing...!! So as a Canadian(almost retired musician) who worshiped (still do) the Guess Who ...thx many times over !! I just can't pick a fav..well maybe These Eyes !! Now solo wise...Burton Cummings "Break it to Them Gently" had me over the moon! So to sum it all up this Greatgrmother from Edmonton Alberta is so grateful for your amazing contribution to the world & History of Rock!!
I agree that the Guess Who should have been in the Rock and Roll Hall of fame years ago. I also agree that Burton Cummings is underecognized as a vocalist.The person on the Hall of Fame Committee needs to be thrown off of it or be told that his prejudice against the Guess Who will no longer be tolerated.
The Guess Who is one of my favorite bands of all time. 'No Time' was one of the first 45's I bought! Was so disappointed when RB left the group. Definitely should be in the hall! ❤
Guess Who blew my mind when they played in NZ in the 70s and I have kept the faith . I have only had to wait 50 years to see an interview with them and as usual the Professor delivers . Thanks so much for this
Been listening to these guys since the early-mid 70s and haven't stopped. Pure talent and listening to the interviews is great. And to he'll with the rock n roll hall of fame!!!!!!!!
LOVE Guess Who. "These Eyes" was my very first 45, then I researched for more, and found beautiful, awesome songs from them, and Mr. Cummings solo. They need to be recognized. Feel fortunate enough to grow up with the GOOD music of the era.
@@ProfessorofRock I hope we all have a great Thursday. Thanks for all your hard work and info on all the wonderful bands and music we are blessed with. We can tell how much you love it to. Sending you 💘 and best wishes from North Carolina, Blue Ridge Mountains.
I just discovered your channel, bloody awesome, love my music, loved American Woman, never knew how that was created, subscribed and will be looking back on anything I have missed and anything moving forward, you are a great presenter, very easy to watch. Rick from Oz, living in Kiwi land, New Zealand, down under down under
Both of these guys, and their bands, are treasures. I interviewed Burton on his first tour, have seen them together, with BTO, etc. But I introduced my father, then 79, to Burton in 1985 backstage. I came back 10 minutes later and they're talking about Irish history. Before then my dad said all modern (post-1920s) music was "screaming". Afterward, he enjoyed listening to anything by Burton Cummings and totally changed his mind on modern singing and music. He said to me "he can really sing" -- he had been turned off by Sinatra, "he just talks"... Thanks for giving Randy and Burton their due here. I know these guys years in and out and haven't heard you get anything wrong, while hearing new stuff and going to the horses's mouth for the facts. Solid. In 1970 The Guess Who outsold the Beatles, the first artist to do so since 1964... but Jan Wenner blocked them from the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame... let's get them in!
Definitely one of the best stories of spontaneous creation, and the string repair in the dark ending with the riff... and lyrics all instantly came out of these guys! Thank you P.O.R., As bad to the bone as American Woman is, learning this makes me love the hit even more! Rock On!
Cummings and Bachman are incredible. Cummings voice is mind blowing incredible. Bachman needs to be spoken of when guitar gods are mentioned. Of course they deserve the RNR HOF but so do many others. Grew up on those songs and they will never get old.
Having been born in 1958 allowed me to grow up with bands like TGW. Great memories of driving to high school jamming these songs on 8 track. Undun is my favorite. Another great segment and interviews Adam. Bravo 👏!
I’m still amazed at their talent after all these years, I was just a teenager start to listen to different music, can’t believe their not in the Hall of Fame!
You must love interviewing guys like this. When he’s talking about the American woman demo and he says “I’ll send you the demo”, that is like getting the first ford car.
It was brilliant to put the two songs together. Have always enjoyed listening on the radio to that arrangement. These interviews are great fun. Thanks prof!
Amazing how they came to have a great hit like No Sugar Tonight and American Woman. Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings has an amazing ability to just be inspired by 2 events in their lives and make hit songs out of them. One by seeing a bear of a man get ripped apart by a woman and just make a hit up on the spot. Truly a great musical talent from these men. My hat is off to them both.
I was 10 years old and it was a Saturday. The tv was on and American Bandstand comes on with American Woman. Blew my mind! Thank You Dick Clark for giving me my first Rock and Roll vaccine. 50 years and it is still as strong as ever!
Seen them live several times, in various incarnations. Never a bad show, never disappointed! I wish that Burton, Fred and Randy would get together for 1 tour, it would be Amazing!
Fantastic stories about those songs. As a Canadian, I grew up with The Guess Who and while I eventually drifted to prog rock (Pink Floyd, Genesis) they always remained one of my favorite groups.
Another incredible back story I never knew. Who would've known American Woman was related to the Vietnam War taking all the men out of town? I love these interviews. Randy Bachman is such a great story teller, and boy does he have some interesting ones. Thanks so much, Adam, for another great episode. Have an excellent day!
A couple of good old Winnipeg boys! Loved hearing the stories from both of them. It's a shame that they aren't in the RRHOF!! There's so many deserving artists who should be in there!!
This wasn't my era, but songs like this made it epic. To whoever is black balling these bands, you are making them even more popular. The songs, efined a generation, defined a great deal.
I saw them in concert in 1997 New Year's Eve in Nola and it was such a magical night, a dream come true! I almost fainted The Guess Who was just that awesome! 🏆 ❤🎉
Fantastic interviews with Bachman and Cummings, 2 artists that played so well off each other. No Sugar/New Mother Nature is my favorite Guess Who song. I had I feeling it was songs each artist having a song they overlayed perfectly. Like Bachman said those songs were meant to be married. Fantastic episode professor. Any chance you talked about laughing or No Time, 2 more favorites
I could listen to their stories all day! I love their music too! Takes me right back to my childhood, listening to my older siblings playing their music.
