Burton Cummings

Musician — Burton Cummings, Melanie, Bachman Cummings Songbook

Born

1947

Birthplace

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA

Citizenships

Canadianness Score

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5.0/ 5

Weighted across 2 scored criteria

Designation

Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁

Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.

Scorecard

Path A — born on Canadian soil

I. Origin

Born on Canadian soil

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA

Canadian parentage

Both parents Canadian

Citizenship on record

Automatic by birth

II. Residency

Formative years spent in Canada

Raised — Manitoba

Lived in Canada by choice

Residency on record as an adult

Worked or filmed in Canada

Credits filed north of the 49th

III. Cultural evidence — not scored

Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.

Publicly claims to be Canadian

Says so, out loud

Canada claims them back

Claimed, enthusiastically

Fun fact

A Canadian Music Hall of Famer with a shelf full of Juno Awards from his Guess Who and solo years combined.

The verdict

The voice behind 'American Woman' is pure Winnipeg, Manitoba. Born and raised in the prairies, this rock and roll hall of famer spent decades fronting The Guess Who before going solo. Canada claims him as a national treasure, and he's never pretended to be anything but.

Adjudicated by

The Standings Committee

Status

Final — appealable