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I Finally Saw Burton Cummings In Concert!!
- Date of Concert: Thursday September 26 2024
- Location of Concert: The Rose Music Center At The Heights in Huber Heights, OH
- Opener: King Solomon Hicks
This has been a long time coming.
I had a ticket to see the singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Burton Cummings (The Guess Who and solo artist) a few years ago, but unfortunately, the pandemic happened and so the show was canceled.
Also, Burton and fellow The Guess Who member Randy Bachman (also of Bachman-Turner Overdrive) had been in a lawsuit with other members of The Guess Who, in regards to the band going out on the road with no original members and playing their songs, but yet advertising their music as being sung by Burton and played with Randy.
In 2024, Burton and Randy were able to get the rights to The Guess Who name and hopefully will tour it together in the future.
But until then, Randy has been on tour with BTO (sadly I had to miss them in August) and Burton is on tour with his own band celebrating 60 years of The Guess Who, playing those classic songs, as well as some solo hits too.
So long story short, I was FINALLY able to see Burton at one of these shows.
As I just said, Burton and his great band (includes Joe Agelo on guitar/backing vocals, Nick Sinopoli on percussion/backing vocals, Sean Fitzsimmons on drums/backing vocals, Jeff Jones on bass/backing vocals, and Tim Bovaconti on lead guitar/backing vocals) are playing many songs by The Guess Who, as well as some of Burton’s solo songs and some covers.
Burton even released a new studio album on the day I’m typing this, September 27 of 2024, on digital (physical formats being released on November 15). It is called A Few Good Moments (review here) and I think it is a very good album. Burton even played one of the songs at this show.
Burton has been one of my favorite singers since I was a little kid hearing his songs on the radio.
His voice is still strong and he has a great band. He has a lot of stories to tell and has a great sense of humor. And judging by what I saw at this show, at the Rose Music Center At The Heights in Huber Heights, OH, Burton is very happy doing what he does and his having fun.
The show was a lot of fun, and the opener, singer/guitarist King Solomon Hicks (w/bassist Kirk Allen I believe) was very good also.
Go see Burton in concert if you get a chance (he’s touring in 2025 too). You will have fun believe me.
Thank you sir for all your great music (and I truly do really like your new album) and please keep on rocking.
Burton Cummings Setlist:
- Runnin’ Back To Saskatoon
- Clap For The Wolfman
- Hand Me Down World
- Laughing
- Undun
- Guns, Guns, Guns
- Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door (Bob Dylan cover)
- Albert Flasher
- Blackjack Fever (New Song)
- These Eyes
- Trouble In The City
- My Own Way To Rock
- Star Baby
- American Woman (w/some of Roadhouse Blues by The Doors leading up to American Woman)
- No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature
- No Time
- Louie Louie (The Kingsmen cover)
- Share The Land
King Solomon Hicks Setlist:
- Playing The Blues
- I’d Rather Be Blind (Freddie King cover)
- Farther On Up The Road (Bobby “Blue” Bland cover)
- Help Me (Sonny Boy Williamson cover)
- Every Day I Have The Blues (Aaron “Pinetop” Sparks cover)
- What The Devil Loves
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Burton Cummings A Few Good Moments Album Review
Burton Cummings (The Guess Who, solo artist) released his first new studio album since 2008 on September 27 of 2024. It was released digitally on this day, but the physical release will come out November 15 of 2024.
It is called A Few Good Moments, and let me tell you, it has more than a few good moments on it.
I think every song (17 total) is very good.
Burton’s voice is still very strong after being what I consider to be one of the greatest singers of all time since he started in the 1960s.
His lyrics are still excellent and what can I say? He’s still great at what he does.
Burton played one of the new songs, Blackjack Fever, at the show I saw him at (review here), and I’m glad he finally put out another new album.
Again, it’s called A Few Good Moments and it is very good. Seek it out.
Keep on rocking Burton!!
P.S. Shortly after I originally posted this review, Burton himself or one of his people replied to me thanking me for the review and even acknowledged this website for posting this review (pics below)!!! Thank you sir!!!!!
