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Guess Who's a smash!

Harvey Kubernik, Melody Maker, 28 December 1974

"I WANTED to buy some records, so I went collecting for UNICEF on Halloween and took the money," recalls the 26-year-old lead singer for the Guess Who, Burton Cummings, as the remaining members of the group, Bill Wallace – bass, Garry Peterson – drums and Domenic Troiano – guitar, filed into the fourth floor office of RCA records.

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