Robbie Bachman, the younger brother of Randy Bachman and drummer of Bachman-Turner Overdrive (a.k.a. BTO), passed away yesterday at the age of 69. No cause of death has been released.
After Randy Bachman abruptly left The Guess Who in 1970, he returned to his native Winnipeg and began jamming with his teenaged brother Robbied who was as natural a talent on drums as Randy was on guitar. Soon they were joined by original Guess Who lead singer Chad Allan and formed the band Brave Belt. The trio expanded into a quintet with the addition of bassist and singer C. Fred Turner and middle brother Tim Bachman on guitar (who would later be replaced by Blair Thornton).
Brave Belt would record two unheralded albums before morphing into Bachman-Turner Overdrive after the departure of Allan. In addition to playing drums, the youngest Bachman was also credited with designing the band's logo and would co-write the song "Rollin' Down The Highway" with Turner.
The Bachmans would have recurring disagreements over the Bachman-Turner Overdrive and BTO names resulting in various legal actions against one another. But the elder Bachman would say of his sibling upon his passing, "Maybe Jeff Beck needs a drummer," in reference to the recent passing of the guitar legend earlier this week.
I leave you with Robbie Bachman letting it ride. R.I.P.
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