This is so cool! I am loving this! Wow! This is just awesome hearing how 'American Woman' came to be. I was born in 1956, my sister in 1950. The 60's and 70's has the best music ever and for me to find a favorite is impossible. I have about 300 songs that I say are my favorite when I hear them. 🤭 I grew up listening to and then buying my first album, Elton John with 'Your Song'. Then all of the greats. Led Zeppelin, Beatles of course. Too many to name. So many concerts with the best bands playing around Southern California. In 1970 started my amazing vinyl collection to go along with my sisters. I could go on, but won't. 💚🎶
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Cummings and Bachman are a scream. Great guys, great music. Imagine being a tough guy reduced to a puddle. That's funny. Always love hearing Randy Bachman. Great storyteller. Thanks Professor. Guess we ain't seen nothing yet. 😅
I am 62 years old and I am not really too much into rock ‘n’ roll so I don’t know a whole lot but I love this band. I love American woman I love sugar, no sugar tonight. I think it’s a great story behind a great song. My sister turned me onto you. I absolutely am obsessed with music, particularly more mellow music such as the Bee Gees and Jim, crochet and John Denver but I also like Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles and groups like that. Keep up the good work you are freaking awesome.🙂
Randy has been a part of my life it seems forever! Went to dozens of different concerts in the 70s,but I'll never forget the BTO concert on long island! Small venue but great show! Love these guys! These Eyes! ❤❤❤
Wait I didn’t know this was an A and B side combo! What an amazing “single” combo. I had no idea No Sugar was about a real fight. You always teach me new stuff about my favorite songs. As always Thank You for the awesome content.
@@ProfessorofRock unfortunately no. I grew up in Puerto Rico and wasn’t able to go to concerts until 83 and the selection was limited. This was not in the cards for me :(
That is an epic story. I don't remember hearing it first hand like that. My memories of Guess Who are great. I was 16 in high school when These Eyes came out as their first big hit. Around that time, A friend was teaching me some basic piano and These Eyes was a great one to learn. Sly & The Family Stone were the second band I ever saw at a concert and I believe it was a week before they appeared at Woodstock. By March of 70, They were supposed to play again in Montreal but they didn't show up. At the last minute that night, we heard that The Guess Who were playing instead so we went and it was great. Their dual single, American Woman/No Sugar Tonight was at the top of the charts. Great memories!
Love it. Cool story. A friend of mine fell in love with a girl when we were stationed in Italy, and he loved this song. Actually, he and another roommate both married Italian women, and are celebrating some 43 years of marriage.
For me, one of your best programs ever. These songs have never left my mind since first being heard. Numerous LIVE versions of both that just heighten the hype and love for both songs.. These and numerous other hits should have put the Guess Who into the R&RHOF. Too bad the R&RHOF is only in the business to satisfy their own egos.... Thanks to you Professor...
They have always been in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to me. I always loved hearing those songs they never get old and I have even gotten to hear the band twice in concert
I was lucky enough to meet Randy when they played at the Ranch Bowl in Omaha mid 80s. I was the DJ who got to announce BTO for the first time on a bowling alley. Randy was signing the 8x10s and said Ive never seen this many 8x10s to sign....then he said only say when announcing the band only say B.T.O....place was packed! Amazing memories
Love how down-to-earth they are and I love that they had the character to not get swept into the drug and sexual revolution that other rock bands got hooked into. Makes me appreciate them even more.
LOVE the Guess Who and BTO. Such great stories! American Woman was our favorite song in fourth grade and is still one of my favorites. When Lenny Kravitz covered it he changed nothing. And Takin’ Care of Business was my favorite song in 9th grade. So many great sings, vocals and riffs. GW and BTO were giants. Still are. Who cares what Jann Wenner thinks. All that coke has destroyed his brain. But it IS criminal both bands have been ghosted considering some of the schlock that is in the hall.
I was in a bar in Florida in the mid 80's and the bartender introduced me to Randy Bachman. At first I thought he was pranking me because Randy sure didn't act like a rock star. He said he was there to check out a band he was considering producing. Really nice guy.
Cummings did get involved in the sexual revolution. He said in an interview that he would sleep with groupies then had to go to the doctor several times and get a shot in the butt. 💉 Penicillin. VD.
I'm from America and love the bonds that the Canadian bands have remain strong still today. We have some amazing bands down here who remained very down-to-earth. Typically East Coast Metal formed a very tight Brotherhood that still stands. Old Bridge militia didn't form up because of Metallica like many think. They were invited out to East Coast to give them the kick-start they needed,& they turned their back & screwed over the many that help them.All just kept the attitude of helping one another here on the East Coast that much stronger and for a long time it remained unjaded. Truly had a closeness with many of the Bands from back then. I see a similar kinship with bands from Canada. Maybe has a lot of it has to do with growing up pretty broke, unlike many musicians from the West Coast. For the most part Metallica were made up of members that didn't have a lot of money. & 1 who did ultimately ruined the band and was the biggest part of screwing over two of the greatest Souls who put out everything to help them, Marsha & Jon Zazula! Who only finally broke even like a year before their deaths, only because of a book he/they put out. And even then they were classy enough not to throw many harsh truths out there. Yet those in the know, now. I don't want to turn into all that. For years, bands that don't get involved in the drugs, at least two bad and help one another out stand apart and stronger and so many others. Public really needs to start getting together more and petitioning for more of a say, beyond the lil bit that has been given only more recently. More say is still needed! Petition the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and start telling them who needs to be in! Time for at least 50% the inductees to be named by the people!
