The Guess Who’s classic song, American Woman, marks an important Canadian music milestone this year as it turns 50 years old.And guitarist Randy Bachman says the half-century since the iconic tune made the Winnipeg band the first Canadian rock outfit to earn a No.
1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 doesn’t feel that long ago.“No, it feels more like, I don’t know, 10 years?” said Bachman, 76, who co-wrote the song with singer Burton Cummings, bassist Jim Kale and drummer Garry Peterson.“It feels like it’s in the past obviously but it sure doesn’t seem like five decades.”American Woman, which has been covered by the likes of Lenny Kravitz and Kelly Clarkson since, officially celebrates its 50th anniversary on May 9, which is the date it first
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