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Burton Cummings Recovering After A "Very Bad" Car Crash

The Winnipeg-born singer said he suffered a concussion, cuts and bruises to both his arms and other injuries to his back and left leg, after a collision with a vehicle transporting five people, including a baby, on Mother's Day.

Burton Cummings Recovering After A "Very Bad" Car Crash

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Burton Cummings is recovering from injuries sustained after a car went through a red light Sunday afternoon and collided with his Mercedes-Benz in Los Angeles.


The Winnipeg-born singer said he suffered a concussion, cuts and bruises to both his arms and other injuries to his back and left leg, after a collision with a vehicle transporting five people, including a baby.

"My car is totalled," Cummings wrote in a message on his Facebook page. "I suffered a concussion, as my head cracked my front windshield. I have cuts and serious bruising on both arms, and my left leg is very painful. Also, intense back pain."

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Cummings said he is lucky glass didn’t go into his eyes, and he can recover from his injuries.

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Jim Cuddy and Molly Johnson
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Jim Cuddy and Molly Johnson

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Music News Digest: The Cameron House Turns 45 With The Sadies, Molly Johnson, Jim Cuddy and More

Also this week: The launch of a new music non-profit in Hamilton, submissions open for Canada House at The Great Escape and the full lineup for Nova Scotia Music Week.

Toronto's historic Cameron House is turning 45.

That is a milestone anniversary for the Toronto bar and venue that has played a crucial role in the city's Queen Street West music, theatre and art scene since launching in 1981. As a music venue it played a major role in launching the careers of such stars as Blue Rodeo, Molly Johnson, Handsome Ned, Leslie Spit Treeo, Justin Rutledge, Whitney Rose and countless others and it is still going strong today.

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