Bachman–Turner Overdrive Drummer Robbie Bachman Dead at 69
Robbie Bachman, drummer for Bachman–Turner Overdrive who powered the band’s biggest hits including “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” and “Takin’ Care of Business,” has died. He was 69.
Randy Bachman, the drummer’s brother and bandmate, confirmed the news on Twitter Thursday night. “Another sad departure,” he wrote. “The pounding beat behind BTO, my little brother Robbie has joined Mum, Dad & brother Gary on the other side. Jeff Beck might need a drummer. He was an integral cog in our rock ‘n’ roll machine and we rocked the world together.” Further details surrounding Robbie’s death have not yet been revealed.
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Robbie, Randy and their musical journey began as children in Winnipeg, Canada. Robbie eventually asked Randy to be his drummer in Brave Belt, a band he’d formed with Chad Allan. Together, the band recorded two albums released in the early Seventies before eventually changing their name to Bachman–Turner Overdrive.
While their first album as Bachman–Turner Overdrive was a hit, they found their real success with their second album in 1973. The LP featured their most famous songs “Let It Ride” and “Takin’ Care of Business.”
They continued to make music through the Seventies, releasing a few albums including the critically acclaimed Not FragileBefore briefly disbanding in 1979, The band reformed in 1983, but without Robbie. In 2014, Bachman–Turner Overdrive were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
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