Burton Cummings didn91裸聊视频檛 disappoint.

As soon as the music legend walked out on the stage, he captivated the sold-out crowd at the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre Monday.

And the Up Close and Alone tour was truly that as the Winnipeg-born Cummings was without a band.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 just an Irish old age pensioner at a Japanese piano,91裸聊视频� joked Cummings, who will turn 70 Dec. 31.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 hoping to bring back some memories.91裸聊视频�

And he didn91裸聊视频檛 waste any time doing that by opening with the 1981 single You Saved My Soul.

He then moved on to some hits from his Guess Who era, including Sour Suite, and then he regaled the crowd with a story of him and Randy Bachman separately writing two songs in the same key. They were eventually squashed together into No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature.

Along the way, classics from the great Canadian song book had the audience singing along and tapping their feet 91裸聊视频� from Laughing and Clap for the Wolfman to I Will Play A Rhapsody and Stand Tall.

He also paid tribute to some of the big influences in his career by taking a crack at Bobby Darin91裸聊视频檚 Mack the Knife and The Platters91裸聊视频� Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.

But beyond the music, what was revealed was Cumming91裸聊视频檚 keen sense of humour.

And there was perhaps no better example of this than when he decided to ably impersonate Gordon Lightfoot singing Rod Stewart91裸聊视频檚 Maggie May. With the crowd howling and clapping, Cummings left the piano and began bouncing towards the front of the stage, where he took several bows.

91裸聊视频淧retty silly stuff,91裸聊视频� he said.

But it wasn91裸聊视频檛 all fun and games as Cummings got serious when he played I91裸聊视频檓 Scared, a favourite of his mother91裸聊视频檚. As a child, Cummings watched mom Rhoda beaten by his biological father.

91裸聊视频淢y mom had the guts to grab me and get out of there,91裸聊视频� he said, adding that he felt comfortable telling the personal story.

91裸聊视频淭his is a beautiful room to sit and sing in and you91裸聊视频檙e a pretty good crowd.91裸聊视频�

Cummings wrapped up the performance with Break It To Them Gently, his one song that has been played on Canadian radio more than any other.

91裸聊视频淚t pinched a nerve of so many people,91裸聊视频� he said.

But that could be said about the entire evening as Cummings rekindled memories, not only of music but of days gone by. The word icon is often thrown around but Vernon truly learned what an icon is Monday night.