The Real Guess Who Finally Have Their Name Back and Are Hitting the Road

Shakin' All Over The Real Guess Who Finally Have Their Name Back and Are Hitting the Road After watching a group calling themselves "the Guess Who" tour for the past two decades, original members Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman are gearing up for an epic tour By Andy Greene Andy Greene View all posts by Andy Greene February 28, 2026 To a passerby, the Guess Who ‘s Jan. 31, 2026, gig at Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, Ontario, probably didn’t seem like a significant event. After all, the Guess Who have been mainstays on the oldies circuit for decades, playing hits like “American Woman,” “These Eyes,” “No Time,” and “Share the Land” at clubs, casinos, and fairs all over North America. But for the Guess Who faithful who traveled to Niagara Falls for the show, it was an evening of triumph many thought they’d never live to see. That’s because the band masquerading as “The Guess Who” since 2003 was little more than a group of competent ringers assembled by original bassist Jim Kale. Guitarist Randy Bachman and singer Burton Cummings — the heart of the real Guess Who and the songwriting duo behind all the classics — were completely frozen out and had to hopelessly watch from the sidelines. But a legal maneuver finally gave them back their rightful name last year. Niagara Falls was the first of many shows they’ll play in 2026. Weeks after the gig, as they prepare to travel from their homes in Canada down to the Caribbean where the Guess Who are booked on the Rock Legends Cruise alongside the Gene Simmons Band, Rick Springfield, Art Garfunkel, and Blue Oyster Cult, Bachman and Cummings are still in a state of semi-shock that this is really happening. “It’s surreal in many ways,” says Bachman. “Our songs have become the soundtracks to peoples lives. We look out from the stage and they know every word of them.” This was the dream back in 1967 when the Guess Who took a job as the house band on the Winnipeg version of the Canadian television show Let’s Go. “You had to play ...