Info about Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, active 1973–1979, 1983–2005, 2023 -current. Lineups without [a=Randy Bachman] were typically known as B.T.O. or BTO.
Founded as [a=Brave Belt] in 1971 by [a=Randy Bachman] with his former bandmate [a=Chad Allan], and Randy's brother [a=Rob Bachman] on drums. [a=C.F. Turner] joined on bass and vocals later that year, after the first album. Allen left in 1972, after the second album, and remaining Bachman brother [a=Tim Bachman] joined on guitar. Their third record was released in 1973 with the new band name Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Tim Bachman was replaced by [a=Blair Thornton] in 1974. Randy Bachman left in 1977, and [a=Jim Clench] joined. The band broke up in 1979, but reunited in 1983 and was active, with various lineups, until 2005. Randy Bachman and [a=C.F. Turner] reunited as [a=Bachman & Turner] from 2009 to 2018. Randy Bachman revived the Bachman-Turner Overdrive name in 2023, backed by his son [a=Tal Bachman], and his usual live backing band.
Members inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2014:
Randy Bachman (guitar and vocals)
Blair Thornton (guitar)
C. F. (Fred) Turner (bass and vocals)
Robbie (Robin) Bachman (drums)
Founded as [a=Brave Belt] in 1971 by [a=Randy Bachman] with his former bandmate [a=Chad Allan], and Randy's brother [a=Rob Bachman] on drums. [a=C.F. Turner] joined on bass and vocals later that year, after the first album. Allen left in 1972, after the second album, and remaining Bachman brother [a=Tim Bachman] joined on guitar. Their third record was released in 1973 with the new band name Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Tim Bachman was replaced by [a=Blair Thornton] in 1974. Randy Bachman left in 1977, and [a=Jim Clench] joined. The band broke up in 1979, but reunited in 1983 and was active, with various lineups, until 2005. Randy Bachman and [a=C.F. Turner] reunited as [a=Bachman & Turner] from 2009 to 2018. Randy Bachman revived the Bachman-Turner Overdrive name in 2023, backed by his son [a=Tal Bachman], and his usual live backing band.
Members inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2014:
Randy Bachman (guitar and vocals)
Blair Thornton (guitar)
C. F. (Fred) Turner (bass and vocals)
Robbie (Robin) Bachman (drums)
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Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Roll On Down The Highway / Associated genres: Hard Rock | |||||
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American Chopper 1 (2004) | Custom | American Chopper |
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