What a great story! I always loved those two songs and now I know the difference between it and others is in the key of F-sharp! Cool having the two artists telling their own takes. You Rock, Professor 😉❤
I do not know were he is at religiously in 2024, but in fall, 1977, at Brigham Young University, I was 18 years old and heard Randy speak about his life and conversion to Mormonism. Absolutely spellbinding, charismatic storyteller. Of course, I was enthralled. I've loved The Guess Who since I was 14. He had a second act with BTO that wasn't exactly chopped liver. I remember that he said he knew Elvis, and invited him to come spend some time with him in Canada, but Elvis died before that could happen. I remember he also told a story about his friendship with Olive Osmond, mother of the performing siblings. He also told the story about how he kicked his own brother Tim, out of BTO for drug usage. After he was done talking, I walked up to the stage to ask him to autograph the cover from my cassette recording of "BTO's Greatest Hits." As he was siging it, he said, "Man, that's a good album". I held onto it for years until I fianlly lost it to the dust bin of history. No Sugar Tonight" one of my all time favorite songs. "American Woman" guitar riff is one of the most recognizeable ever. Absolutely has to up there with "Satisfaction", "Sunshine of Your Love" et. al. So interesting to hear about it being such a fluke. RIP to the early departures of Tim and Robin Bachman.
Forget the Hall of Fame.....your fans and your music are your hall of fame. The millions of records you sell are a testament to your fame. I was privileged to see BTO but never had the opportunity to see The Guess Who. The Hall of Fame is a disgrace to music. Just my personal observation. Thanks for the fabulous years of enjoyment.
Jann Wenner, of Rolling Stone magazine, is the reason the Guess Who and Jethro Tull aren't in the RRHOF. But Tupac, Eminem, and Dolly Parton have been inducted. Go figure.
The Guess Who are, without any doubt in my mind, one of the great bands. I can't think of a single tune of theirs that I didn't like. And Randy BACKman was able to take that same magic to BTO!
They are my second favorite Canadian rock band. Both are great sungs and both have great stories. I can't believe they aren't in the HOF. That's criminal.
Poll: What is your pick for the greatest #1 song of the 1970s?
Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel.
There are so many songs.
Because of the opening lyrics: Joy To The World.
It is very difficult for me to come up with an ultimate #1.
The Knack - My Sharona
Hotel California.
Randy Bachman might be the best story teller in rock. Love his stories.
I can’t get enough of him.
Is it true he was fired from CBC Radio for "embellishing" his stories, on his Randy's Vinyl Tap, radio show?
Ray Manzarek also
Reading a Rolling Stone article from an interview in the 70's is okay, but hearing it directly from the artists themselves 50 years later is priceless.
@@johnszczepanek9076 Well, kinda, but not really. He told the stories from his perspective & artists in question had an issue. Plus, in true Canadian fashion, anything that might be popular (King of Kensington, Seeing Things, Degrassi (all 4 editions) & Corner Gas) get cancelled just as they are breaking into the US market. I've never understood this logic, but it happens in TV & music repeatedly up here. Why???? Randy still runs Vinyl Tap on a Toronto radio station, from the last I heard
Burton Cummings is one of those rare individuals who has an instantly recognizable singing voice. When you hear it, you know who it is. The Guess Who are one of the greatest bands.
You summed it up perfectly! You KNOW who it is when you hear that voice!
I agree especially when he sings "These Eyes"
Absolutely, as a GenX Canadian, The Guess Who are practically in my genetic code now lol! A radio staple of the start of many many weekends. Good times!
I recall a interview with Robert Plant in a magazine back in the 70's and Robert was asked who was his favorite band..his reply surprised the interviewer, " TheGuess Who "... really? that Canadian band ?...Yes
They definitely belong in the R & R HOF. The snub just reflects poorly on the HOF.
The rock hall of fame is a joke, personal bias and political bias are ridiculous when regarding who deserves to be in it. The Guess Who deserve it no question, American Woman and all of their other great songs earned them a place there.
TRUTH! Apparently among the criteria is how danceable the artist's music is, what??? It's the " rock n roll" not the "disco" hall of fame. David Clayton Thomas of Blood Sweat andTears, Burton Cummings, and John Fogerty had the most immediately recognizable voices of the 70's.
Also deserving of induction is BTO.
It’s not a joke, its a commercial enterprise to make money exploiting the public’s interest in Rock and Roll.
In fact, it is a perfect testament to the Music Industry and the exploitation of Rock and Roll. So everyone in the HOF are the ones they can get people to want to come and see. Some are great bands, but only if they were also commercial successes. Some are just great commercial successes.
If you wanted a HOF of bands that embodied the true spirit of Rock and Roll instead of the commercialization of Rock and Roll, it would fail. Because it would be, by its very nature, a sell out. Just like the vast majority of bands who wanted desperately to “make it big” with commercial success instead of striving for greatness for the pure love of the music.
So no, the HOF is a perfect representation of the exploitation of Rock and Roll and how the people with the money make the rules.
It took a few decades for The Moody Blues to get in.
It's reminiscent of an HOA! It's Not who you know, it's who you blow!!!
I was at a family function in 2000 when Kravitz' version of American Woman started playing. As I started singing along, my young DIL was shocked that an old woman knew the words. I had to loan her my Guess Wo CD so she could hear the original version. 😅
1. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is a joke, and they repeatedly discredit themselves with their idiotic omissions.
2. Bachman and Cummings are musical giants.
3. The Guess Who and BTO are two of the best bands of the '60's and '70's.
Great interview(s).
I agree ☝️
when ted nugent and peter frampton are excluded, makes you wonder.
