Burton Cummings Awards

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