Randy Bachman - JAMES ST LAURENT PHOTOGRAPHY

“…get to the working overtime part”

Homer Simpson

Homer Simpson yells at Randy Bachman “get to the working overtime part” while playing “Takin’ Care of Business”. Simpsons creator Matt Groening (whose father is originally from Winnipeg) is a well-known BTO fan. Randy Bachman has been working overtime for 5 decades.

Randolph Charles “Randy” Bachman, celebrates his 73rd birthday today – born September 27, 1943. The Canadian icon is best known as lead guitarist, songwriter and a founding member of the 1960s and 1970s rock bands The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive. He was also a member of Brave Belt with Chad Allan, Union and Ironhorse, and recorded numerous solo albums..

A national radio personality on CBC Radio, hosting a weekly music show, Vinyl Tap, where he plays music, reminiscing about personal encounters with famous artists and musicians from his 50-year career in music.

Randy Bachman has seven children from two marriages, twenty-six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame twice! First as a member of the Guess Who in 2001, and again in 2012 as a solo artist. He received SOCAN’s Lifetime Achievement Award on June 22, 2015.

Bachman stated that his guitar sound was influenced by his early violin studies, saying “when I wanted to play a rock solo, I played like it was violin… Violin is mostly slow, melodic stuff. So my guitar solos tend to be smooth, slow lines”