There are some great bands and exhibits at the RRHOF, but there are so many that are missing. I absolutely loved the John Lennon exhibit when it was there, and the section of one hit wonders. But bands like The Guess Who, Steppenwolf, Rush (they’ve since been enrolled) and a host of others were not there. For the life of me, I can’t figure out how Chubby Checker is not in the RRHOF.
Because the Hall is an absolute sad joke.@@Sherwoody
Look how many years it took for the Moody Blues to get in! It's a f'n joke.
Reading a Rolling Stone article from an interview in the 70's is okay, but hearing it directly from the artists themselves 50 years later is priceless. Thanks Adam for all you do getting these people once again on record before they pass on.
Best story teller of that era. He's a national treasure in TWO countries!
about 7 years ago our label had a CMW showcase at a dingy little punk club in Toronto. All of the bands were more of a smooth synth-pop, really light stuff except us, who were blasting trebly amps and head banging. Right before we got on stage someone said "holy crap that's Randy Bachman". He stood near the bar watching our set and didn't move an inch the whole set. It was an awful show and kind of hilarious that THAT was the one he saw. Oh well ...
that's awesome and shitty at the same time.
That’s a great story dude!
You guys are really good! ❤♥♥
Nobody tells it like Randy and Burton. The Guess Who were so great and yes, truly under appreciated. Up here we really grew up listening to them and then not too long after Randy's band BTO was a monster hit. How petty that they aren't in the RRHOF along with some of the other bands. Great stories behind these iconic songs, wow. Thanks so much for doing this, Adam. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada🍁
They are both great storytellers aren't they? Thanks Gio!
I grew up in Winnipeg hearing the songs on AM radio. Took a few years to connect the dots before I was aware of just how close I was to the creation of these classics......just across the river from me.
I remember back in the 1970s, a DJ on a popular radio station I loved, played a B.T.O. song but called them Bachman Turner Overweight, and continued to rag on their appearance. Personally, I thought they were a good-looking group of dudes.
Oh boy! The station got so many calls from fans, wanting that DJs head on a platter!
I can't remember who it was, or if it ended his career.
I wonder how they’d sound as audiobook narrators because I’d definitely go out and buy that book on impulse!
They were all over the radio back in the day. We appreciated them very much. That was Anchorage, Alaska. Saw them live. Lucky me.
HOW ARE THEY NOT IN RRHOF!!!!! Insane! Absolutely love the interviews with Randy and Burton...so animated, passionate, and detailed accounts. Thanks, once again, for the story behind the music!
American Women, No Sugar Tonight, You Ain't Seen Nutin' Yet, Taking Care of Business, and Mother Nature...all classics on many of my play lists!!!
I was amazed to hear about the politics of the R&RHoF. It is beyond disgusting.
Forget the RRHOF. It's a privately owned grift and it hasn't been RR for a long time. The only reason any bands even bother with it is because their fans think it means something. It doesn't. It's nonsense.
It's simple. They aren't Lefty squirrels, like Neil Young.
All of Lefty Land is insane.
The hall is no goofier than our pedophile installed grifter dictator.
I could listen to Randy and Burton tell their stories for hours. Fabulous musicians and storytellers! As you are also! Thank you Professor for another superb episode. 👏🏻
love to hear the stories
I agree, hearing stories from the actual people who did it is SO much greater than hearing it from someone who may not know the details. Or just repeats “what someone told me”.
Hi Adam:
As a loyal Canadian, I was thrilled when we had a group that had so much success south of the border. Randy and Burton have always been favourites. Having the ability to instantly come up with such a memorable song is a sign of exceptional musicianship and creativity. To have them have so much international success touches my national pride.
Bill in Toronto
To listen to Randy’s description of how they arrived at this song he still has the enthusiasm of teenager when describing it . That’s refreshing as a lot of artists seem to grow to hate their hits. It’s quite obvious he still has a love for the craft. I was little younger born in 61 and I use to play all my sisters BTO records on her plastic sears turn table/ stereo. I could sing those word for word.
The best part of getting old is realizing you are pretty much the same person with the same enthusiasm as when you were younger. And you don't worry as much! This was so cool!
Burton Cummings has one of my favorite voices of all time. I could listen to him sing Mary Had a Little Lamb.
I always thought that Burton Cummings and Colin Blunstone (Zombies) were the 2 best voices in early rock. And I would still compare them to anyone. They could sing anything. I saw The Zombies a few years ago, and Colin was still amazing. (So were Rod Argent and Chris White!)
Cummings is one of the most underrated singers. His voice is still on top in my opinion!
Randy is a great story teller and musician. The story of his stolen guitar is amazing as well! The roller rink they played in, in Waterloo, is now a Home Hardware and now has a brass plaque in the store indicating that it is where American Woman was written. Guess Who absolutely should be in the Rock and Roll hall of Fame!
I am from Kitchener and I have pics of the plaque and sign at that Home Hardware. These guys should definitely be in the Rock and Roll hall of fame for sure. Canadian bands rock
We each have our own hall of fame😁 that we know and love.
I've never known, or cared, about their favorite picks. I couldn't even tell you one band, group, or singer, on their list of favorites.
Great story, thanks. I had no idea where and why this song came about and the place the song was written. I'll Google it.
I've heard Paul McCartney has had so many experiences (LSD, maybe?) that he doesn't know reality from fantasy after all these years. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, even though his three bandmates swore he was addled.
Randy Bachman's Mormon underpinnings bring truth to everything he says...even to the point of creating the Bachman-Turner Overdrive from the ruins of Brave Belt, just to show his contemporaries that stone-cold-sober rockers could beat the best. "Hey You" was his not-so-subtle dig at his former bandmate Burton Cummings - who'd previously stated, publicly, that "a bunch of Bible-thumpers" NEVER would achieve success in the rock-&-roll world.
I've stumbled upon a website wherein I can listen to Bachman's "Vinyl Tap" archived broadcasts whenever I please. I agree with Mr. Simpson - Bachman is a storyteller for the ages. I'm also pleased to see that Messrs Cummings and Bachman have repaired their friendship. Also, kinda curious to see what happens with their joint lawsuit against Messrs Peterson and Kale, regarding the right to perform their own works on stage in concert.
I love stories about how some songs come about, call it fate, accident or organic, it's all great. That's what song writing should be. it's a moment of an experience that gains momentum and evolves. Creating a hit from something that was a total accident and just winging it on stage live, is so EPIC!! Well done!! They are both awesome songs!
Thank you, Professor, for featuring these songs!!! I was 6 years old when my dad bought the American Woman album . It was one of the first rock music albums I really have memory of. We listened to that album over and over and danced around the living room singing every word to every song (which in hindsight was probably quite inappropriate for a 6 year old to be singing but who knew? Or cared? It was the 70s, right?) I still love listening to the mash-up of these two songs, in the car, windows down, volume all the way up. This album is #1 on my personal top 10 list of albums that influenced my deep love of music to this day. I doubt these guys ever read any of this, but on the off chance they do, I just wanted to say thank you for making such incredible, memorable music!
Fantastic band … and Burton Cummings is definitely one of the greatest singers of all time… so unique.
Randy certainly put his storytelling talent to good use. He had a music history show on CBC radio called "Randy's Vinyl Tap" that was CBC's top-rated show for 16 years. It recently ended its run on CBC but is still going as a podcast. Thanks for another great episode, Adam.
Why would CBC get rid of its top-rated show for 16 years?? (And it's now on Q107 and another station.)
@@floogelhornzzz4770 - Probably the contract ran out and Mr Bachman found marketing into podcast and other stations a better move. That's my guess
I am 71 years old . It is so interesting how these hit songs come to be. I wish that we had the Internet growing up. Great video and channel Prof.
Died laughing about the “went to Haight-Ashbury to see the hippies” comment “there were none there, it was a Mon morning”!!!!! Ha!!! Too funny! This one was great Adam, it really brought me back! Those were the days…. 😊
I love The Guess Who! I've been a big fan of Burton Cummings voice since She's Come Undone. What a performance! And I got my kids hooked on it, too!😄
Love his voice.
Did you ever hear him with MacLean and MacLean? He's hilarious.
Loved him before guess who
Man, I always love your interviews with Randy Bachman. He's such a fun person to listen to.
Saw Guess Who in Winnipeg in the early 70's and fell in love with their music. Love everything they have ever recorded.
I would be just over the moon, to be in your shoes, Andy!! What a fantastic job you have! Thank you, for saving the music, saving music history, like no other. These interviews, are priceless, and mean more to us fans of your channel and the artists, and music history, than so many realize. One day, I have just got to meet you, and play "who sings this?" with you, and our kids, around a fire pit! We're creating a love, and passion, for music, that will go on, long after we're gone.
You are so correct, American Woman is one of the most iconic songs of the Rock era. And yes These guys should be in the Rock Hall, for what it's worth considering it really hasn't been a "Rock HOF" since they decided to put Rap artists in there. Not saying Rap artists don't deserve recognition, just saying Rap ain't Rock, it is its own Genre completely and deserves a HOF of its own, not shoe horned in as an after thought in the Rock HOF.
It's always a good day when the professor drops some rock and roll knowledge. Thank you 🤘
Thanks Scottie! Do you have a favorite Guess who song?
@@ProfessorofRock I do!!! No Time. It's is an incredible song that captivates my ears with its irresistible charm and timeless appeal. Its melodic guitar riffs, powerful vocals, and catchy chorus create a mesmerizing blend of rock and pop elements. The song's introspective lyrics, exploring the fleeting nature of time and the urgency of living in the present, resonate with my mind on a deep level. With its dynamic energy and memorable hooks, it remains a testament to the band's musical prowess and continues to be a beloved classic that stands the test of time. ❤️
I agree with you Scottie, No Time is a classic.
These Eyes is my favorite. I love the intensity at the end of No Time.
To the Professor of Rock ....if you have chosen NOT to become a lawyer/politician or any profession that takes a world of knowledge & smooth speech delivery...then HALLELUJAH ...you became a Professor of Rock !!!
Seriously your videos are mesmerizing...!!
So as a Canadian(almost retired musician) who worshiped (still do) the Guess Who ...thx many times over !!
I just can't pick a fav..well maybe These Eyes !!
Now solo wise...Burton Cummings "Break it to Them Gently" had me over the moon!
So to sum it all up
this Greatgrmother from Edmonton Alberta is so grateful for your amazing contribution to the world & History of Rock!!
I agree that the Guess Who should have been in the Rock and Roll Hall of fame years ago. I also agree that Burton Cummings is underecognized as a vocalist.The person on the Hall of Fame Committee needs to be thrown off of it or be told that his prejudice against the Guess Who will no longer be tolerated.
The Guess Who is one of my favorite bands of all time. 'No Time' was one of the first 45's I bought! Was so disappointed when RB left the group. Definitely should be in the hall! ❤
Great song.
Mine was Share the Land...
No Time has always been a favorite of mine.
Guess Who blew my mind when they played in NZ in the 70s and I have kept the faith . I have only had to wait 50 years to see an interview with them and as usual the Professor delivers . Thanks so much for this
The Guess Who are immortal legends. Separating No Sugar Tonight from New Mother Nature was a musical crime. That's the Guess Who's masterpiece.
