Burton Cummings played in Hallock shortly after high school at a dance organized by Donnie Hunt. They had a number of bands from Winnipeg and the City Hall was packed... Hallock really rocked in those days. - Mike Rustad
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| Burton Cummings, Edd Smith, Ronn Savoie, Derek Bylyk (Blake), and Bruce Decker. |
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| Release day, November 1965. of "Blue Is The Night" (Deverons) [Burton Cummings in his living room, Photo taken by his mother...] |
By this time [1963] the band had become one of the hottest commodities in Winnipeg, and had toured sporadically throughout Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and into Minnesota, even though they were all still 17. - Canadian Bands
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| Circa 1966-67, shortly after Cummings joined The Guess Who... |
In early 1966, The Guess Who approached Burton to join their band, despite their already having a lead singer. At first he shared lead singing, but soon became the sole lead singer. He had a rich, powerful voice, and became a strong half, together with Randy Bachman, of a songwriting duo. In the late 60s, The Guess Who came to Hallock to play, right before they took off to international fame!
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