How about some good news? ‘Guess Who’ founder Chad Allan is recovering in a British Columbia hospital, a few weeks from suffering a stroke.
Many fans forget that Chad and Randy Bachman were in the Guess Who, but eventually found themselves together again in ‘Brave Belt’ which evolved into ‘Bachman Turner Overdrive.’ Let’s pick out the best Guess Who and BTO tunes…
“Let It Ride” was a song inspired by a traffic jam. The boys were frustrated that they had to waited so long to get rolling, and when they got off the bus, the bus driver told them “Let It Ride.”
“American Woman” from the Guess Who is classic co-written by Randy and Burton Cummings in 1969. The song was #1 in the US and Canada, and a hit for Lenny Kravitz a few years ago.
“You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” is one of two songs signature songs of the group. The problem when released is people initially complained the band was making fun of those that stuttered.
“No Time” from the Guess Who, again, was co-written by Randy and Burton Cummings in 1969. The song demonstrates the guitar genius of Randy for sure.