Been listening to these guys since the early-mid 70s and haven't stopped. Pure talent and listening to the interviews is great. And to he'll with the rock n roll hall of fame!!!!!!!!
Been on my playlist forever. My all time favorites!
Burton Cummings voice still brings tears of nostalgia to my eyes.
9:10 one of rock n roll's all time GREAT moments! ♥the LP!
What great stories from two legends. Burton's voice was and is iconic.
LOVE Guess Who. "These Eyes" was my very first 45, then I researched for more, and found beautiful, awesome songs from them, and Mr. Cummings solo. They need to be recognized. Feel fortunate enough to grow up with the GOOD music of the era.
The Guess Who is a great unrated band. Have a great one everybody, from Tampa Florida..
Thanks Michael! Have a great Thursday!
Same to you! Rock on 🤘
I agree and I hope you're having the time of your life❤
@@ProfessorofRock I hope we all have a great Thursday. Thanks for all your hard work and info on all the wonderful bands and music we are blessed with. We can tell how much you love it to. Sending you 💘 and best wishes from North Carolina, Blue Ridge Mountains.
I just discovered your channel, bloody awesome, love my music, loved American Woman, never knew how that was created, subscribed and will be looking back on anything I have missed and anything moving forward, you are a great presenter, very easy to watch. Rick from Oz, living in Kiwi land, New Zealand, down under down under
What a story! We always like hearing about the "behind the scenes" on how these bands came up with the lyrics.
Some stories are irresistible like this one.
Both of these guys, and their bands, are treasures. I interviewed Burton on his first tour, have seen them together, with BTO, etc. But I introduced my father, then 79, to Burton in 1985 backstage. I came back 10 minutes later and they're talking about Irish history. Before then my dad said all modern (post-1920s) music was "screaming". Afterward, he enjoyed listening to anything by Burton Cummings and totally changed his mind on modern singing and music. He said to me "he can really sing" -- he had been turned off by Sinatra, "he just talks"... Thanks for giving Randy and Burton their due here. I know these guys years in and out and haven't heard you get anything wrong, while hearing new stuff and going to the horses's mouth for the facts. Solid. In 1970 The Guess Who outsold the Beatles, the first artist to do so since 1964... but Jan Wenner blocked them from the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame... let's get them in!
Definitely one of the best stories of spontaneous creation, and the string repair in the dark ending with the riff... and lyrics all instantly came out of these guys! Thank you P.O.R., As bad to the bone as American Woman is, learning this makes me love the hit even more! Rock On!
Cummings and Bachman are incredible. Cummings voice is mind blowing incredible. Bachman needs to be spoken of when guitar gods are mentioned. Of course they deserve the RNR HOF but so do many others. Grew up on those songs and they will never get old.
Randy is the best storyteller in rock, his enthusiasm and genuine quality comes out in each line !
Having been born in 1958 allowed me to grow up with bands like TGW.
Great memories of driving to high school jamming these songs on 8 track.
Undun is my favorite.
Another great segment and interviews Adam.
Bravo 👏!
Undun is so cool. Did you know what inspired that one Hugh?
@@ProfessorofRock
About a girl who went down from an acid trip in front of Randy Bachman I believe.
What was your #1 song for jamming on the road to?
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Way back then it was Free Ride by Edgar Winter Group.
I’m still amazed at their talent after all these years, I was just a teenager start to listen to different music, can’t believe their not in the Hall of Fame!
You must love interviewing guys like this. When he’s talking about the American woman demo and he says “I’ll send you the demo”, that is like getting the first ford car.
It was brilliant to put the two songs together. Have always enjoyed listening on the radio to that arrangement. These interviews are great fun. Thanks prof!
I was a teen in the 1970's this was the band while in Jr. High! Yes im old now but I can still rock!
Amazing how they came to have a great hit like No Sugar Tonight and American Woman. Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings has an amazing ability to just be inspired by 2 events in their lives and make hit songs out of them. One by seeing a bear of a man get ripped apart by a woman and just make a hit up on the spot. Truly a great musical talent from these men. My hat is off to them both.
I was 10 years old and it was a Saturday. The tv was on and American Bandstand comes on with American Woman. Blew my mind! Thank You Dick Clark for giving me my first Rock and Roll vaccine. 50 years and it is still as strong as ever!
Seen them live several times, in various incarnations. Never a bad show, never disappointed! I wish that Burton, Fred and Randy would get together for 1 tour, it would be Amazing!
These guys are so down to earth. They have the best stories in all of rock.
And that's saying a lot!
Great group, I always love the story's behind these songs. Randy is not only a great song writer but an enthusiastic and entertaining story teller.
He's the best in the biz! Thanks for watching my friend!
One of my favorite guys.
Fantastic stories about those songs. As a Canadian, I grew up with The Guess Who and while I eventually drifted to prog rock (Pink Floyd, Genesis) they always remained one of my favorite groups.
Thank you Professor for one of the best interviews I've ever seen about how a song was written. This was fantastic
Those songs are so iconic… I don’t know anyone that they don’t bring right back to your childhood. They are amazing
Another incredible back story I never knew. Who would've known American Woman was related to the Vietnam War taking all the men out of town? I love these interviews. Randy Bachman is such a great story teller, and boy does he have some interesting ones. Thanks so much, Adam, for another great episode. Have an excellent day!
A couple of good old Winnipeg boys! Loved hearing the stories from both of them. It's a shame that they aren't in the RRHOF!! There's so many deserving artists who should be in there!!
This wasn't my era, but songs like this made it epic. To whoever is black balling these bands, you are making them even more popular. The songs, efined a generation, defined a great deal.
