Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings, unique members of the Guess Who since their formation beneath that identify in 1968, have filed a lawsuit in opposition to the band at present utilizing the moniker on tour.
In response to a press launch, the pair – who co-wrote among the Canadian band’s largest hits – has sued bassist Jim Kale and drummer Garry Peterson for falsely promoting “a gaggle of employed musicians who’ve been touring and recording utilizing the band’s identify.”
The lawsuit additionally alleges that the musicians have been utilizing images together with Bachman and Cummings, who have not carried out as members of the Guess Who for 20 years, to advertise the band.
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Kale joined the Guess Who in 1962 after they had been nonetheless generally known as Chad Allan and the Reflections. He left the band (in response to the press launch, he was kicked out) in 1972; Peterson was additionally a member of the group because the early ’60s and stayed with them till 1975 after they broke up.
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The Guess Who has since gone by means of a number of reunions, a number of even together with Bachman – who went on to kind Bachman-Turner Overdrive after he left the band in 1970 – through the years. Kale and Peterson have saved the group energetic with different musicians.
The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles federal court docket on Monday claims that Kale and Peterson “allegedly concoct[ed] a misleading scheme that has falsely led followers into shopping for tickets for the duvet band’s stay exhibits and implying that Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman are performing on the exhibits when in actual fact they don’t have any affiliation with the duvet band.”
Bachman and Cummings are additionally saying the touring group has been “eradicating photos of Cummings and Bachman from the touchdown pages of music streaming platforms similar to Spotify and Apple Music and changing them with photos of the duvet band to spice up gross sales of tickets for stay performances. The swimsuit moreover states the defendants have been utilizing songs written by Cummings and Bachman to advertise the duvet band with out acquiring correct licenses.”
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Along with “tarnish[ing] the band’s legacy,” Bachman and Cummings declare the Guess Who’s “actions are alleged to have impeded [their] personal capacity to e-book stay performances in the US.” The guitarist and singer behind the Prime 10 songs “These Eyes,” “Laughing,” “No Time” and “American Lady” have toured collectively in recent times.
What Is Happening With the Guess Who Lawsuit?
Bachman and Cummings are searching for greater than $20 million in damages “in addition to a court docket order directing Kale and Peterson to take corrective measures notifying the general public and all venues the place the duvet band is taking part in with truthful promoting.”
“With this lawsuit, Randy and I hope to set the file straight and defend followers from imposters attempting to rewrite historical past,” Cummings mentioned. “Even after we’re gone, the legacy of the Guess Who will stay on, and we need to guarantee that legacy is restored and preserved honestly.”
“Burton and I are those who wrote the songs and made the information,” Bachman famous. “It’s Burton’s voice and my guitar taking part in on these albums. Anybody presenting and selling themselves because the Guess Who’re clones who’re ripping off our followers and tainting the legacy of the band. It’s about time for the true story to come back out.”
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