Fans who have gone to see and hear two different groups performing as "The Guess Who" say both are pretty good and recreate the early feel of the original group. Both have connections to the originals.
One of the two groups performs in Mobile on April 12 and in Montgomery on April 21.
The Guess Who lineup coming to Alabama is:
Garry Peterson (Drums)
Derek Sharp (Lead Vocals, Guitar)
Michael Staertow (Guitar)
Greg Smith (Bass Guitar)
Teddy Andreadis (Keyboards)
The Mobile performance is at the Mobile Saenger Theater—details and tickets found here.
The Montgomery show is at the Montgomery Performing Arts Centre — details and tickets found here.
The official description of the show coming to Alabama reads:
The Guess Who is a legendary Canadian band with a legacy that includes chart topping hits in the late 60s and early 70s with an impressive catalogue of songs including "American Woman," "These Eyes," and "No Time." During the course of its career, the band has released 11 studio albums, and charted 14 Top 40 hit singles, 2 of which went to number one in the United States.
The Guess Who is best known internationally for its 1970 album, American Woman, which hit number one in Canada and number nine in the United States, with five other albums also hitting the top ten in Canada.
Very few bands have survived numerous member changes over 50 years, and go on to build a fan base that spans multiple generations while continuing to create more great new music.
The most recent and up-to-date version of the band has mastered a wildly entertaining romp through the early hits mixed in with their current creations, while managing to take the whole experience to a new level. Their most recent musical offering is stunningly sophisticated, searingly emotional, and musically eclectic, while remaining eminently singalongable.
Their live show is a celebration of life, being alive, and thriving in these uncertain times. The Guess Who never leave anything less than their hearts on the stage at the end of every performance.
The Guess Who are currently on tour in support of their latest release, “Plein D’ Amour”, which has made several critics “Best of 2023” year end lists and has successfully amassed over one million streams online in the past few months. It is the only Guess Who album to have the band release a music video for each single on the album to provide listeners a visual dimensional approach to the band’s latest work.
Jim' Zig' Zeigler writes about Alabama's people, places, events, groups and prominent deaths. He is a former Alabama Public Service Commissioner and State Auditor. You can reach him for comments at ZeiglerElderCare@yahoo.com.
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