I saw them in concert in 1997 New Year's Eve in Nola and it was such a magical night, a dream come true! I almost fainted The Guess Who was just that awesome! 🏆 ❤🎉
Fantastic interviews with Bachman and Cummings, 2 artists that played so well off each other. No Sugar/New Mother Nature is my favorite Guess Who song. I had I feeling it was songs each artist having a song they overlayed perfectly. Like Bachman said those songs were meant to be married. Fantastic episode professor. Any chance you talked about laughing or No Time, 2 more favorites
No Time is my favorite! Yes I talked about both songs. Which would you like to see next?
@Professor of Rock Hey there Prof! I vote for No Time next, pleeeease.
I love songs with smooth segues like that. Case in point, Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In.
@@ProfessorofRock puttin' in my 2c for No Time too. Thanks.
I will go with no time too Professor
I could listen to those guys tell stories all day long. Great band. Great music.
How it's possible for this group to be underrated I'll never know. They are in my top 3 groups of all time.
I loved American Woman and still do but I never knew the story behind how it was written. What an amazing story ! Thanks for this Professor. 😄
I could listen to their stories all day! I love their music too! Takes me right back to my childhood, listening to my older siblings playing their music.
This is so cool! I am loving this! Wow! This is just awesome hearing how 'American Woman' came to be. I was born in 1956, my sister in 1950. The 60's and 70's has the best music ever and for me to find a favorite is impossible. I have about 300 songs that I say are my favorite when I hear them. 🤭 I grew up listening to and then buying my first album, Elton John with 'Your Song'. Then all of the greats. Led Zeppelin, Beatles of course. Too many to name. So many concerts with the best bands playing around Southern California. In 1970 started my amazing vinyl collection to go along with my sisters. I could go on, but won't. 💚🎶
I was the youngest in '58. Terrific time to grow up with music.
To have lived those twos lives back in the day... had to have been a blast
IT WAS!❤
Great memories of that time, it was truly a wonderful time to grow up.
I could listen to stories from Randy and Burton all day. Best story tellers in Rock n Roll
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Cummings and Bachman are a scream. Great guys, great music.
Imagine being a tough guy reduced to a puddle. That's funny.
Always love hearing Randy Bachman. Great storyteller.
Thanks Professor.
Guess we ain't seen nothing yet. 😅
Good ones! Love it. Thanks Roger....Any favorites by this band?
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Undun.
@@rogerdeahl9629 A great choice. Do you know what inspired that one? Pretty cool story>
@@ProfessorofRock
Heard it was about a woman passing out from a bad acid trip. 😮
It’s unimaginable for me.
I am 62 years old and I am not really too much into rock ‘n’ roll so I don’t know a whole lot but I love this band. I love American woman I love sugar, no sugar tonight. I think it’s a great story behind a great song. My sister turned me onto you. I absolutely am obsessed with music, particularly more mellow music such as the Bee Gees and Jim, crochet and John Denver but I also like Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles and groups like that. Keep up the good work you are freaking awesome.🙂
Always fun to hear the stories and your great interviews
These guys are fun to listen to
The Guess Who is still one of my favorites of the era. They are legendary.
I absolutely love them!!
Great band, great songs. The Guess Who should definitely be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. If not the whole band, at least Randy Bachman.
Randy has been a part of my life it seems forever! Went to dozens of different concerts in the 70s,but I'll never forget the BTO concert on long island! Small venue but great show! Love these guys! These Eyes! ❤❤❤
Wait I didn’t know this was an A and B side combo! What an amazing “single” combo.
I had no idea No Sugar was about a real fight. You always teach me new stuff about my favorite songs.
As always Thank You for the awesome content.
Thanks for watching DI! Have you ever seen these guys live?
There's always Sugar. Sometimes you borrow it from the hot neighbor or elsewhere. But Sugar is always available for the Cane
It’s kinda like Come Together/Something.
@@ProfessorofRock unfortunately no. I grew up in Puerto Rico and wasn’t able to go to concerts until 83 and the selection was limited. This was not in the cards for me :(
@@eightiesmusic1984 I’ll try to find it, thanks!
That is an epic story. I don't remember hearing it first hand like that. My memories of Guess Who are great. I was 16 in high school when These Eyes came out as their first big hit. Around that time, A friend was teaching me some basic piano and These Eyes was a great one to learn. Sly & The Family Stone were the second band I ever saw at a concert and I believe it was a week before they appeared at Woodstock. By March of 70, They were supposed to play again in Montreal but they didn't show up. At the last minute that night, we heard that The Guess Who were playing instead so we went and it was great. Their dual single, American Woman/No Sugar Tonight was at the top of the charts. Great memories!
I absolutely love this interview! I'm gonna wow my buddies when I tell them the story of how these songs came to be.
That's an amazing story! It' sounds "Magical" just like everything else growing up in the 60's and 70's!!!!
FIRST TIME I heard the back story to American Woman. Absolute wow! Thanks Prof for this. NO WONDER it's one of the greatest rock songs ever. 🤩👍🏼
Love it. Cool story. A friend of mine fell in love with a girl when we were stationed in Italy, and he loved this song. Actually, he and another roommate both married Italian women, and are celebrating some 43 years of marriage.
For me, one of your best programs ever. These songs have never left my mind since first being heard.
Numerous LIVE versions of both that just heighten the hype and love for both songs..
These and numerous other hits should have put the Guess Who into the R&RHOF. Too bad the R&RHOF is only in the business to satisfy their own egos....
Thanks to you Professor...
They have always been in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to me. I always loved hearing those songs they never get old and I have even gotten to hear the band twice in concert
Loved it in the 1970’s ,still love it now! What does it make me think about? Riding around in my friends Mom’s car smoking a joint!! Good times!
