Robbie Bachman, the drummer for Bachman–Turner Overdrive who powered the band’s greatest hits together with “You Ain’t Seen Nothing But” and “Takin’ Care of Enterprise,” has died. He was 69.
Randy Bachman, the drummer’s brother and bandmate, confirmed the news on Twitter Thursday evening. “One other unhappy departure,” he wrote. “The pounding beat behind BTO, my little brother Robbie has joined Mum, Dad & brother Gary on the opposite facet. Perhaps Jeff Beck wants a drummer! He was an integral cog in our rock ‘n’ roll machine and we rocked the world collectively.” Additional particulars surrounding Robbie’s dying haven’t but been revealed.
Robbie and Randy started enjoying music collectively as youngsters whereas rising up in Winnipeg, Canada. Finally, guitarist Randy requested Robbie to turn into the drummer for his band Courageous Belt, which he had shaped with musician Chad Allan, Randy Bachman’s former bandmate within the Guess Who. Collectively, the band recorded two albums launched within the early Seventies earlier than finally including center brother Tim Bachman on rhythm guitar and bassist C. Fred Turner, and altering their identify to Bachman–Turner Overdrive.
Whereas their first self-titled album as Bachman–Turner Overdrive in 1973 wasn’t an enormous come across launch – although it did boast the gem “Maintain Again the Water,” that includes a uncommon co-writing credit score for Robbie – they shortly discovered their actual success with their second album later that very same yr. The LP, Bachman-Turner Overdrive II, featured their most well-known track, “Takin’ Care of Enterprise,” in addition to the hit “Let It Trip.” Not Fragile adopted in 1974, and with it one other hit, “You Ain’t Seen Nothing But.”
The group continued to make music all through the mid-Seventies, releasing a handful of albums, earlier than Randy Bachman exited the band in 1977 following the discharge of Freeways, leaving Robbie because the lone Bachman nonetheless within the Overdrive.
BTO briefly disbanded in 1979, however by 1983, the band reunited with Randy and Tim Bachman returning, although with out Robbie; BTO’s 1984 self-titled semi-reunion album is the lone album by the band to not characteristic Robbie on drums.
Nevertheless, Robbie would later rejoin Bachman-Turner Overdrive in 1988, and when Randy as soon as once more left the band in 1991, Robbie continued on with “BTO” – the band’s legally agreed upon identify when Randy wasn’t concerned – by means of 2005. When Randy revived Bachman-Turner Overdrive in 2009, it was as soon as once more with out his youthful brother.
In 2014, Bachman–Turner Overdrive have been inducted into the Canadian Music Corridor of Fame.