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Burton Cummings Calms Fans With Facebook Shows
Burton Cummings is doing his bit to boost the morale of his fans.
Commencing with a five-minute performance of I Will Play A Rhapsody on his Facebook page on St. Patrick's Day, the former Guess Who mainstay has been spending recent nights performing several selections on piano for fans he affectionately calls his "shut-ins" from his home in Moose Jaw, SK, using a cell phone camera being held by another person.
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Re: Burton Cummings Calms Fans With Facebook Shows
Lorne wrote:
Burton Cummings is doing his bit to boost the morale of his fans.
Commencing with a five-minute performance of I Will Play A Rhapsody on his Facebook page on St. Patrick's Day, the former Guess Who mainstay has been spending recent nights performing several selections on piano for fans he affectionately calls his "shut-ins" from his home in Moose Jaw, SK, using a cell phone camera being held by another person.
I've watched them all and they're absolutely fantastic. Not only is his playing superb (his singing has been a bit hampered over the last couple of nights by a cold) but the guy's memory and musical knowledge are just mind boggling. It may be a little more geared toward Canadian fans but he shares a lot of insights on artists such as Gene Pitney, Neil Sedaka and The Flying Burrito Brothers, who Burton's band, The Guess Who, played with on the same bill at a Seattle music festival in 1969. So far it's the only Covid must-viewing for me (aside from the new season of Better Call Saul).