Absolutely wonderful stories! I love how creativity manifests itself. Pure gold. Thank you.
I love the fact that these two guys are still Good buddies and play out together!!
I'd love to hear about Undun. Love the jazzy guitar!
Undun is fantastic.
I was lucky enough to meet Randy when they played at the Ranch Bowl in Omaha mid 80s. I was the DJ who got to announce BTO for the first time on a bowling alley. Randy was signing the 8x10s and said Ive never seen this many 8x10s to sign....then he said only say when announcing the band only say B.T.O....place was packed! Amazing memories
Love how down-to-earth they are and I love that they had the character to not get swept into the drug and sexual revolution that other rock bands got hooked into. Makes me appreciate them even more.
Psychedelics had both a good and a bad side.
LOVE the Guess Who and BTO. Such great stories! American Woman was our favorite song in fourth grade and is still one of my favorites. When Lenny Kravitz covered it he changed nothing. And Takin’ Care of Business was my favorite song in 9th grade. So many great sings, vocals and riffs. GW and BTO were giants. Still are. Who cares what Jann Wenner thinks. All that coke has destroyed his brain. But it IS criminal both bands have been ghosted considering some of the schlock that is in the hall.
I was in a bar in Florida in the mid 80's and the bartender introduced me to Randy Bachman. At first I thought he was pranking me because Randy sure didn't act like a rock star. He said he was there to check out a band he was considering producing. Really nice guy.
Cummings did get involved in the sexual revolution. He said in an interview that he would sleep with groupies then had to go to the doctor several times and get a shot in the butt. 💉 Penicillin. VD.
I'm from America and love the bonds that the Canadian bands have remain strong still today. We have some amazing bands down here who remained very down-to-earth. Typically East Coast Metal formed a very tight Brotherhood that still stands. Old Bridge militia didn't form up because of Metallica like many think. They were invited out to East Coast to give them the kick-start they needed,& they turned their back & screwed over the many that help them.All just kept the attitude of helping one another here on the East Coast that much stronger and for a long time it remained unjaded. Truly had a closeness with many of the Bands from back then. I see a similar kinship with bands from Canada. Maybe has a lot of it has to do with growing up pretty broke, unlike many musicians from the West Coast. For the most part Metallica were made up of members that didn't have a lot of money. & 1 who did ultimately ruined the band and was the biggest part of screwing over two of the greatest Souls who put out everything to help them, Marsha & Jon Zazula! Who only finally broke even like a year before their deaths, only because of a book he/they put out. And even then they were classy enough not to throw many harsh truths out there. Yet those in the know, now. I don't want to turn into all that. For years, bands that don't get involved in the drugs, at least two bad and help one another out stand apart and stronger and so many others. Public really needs to start getting together more and petitioning for more of a say, beyond the lil bit that has been given only more recently. More say is still needed! Petition the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and start telling them who needs to be in! Time for at least 50% the inductees to be named by the people!
These Bachman interviews are straight up gold, great job Professor!
What a great story! I always loved those two songs and now I know the difference between it and others is in the key of F-sharp! Cool having the two artists telling their own takes. You Rock, Professor 😉❤
Seen these two twice. Once as part of the Guess Who and another time in the Bachman Cummings band. Brilliant both times.
I do not know were he is at religiously in 2024, but in fall, 1977, at Brigham Young University, I was 18 years old and heard Randy speak about his life and conversion to Mormonism. Absolutely spellbinding, charismatic storyteller. Of course, I was enthralled. I've loved The Guess Who since I was 14. He had a second act with BTO that wasn't exactly chopped liver. I remember that he said he knew Elvis, and invited him to come spend some time with him in Canada, but Elvis died before that could happen. I remember he also told a story about his friendship with Olive Osmond, mother of the performing siblings. He also told the story about how he kicked his own brother Tim, out of BTO for drug usage. After he was done talking, I walked up to the stage to ask him to autograph the cover from my cassette recording of "BTO's Greatest Hits." As he was siging it, he said, "Man, that's a good album". I held onto it for years until I fianlly lost it to the dust bin of history. No Sugar Tonight" one of my all time favorite songs. "American Woman" guitar riff is one of the most recognizeable ever. Absolutely has to up there with "Satisfaction", "Sunshine of Your Love" et. al. So interesting to hear about it being such a fluke. RIP to the early departures of Tim and Robin Bachman.
Forget the Hall of Fame.....your fans and your music are your hall of fame. The millions of records you sell are a testament to your fame. I was privileged to see BTO but never had the opportunity to see The Guess Who. The Hall of Fame is a disgrace to music. Just my personal observation. Thanks for the fabulous years of enjoyment.
Great stories from Randy and Burton two of our truly great Canadian entertainers. Thanks for sharing them with us.
Jann Wenner, of Rolling Stone magazine, is the reason the Guess Who and Jethro Tull aren't in the RRHOF. But Tupac, Eminem, and Dolly Parton have been inducted. Go figure.
Nobody is more Rock n roll than Dolly
Isn’t that ironic? “Rock and roll” my ass 🤣
Didn't Dolly decline?
@@angelatucker674 She tried, but the RRHOF refused to excuse her.
When did Dolly sing Rock n Roll?
I saw Guess Who and Johnny Rivers at a free '70s Concert in the (Houston's Hermann) Park. Great show.
The Guess Who are, without any doubt in my mind, one of the great bands. I can't think of a single tune of theirs that I didn't like. And Randy BACKman was able to take that same magic to BTO!
They are my second favorite Canadian rock band. Both are great sungs and both have great stories. I can't believe they aren't in the HOF. That's criminal.
Wow! I love hearing the stories behind those great songs! Keep it coming, Professor! ☺