Tony Christie

The song was re-released in March 2005 to raise money for the Comic Relief charity, with an accompanying video where Peter Kay mimed the song accompanied by various celebrities including Bez, Michael Parkinson, Heather Mills McCartney and Tony himself. Cummings is planning on releasing a new album in the summer of 2005, as well as tour with Randy Bachman as The Bachman-Cummings Band, featuring The Carpet Frogs, a band from Toronto. In 2002 "Is This Way The Way To Amarillo?" was used in the comedy series Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights, leading to a resurgence in his popularity. "With God On Our Side" is a cover of the famous Bob Dylan song. In 1999 he was the vocalist on the Jarvis Cocker-penned UK top ten hit "Walk Like A Panther" by the Sheffield band All Seeing I. On November 23rd, 2004, Burton Cummings' new single "With God On Our Side" debuted at 21st spot on Canadian music charts. He played the role of Magaldi in the original 1975 album recording of the musical Evita and sought to represent the UK in the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest but came third in the national contest to select an entrant behind eventual contest winners Brotherhood of Man. Most recently, the band played at the so-called "SARSstock" concert in Toronto.

He also had a minor hit with "Avenues and Alleyways", the theme to the television series The Protectors. In 2001, Burton and the rest of The Guess Who received honourary doctorates at Brandon University in Brandon, Manitoba. Born with the real name Anthony Fitzgerald in 1943, he had two top twenty hits in the UK charts in 1971 with "I Did What I Did For Maria" and "Is This The Way To Amarillo?". Since then he purchased Winnipeg's "Salisbury House" restaurant chain with The Guess Who manager Lorne Saifer and a few other local celebrities, and still tours with the reunited "The Guess Who" every summer. Tony Christie is a British singer from Conisborough, South Yorkshire. In 2000, Burton as well as the rest of the original members of "The Guess Who" went on a nation-wide tour which turned out to be very successful. Interview on BBC Radio Sheffield (http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/toby/tony_christie/index.shtml). Some of his well known solo hits include "Stand Tall", "Scared", and "Break it to Them Gently".

Official website (http://www.tonychristie.com). In 1975, after 10 years, Burton left "The Guess Who" to become a solo artist. He joined "The Guess Who" in 1965 after its previous lead singer, Allen Cobell, left the band. His first band was "The Devrons", which at the time was one of Winnipeg's biggest bands. Burton was born and raised in the Canadian prairie city of Winnipeg, as were the rest of "The Guess Who".

He is the lead singer for Canadian rock band "The Guess Who", and during his 10 years in "The Guess Who" from 1965 to 1975, he sang many well known songs, including "American Woman", "No Time", "Share the Land", "Hand Me Down World", and "These Eyes". Burton Cummings (born December 31, 1947) is a Canadian musician. 2004 The Brycer. 2004 With God On Our Side.

1990 Free. 1990 The Rock's Steady. 1990 Take One Away. 1990 One Day Soon.

1982 Mother Keep Your Daughter In. 1981 Heavenly Blue. 1981 You Saved My Soul. 1980 One And Only.

1980 Mile A Second. 1980 Fine State Of Affairs. 1979 I Will Play A Rhapsody. 1979 Draggin' Them Down The Line.

1978 Break It To Them Gently. 1978 Your Back Yard. 1977 My Own Way To Rock. 1977 Timeless Love.

1977 I'm Scared. 1976 Stand Tall. 1997 Up Close and Alone. 1994 The Burton Cummings Collection.

1990 Plus Signs. 1984 Heart. 1981 Sweet Sweet. 1980 Best of Burton Cummings.

1980 Woman Love. 1979 Dream Of A Child. 1977 My Own Way To Rock. 1976 Burton Cummings.