A Thought for Randy Bachman As Both of His Brothers Pass Away In Just Over 100 Days

Thus far 2023 has been a tough year for former Guess Who and Brave Belt/Bachman Turner Overdrive guitarist Randy Bachman. 

In January, his youngest brother Robbie who played drums for both Brave Belt and BTO passed away at the age of 69. Then on Friday, just over 100 days after Robbie's death, middle brother Tim Bachman who also played guitar with BTO passed away of brain cancer at the age of 71. 

While Randy Bachman is not the only one in his family affected by these deaths, they were his only siblings and he played music with both of them. Bachman, who turns 80 in September, may very well have thought that he would pass on before them. Perhaps Bachman can find some comfort and solace from Carly Simon who lost both of her older sisters 24 hours apart last October. 

It is worth noting that Bachman has not yet commented on his middle brother's passing as of this writing. When Robbie died in January, the eldest Bachman brother took to Twitter to say that Jeff Beck (who had died days earlier) had found a new drummer. It is worth noting that Tim Bachman had faced sexual abuse allegations in 2010 and 2014 although neither set of allegations would not be substantiated in court. Needless to say, I don't know how these allegations might have affected their relationship if at all. 

Still, whatever the state of their fraternal relationship, to lose both brothers in just over three months cannot be an easy burden to bear. R.I.P.