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American woman, mama, let me be

The song's origins took the form of a live jam that emerged during a curling rink concert in Southern Ontario (various recollections include Kitchener and Mississauga, while Burton Cummings, the lead singer, recalls the curling rink was "The Broom and Stone" a popular Scarborough location for concerts at the time). When Bachman broke a string he unknowingly played the riff to American Woman when tuning the replacement string. He played it louder and Cummings improvised the lyrics to fit what Bachman was playing. They liked what they had played and noticed a kid with a… read more
The song's origins took the form of a live jam that emerged during a curling rink concert in Southern Ontario (various recollections include Kit… read more
The song's origins took the form of a live jam that emerged during a curling rink concert in Southern Ontario (various recollections include Kitchener and Mississauga, while Burton … read more

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The Guess Who is a band from Winnipeg, Manitoba that was one of the first Canadian groups to establish a major successful following both in their own country as well as abroad. In their late and early heyday, the guys took influence from late period bands as well as stuck alongside them on the charts. They were notably the first Canadian group to have a #1 hit in the United States thanks to the success of 1970's "American Woman". The band evolved out of "Chad Allan and the Expressions" (often shortened to The Express… read more
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