|
Download Hi-Res Artwork
Canadian rock legend Burton Cummings has announced his long awaited new solo album, A Few Good Moments, arriving at all DSPs and streaming services via JoJo Productions on Friday, September 27. Pre-orders are available now. Digipack CD and 2xLP orange vinyl with gatefold sleeve will follow later this year. A Few Good Moments is Cummings’ first new solo album in over a decade.
Produced by Cummings, A Few Good Moments sees the renowned artist and lead singer and principal songwriter of The Guess Who backed by his long-time band. Highlights include “Up to the Minute” which was co-written with Jim Vallance (co-writer of some of Bryan Adam’s biggest hits), a pair of songs co-written with guitarist Michael Zweig, “Magic Town” and “Speak To Me,” as well as a cover rendition of “Shape I’m In,” written by Marc Benno, Doyle Bramhall, and Doyle Bramhall II and originally performed by blues-rock supergroup Arc Angels.
“The songs on this album took a while to become the proper collection. I believe in these songs because they are the result of having lived more years. At this point I have no interest in writing teenage love songs. Aging has changed the writing and that’s natural. I believe in these songs and I hope that the people who have followed my material enjoy them. I want this album to stand up when it’s listened to years from now.”
– Burton Cummings
Cummings will celebrate A Few Good Moments – along with classic songs from The Guess Who and his RIAA Gold-certified solo career – with The 60th Anniversary Hits Tour, a wide-ranging North American headline run set to travel the US and Canada through March 2025. The epic schedule begins tonight, September 13, with a top-billed festival performance at Deadwood, SD’s Deadwood Jam 2024 and includes shows at such vaunted venues as Solana Beach, CA’s Belly Up (January 14), Nashville, TN’s Ryman Auditorium (February 2) and Washington, DC’s Warner Theatre (March 19), dates accompanied by special guest Jim Messina, and the sold-out Rock Legends Cruise XII 2025 (benefitting the Native American Heritage Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting hunger and providing basic life necessities to families living on Reservations in South Dakota, and featuring such fellow icons as Alice Cooper, Styx, Foghat, Robin Trower, and Colin Blunstone). For complete details and ticket information, please visit www.burtoncummings.com/tour.
BURTON CUMMINGS
THE 60th ANNIVERSARY HITS TOUR 2024/2025
SEPTEMBER
13 – Deadwood, SD – Deadwood Jam 2024 *
14 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre #
17 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory #
18 – Kansas City, MO – Knuckleheads #
20 – Tulsa, OK – River Spirit Casino Resort
21 – Arlington, TX – Arlington Music Hall
23 – Marion, IL – Marion Cultural and Civic Center #
25 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre #
26 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center at The Heights #
28 – Northfield, OH – MGM Northfield Park Center Stage
29 – Nashville, IN – Brown County Music Center
OCTOBER
1 – Hopewell, VA – Beacon Theatre #
2 – Munhall, PA – Carnegie of Homestead
4 – Collingswood, NJ – Scottish Rite Auditorium #
5 – Lynn, MA – Lynn Memorial Auditorium #
18 – Windsor, ON – The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
19 – New Buffalo, MI – Four Winds Casino Resort New Buffalo
NOVEMBER
1 – Enoch, AB – River Cree Casino & Resort
3 – Tsuut’ina, AB – Grey Eagle Event Centre
4 – Regina, SK – Conexus Arts Centre
8 – Niagara Falls, ON – OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino
DECEMBER
28 – Moncton, New Brunswick – Casino New Brunswick
30 – Winnipeg, Manitoba – Club Regent Event Centre
31 – Winnipeg, Manitoba – Club Regent Event Centre
JANUARY 2025
11 – Chandler, AZ – Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino
12 – San Juan Capistrano, CA – Coach House Concert Hall
14 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up
15 – Palm Desert, CA – McCallum Theatre
17 – Los Angeles, CA – The Novo
18 – Laughlin, NV – Edge Lounge
21 – Santa Rosa, CA – Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
23 – Tacoma, WA – Emerald Queen Casino
25 – Airway Heights, WA – Spokane Live
FEBRUARY 2025
2 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
4 – Sumterville, FL – The Tracy Performing Arts Center
5 – Jacksonville, FL – Florida Theatre
7 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall †
8 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Au–Rene Theater at Broward Center For The Performing Arts †
11 – Sarasota, FL – Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall †
13 – 17 – Miami, FL – Rock Legends Cruise XII 2025
MARCH
9 – Jim Thorpe, PA – Penn’s Peak
15 – Westbury, NY – NYCB Theatre At Westbury
19 – Washington, DC – Warner Theatre
22 – Joliet, IL –Rialto Square Theatre
26 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater
28 – Shipshewana, IN – Blue Gate Performing Arts Center
* Festival Appearance
# w/ Special Guest Solomon Hicks
† w/ Special Guest Jim Messina
# # #
Burton Cummings is a candidate for Canada’s most beloved rock ‘n’ roll son, that rare artist who transcends time, genres, and generations with a body of work that continues to resonate with fans both old and new. As lead singer and songwriter for Canada’s original rock ‘n’ roll superstars, The Guess Who, Cummings scored an unprecedented string of international hit singles including “These Eyes,” “No Time,” and the chart-topping “American Woman.” During the course of its legendary career, the band released 11 studio albums, with 1970’s American Woman reaching #1 in Canada and the top 10 in the United States. The Guess Who charted more than thirty Top 40 singles in Canada along with 14 in the US, including “American Woman” which went all the way to #1.
Beginning his career as a solo artist in 1976, Cummings continued his winning streak with his RIAA Gold-certified solo debut single, “Stand Tall,” produced by legendary hitmaker Richard Perry (Barbra Streisand, Carly Simon, Ringo Starr). He followed his inaugural solo success with more than a dozen hit singles and albums along with sold-out tours across Canada and the United States. Between 1977 and 1980, Cummings earned five Juno Awards for “Best Male Vocalist” and “Best Album,” serving as host of the annual Juno Awards gala a record four times. In 1978, his third solo album, Dream of a Child, became the first 4x Platinum-selling album by a Canadian artist.
Cummings continued to tour through the ‘80s and ‘90s, including a stint in Ringo Starr’s first All Starr Band. He also launched his acclaimed “Up Close and Alone” solo concert series which saw him alone onstage recounting stories behind his best-known songs and sharing personal moments from his career. A live album of the same name followed.
Cummings stands tall as Canadian rock ‘n’ roll royalty, a living legend who remains true to himself and his own way to rock. Now, with A Few Good Moments, Cummings continues at the top of his game as performer, singer, songwriter, and recording artist.
# # #
BURTON CUMMINGS
A FEW GOOD MOMENTS
(JoJo Productions)
Release Date: Friday, September 27
1. A Few Good Moments
2. Ain’t No More
3. Shape I’m In
4. Break Away
5. Shoot Me Down
6. Speak To Me
7. My Rhythm and My Rhyme
8. Magic Town
9. Heard It On the News
10. Sanity
11. Peace Corps Baby
12. Up To the Minute
13. Blackjack Fever
14. Yo, John
15. Arrogance
16. Sin City
17. Market My Letters
# # #
CONNECT WITH BURTON CUMMINGS
WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | TIKTOK | TWITTER | YOUTUBE
Press Contacts:
Jim Merlis
jim@bighassle.com
| 
