The Guess Who

The meaning of one of classic rock's most frequently misinterpreted songs wasn't lost on elected officials.

Nike has unveiled a commercial in support of the U.S. women’s national team that uses one of the most famous classic rock songs by a Canadian band: “American Woman” by the Guess Who.

Personal conflicts split the band apart at the height of their popularity.

Even in his younger years, Randy Bachman was a driven individual – the guy who put the “overdrive” in Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

Rush’s ‘Limelight’ takes on the Guess Who’s ‘American Woman' in an all-Canadian Ultimate Classic Rock March Riff Madness round one competition.

As someone who wears his love of classic rock on his frilly, vintage sleeve, Lenny Kravitz should have known exactly what to do with ‘American Woman.' So what happened when he covered the Guess Who’s No. 1 1970 hit in 1999?

The Who and the Guess Who are set to do battle in the first round of the second-ever Ultimate Classic Rock Hall of Fame election. Each month, our readers will determine which of eight legendary artists or bands is immortalized forever for their contributions to classic rock history.

They were one of only a handful of Canadian bands that found stateside success in the '60s and '70s.

Randy Bachman -- guitarist, songwriter and founding member of The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive -- celebrates his 69th birthday on Sept. 27.
Bachman started playing guitar at age 15, and just two years later founded the legendary Guess Who...

What on earth are five guys from Manitoba, Canada doing singing about an 'American Woman'? Regardless of their original motives, this classic tune from these Canucks has landed the Guess Who on our list of the Top 100 Classic Rock Songs.