BIOGRAPHY DISCOGRAPHY BY THE NUMBERS
RPM Awards (Canada)
1966 RPM Award for Best Vocal, Instrumental Group – The Guess Who
1967 RPM Award for Best Vocal, Instrumental Group – The Guess Who
1968 RPM Award for Best Vocal, Instrumental Group – The Guess Who
1969 RPM Award for Best Vocal, Instrumental Group – The Guess Who
1970 RPM Award for Best Vocal, Instrumental Group – The Guess Who
Juno Awards (Canada)
1971 Juno Award for Best Vocal, Instrumental Group – The Guess Who
1977 Juno Award for Best Vocal, Instrumental Group – The Guess Who
1977 Top New Male Vocalist – Burton Cummings
1979 Juno Award for Top Selling album (Dream Of A Child) – Burton Cummings
1980 Juno Award for male Vocalist of the Year – Burton Cummings
1987 Juno Hall of Fame Award – The Guess Who
SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers, Canada) Awards
1989 Harold Moon Lifetime Achievement Award – Burton Cummings
1993 OCAN Classic Awards: These Eyes, Break It To Them Gently, Stand Tall – Burton Cummings
1997 SOCAN Classic Awards: Albert Flasher, American Woman, Clap For The Wolfman, Laughing, No Time – Burton Cummings
1998 SOCAN Classic Awards: I Will Play A Rhapsody, I’m Scared, Fine State Of Affairs, Timeless Love, Your Backyard, Share The Land – Burton Cummings
2001 SOCAN Classic Awards: Follow Your Daughter Home, My Own Way To Rock, You Saved My Soul – Burton Cummings
2010 SOCAN Classic Awards: Sour Suite, Star Baby, Rain Dance, Dancin’ Fool – Burton Cummings
Genie Awards (Canadian film awards)
1983 Best Original Song, You Saved My Soul from the film Melanie – Burton Cummings
Additional Awards/Honours
1971 Keys to the city of Indianapolis, IN presented by Mayor Richard Luger – The Guess Who
1983 Nellie Award, Top Musical Television Special, Going For Gold – Burton Cummings
1987 BMI America “Million-Airs” Scrolls (1,000,000 airplays) for These Eyes and Stand Tall – Burton Cummings
1987 Appointed to the Order of the Buffalo Hunt by the Manitoba Government – Burton Cummings
1990 Burton Cummings Community Centre named in his honour in Winnipeg
1999 First inductees into the Prairie Music Hall of Fame – The Guess Who
2001 Appointed to the Order of Manitoba by the Manitoba Government – Burton Cummings
2001 Burton Cummings Theatre for the Performing Arts named in his honour in Winnipeg
2001 Star on Canada’s Walk Of Fame (Toronto) – The Guess Who
2001 Honorary Doctorates of Music from Brandon University – The Guess Who
2001 Appointed to the Order of Manitoba by the Manitoba Government – Burton Cummings
2002 Governor General’s Performing Arts Award – The Guess Who
2002 First inductees into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame – The Guess Who
2003 BMI America Award for Outstanding Achievement (Airplay, Television, Film) – Burton Cummings
2005 Inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame – Burton Cummings
2009 Appointed to the Order of Canada – Burton Cummings
2011 Star on Canada’s Walk Of Fame (Toronto) – Burton Cummings