Guess Who is Back Together? Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman Reunite to Tour in 2026

Thu Nov 13, 2025
The Guess Who

Singer Burton Cummings and founding guitarist Randy Bachman are bringing The Guess Who back together for the first time in more than two decades, marking a victory following their legal fight to reclaim the Canadian rock band’s name.

The reunion comes after Cummings and Bachman successfully sued to gain control of the Guess Who trademark. Their dispute centered on a touring version of the band that had been performing without any original members after founding bassist Jim Kale and drummer Garry Peterson, who held the rights to the name, retired. 
The lawsuit alleged the touring group used original recordings in advertising “to give the false impression that Plaintiffs are performing.”

Cummings told Rolling Stone in April 2024 that he was “willing to do anything to stop the fake band; they’re Randy and my life story and pretending it’s theirs.”
Cummings went as far as sacrificing some of his own publishing royalties to prevent the other group from performing his songs.

The Guess Who's Leonard Shaw with Sandy Chochinov Release Self-Titled Album as Displaced Pieces

Fri Dec 04 2020
Leonard Shaw and Sandy Chochinov

“Be Strong” is the newest single by Displaced Pieces — Leonard Shaw and Sandy Chochinov — from their album, Displaced Pieces. Available now on streaming services Spotify, Amazon Music, and available as a music video on YouTube, this new rock/jazz single was written to remind everyone to not give up in the face of adversity.

Check out “Be Strong” here:

“The music has been developed over the past few years, but not without its challenges. Sandy and I thought it appropriate - even in this difficult time of social distancing - to celebrate what we have accomplished, and some of our shared history,” says Shaw about the new single.

Classic Rock Greats, The Guess Who, Return With ‘The Future Is What It Used To Be’

Fri Jul 27 2018
The Guess Who

The Guess Who are responsible for countless rock classics, which still retain a major presence on rock radio - “American Woman,” “No Time,” “These Eyes,” etc. The band is set to return on September 14th with their latest album, ‘The Future IS What It Used To Be’, released via Cleopatra Records (available in CD, Vinyl, and Digital formats).

 

The band is Garry Peterson (Drums, Vocals), D# (Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano), Will E. (Guitar, Harp, Vocals), Leonard Shaw (Keyboards, Flute, Sax, Vocals), and Rudy Sarzo (Bass, Vocals). The album’s first single,‘Playin’ on the Radio’, will be released on July 17th. It can be heard on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming services. Also featured on the album are several special guests including, Tommy Shaw (Styx) on vocals, Brent Fitz (Slash, Gene Simmons) percussion, Jim Kale (Guess Who founding member) and Michael Devin (Whitesnake) on bass guitar.