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Few musicians have enjoyed the public success and critical acclaim that Burton Cummings has experienced in his more than 40 years as a performer, singer, songwriter and recording icon.

These days he continues to uphold his reputation as one of the greats as he tours across Canada and the United States, thrilling audiences wherever he goes.

In October Cummings will bring his music to Sidney for two nights of performances at the Mary Winspear Centre.

While with CanadaB次元官网网址檚 original rock B次元官网网址榥B次元官网网址� roll superstars, The Guess Who, Cummings had an unprecedented string of international hits which included B次元官网网址淭hese EyesB次元官网网址�, B次元官网网址淣o TimeB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淪hare the LandB次元官网网址� Clap for the WolfmanB次元官网网址� and, of course, B次元官网网址淎merican WomanB次元官网网址�.

After leaving The Guess Who in 1975 Cummings moved to a career as a solo artist; a career that continued his extraordinary success in an industry in which stars too often fade with time.

Not the case for Cummings, whose honors include induction to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame, several Juno Awards and, naturally, the Order of Canada.

And, in case you werenB次元官网网址檛 aware, his home town of Winnipeg placed CummingB次元官网网址檚 name on both a community centre and a performing arts theatre.

Carey Salvador,marketing coordinator for the Mary Winspear Centre explained that the theatreB次元官网网址檚 smaller venue affords the audience a once in a lifetime opportunity to connect on a personal level with a world renowned artist like Cummings.

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There are two performances planned (October 7 and 8) and tickets went on sale Friday, July 14 at 10 am.

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