AM580 and Caesars Windsor are proud to welcome the legendary Burton Cummings on the Colosseum stage at 9 pm on Friday, March 23. The front man for The Guess Who for a decade, Cummings wrote and co-wrote the lion’s share of some of the band’s biggest and best-known hits including “These Eyes,” “American Woman” and “Laughing”. His solo career saw even more success with top billboard hits like “Stand Tall” and “Fine State of Affairs”. See this rock legend live! Tickets start at $25 Canadian.

The soulful sounds of The O’Jays can be heard live on the Colosseum stage at 9 pm on Saturday, March 31. Enjoy this talented vocal group’s biggest hits from their brilliant career spanning more than 50 years including “Back Stabbers,” “For The Love Of Money,” “Love Train,” “I Love Music,” “Use Ta Be My Girl” and “Have You Had Your Love Today”. Tickets start at $30 Canadian.

Tickets for both shows go on sale at noon on Saturday, January 14, 2012.
Ticket purchases can be made through caesarswindsor.com or at the Box Office located in the main casino building on the second floor, open Wednesday to Sunday from noon to 8 pm. On concert days, the Box Office is open noon until midnight. Guests must be 19 years of age or older to attend concerts and to enter the casino and all other outlets. Prices listed do not include applicable taxes and fees.

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2012, and the inductees are The Small Faces/The Faces, Donovan, Guns n’ Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Laura Nyro and The Beastie Boys.

In the Early Influence category it’s the late bluesman Freddie King. The Ahmet Ertegun Award, which recognizes a non-performer, goes to the late Don Kirshner. And the Award for Musical Excellence recipients are producers Tom Dowd, Glyn Johns and Cosimo Matassa. The 27th annual induction ceremony will take place on Saturday, April 14th in Cleveland and will premiere on HBO in early May.

The inductees were chosen by more than 500 voters of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. Artists are eligible for induction 25 years after the release of their first recording.

The nominees who didn’t make the cut this year are Heart, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, Donna Summer, War, The Cure, Eric B. and Rakim, Rufus with Chaka Khan and The Spinners.