The Guess Who

THE GUESS WHO. Canadian rock band formed in Winnipeg in 1965. They originated in 1962 and achieved an international hit single with a cover of "Shakin' All Over" in 1965 under the name Chad Allan and the Expressions. After changing their name to the Guess Who, they found their greatest success in the late 60s and early 70s (under the leadership of singer/keyboardist Burton Cummings and guitarist Randy Bachman) with hit songs including ; "American Woman" / "These Eyes" / "No Time" and many others. During their most successful period, the Guess Who released eleven studio albums, all of which reached the charts in Canada and the United States. They may be best known for their 1970 album American Woman (which reached No1 in Canada and No9 in the United States. The Guess Who charted fourteen Top 40 singles in the United States and more than thirty in Canada. Randy Bachman played a final show with the band and then quit in May 1970 and later formed the successful hard rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive