Artist
The Guess Who
The Guess Who is a rock artist from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada formed in 1962. 35 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada · Best rock albums
- 35
- Releases
- 1965–2025
- Active years
- 1962
- Formed
Artist
The Guess Who is a rock artist from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada formed in 1962. 35 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada · Best rock albums
Most popular
The Best of The Guess Who
1969
Canned Wheat
1969
Share the Land
1970
American Woman
1969
The Greatest of the Guess Who
1977
Road Food
1974
#10
1973
Power in the Music
1975
Artificial Paradise
1973
Let's Go
2005
It's Time
1966
Hey Ho (What You Do to Me!)
1965
Wheatfield Soul
2020
This Time Long Ago
2014
The Essential The Guess Who
2010
Rockin'
2008
Greatest Hits
2008
So Long Bannatyne / #10
2004
Anthology
2003
Platinum & Gold Collection
2003
The Best Of
2002
The Ultimate Collection
1997
All This for a Song
1994
Track Record
1991
Live At The Paramount
1990
Now and Not Then
1981
Flavours
1974
The Best of the Guess Who, Volume 2
1973
So Long, Bannatyne
1971
So Long Bannatyne (2024 Remaster)
1971
American Woman (2024 Remaster)
1970
While the Guess Who did have several hits in America, they were superstars in their home country of Canada during the 1960s and early '70s. The band grew out of vocalist/guitarist Chad Allan (born Allan Kobel) and guitarist Randy Bachman's Winnipeg-based group Chad Allan and the Expressions, originally known as first the Silvertones and then the Reflections. The remainder of the lineup featured bassist Jim Kale, pianist Bob Ashley, and drummer Garry Peterson. The Expressions recorded a cover of Johnny Kidd and the Pirates' "Shakin' All Over" in 1965, which became a surprise hit in Canada and reached the U.S. Top 40. When the Expressions recorded an entire album of the same name, its record company, Quality, listed their name as "Guess Who?" on the jacket, hoping to fool record buyers into thinking that the British Invasion-influenced music was actually by a more famous group in disguise. Ashley had been replaced by keyboardist/vocalist Burton Cummings, who became lead vocalist when Allan departed in 1966. the Guess Who embarked on an unsuccessful tour of England and returned home to record commercials and appear on the television program Let's Go, hosted by Chad Allan. However, fur…
