- Randy Bachman
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Randy Bachman
OC OM DMus ("hc")
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Randolph Charles Bachman
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Born = birth date and age|1943|9|27Winnipeg ,Manitoba ,Canada
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Instrument =Guitar
Genre = Rock
Occupation =Guitarist ,Songwriter , Radio Presenter
Years_active = 1960 - present
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Associated_acts =The Guess Who ,Ironhorse ,Bachman-Turner Overdrive ,Brave Belt ,Chad Allan and The Expressons
URL = http://www.randybachman.com
Notable_instruments = Electric guitarRandolph Charles Bachman (the Bachman family name is pronounced as /IPA|bækmæn/) (OC OM ) (born September 27, 1943) was lead guitarist and songwriter of the 1970s rock bands,
The Guess Who andBachman-Turner Overdrive . Bachman was also a member of the bandBrave Belt with Chad Allan and a band calledIronhorse , and has recorded numerous solo albums.Personal life
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Randy is half Ukrainian, on his mother's side. Bachman lives on
Salt Spring Island ,British Columbia , nearVancouver Island , and is married to singer/songwriterDenise McCann . They were married onMarch 27 ,1982 . Bachman is a former member of theChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . In an interview onCBC Radio One , he noted that his family is now "more spiritual."Fact|date=May 2008The guitarist had an operation on his shoulder in November 2007 to repair a torn
rotator cuff . The operation was successful and he is playing guitar now as always.His son
Tal Bachman is a recording artist in his own right, and scored a worldwide hit in 1999 with "She's So High".2000s
In 2000, he made a guest appearance on
The Simpsons as himself with his formerBachman-Turner Overdrive band-mate,C.F. Turner . Simpsons creatorMatt Groening (whose father is originally from Winnipeg), is a well known BTO fan.Homer Simpson yells at Bachman to "get to the working overtime part" while playing "Takin' Care of Business ".In 2001 Bachman received an honorary Doctorate of Music from
Brandon University inBrandon, Manitoba along with the other members of the Guess Who. In 2005 Bachman was awarded theOrder of Manitoba , the highest award in the Province ofManitoba . [http://www.portagedailygraphic.com/story.php?id=173167] Bachman, along with The Guess Who, was also the recipient of The Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, Canada's foremost distinction for excellence in the performing arts, in 2002. In 2008, he was made an Officer of theOrder of Canada . [cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=5447|title=Governor General Announces New Appointments to the Order of Canada]Since the summer of 2005, Bachman created and is currently hosting the series "
Vinyl Tap " onCBC Radio One , where he tells stories about music and musicians while playing appropriate recordings.Randy helped
Kalan Porter on his CD219 Days . He suggested that Kalan do a drone on his violin on one of his songs, In Spite Of It All. He was also featured in his song, And We Drive, playing a guitar solo near the end of the song.Bachman tours with his own band, the Randy Bachman Band and the
Bachman-Cummings Band . He has also created a popular theatre show he calls "Every Song Tells A Story" featuring Bachman live and unplugged with his band, telling the stories behind the writing of his famous hits from the 1960s and 70s. Randy Bachman andBurton Cummings toured throughout Canada as Bachman & Cummings in the summer of 2006 with Toronto'sThe Carpet Frogs .Randy Bachman has also released an album of original melodic jazz songs called "Jazz Thing" which is available on his official website.
Bachman's coast-to-coast CBC Radio One show "Vinyl Tap", featuring Bachman playing records and reminiscing about his personal encounters with famous artists and musicians from his 50-year career in rock, runs from 7-9 p.m. every Saturday night and can be accessed via the [http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/index.jsp?program=Randy+Bachman%27s+Vinyl+Tap CBC Radio One web site] and Sirius channel 137. There is a replay of the Saturday show on the following Friday night at 11 pm.
Streaming audio of the show is available through theinternet in everyCanadian time zone at http://www.cbc.ca/listen/Family
Two of Bachman's many grandchildren, are currently invovled in many musical activites.
Jedidiah Bachman Randy's oldest grandchild, is an aspiring DJ, and spends his time makingTechno andTrance demo's.Ashton Bachman ,Tal Bachman 's second eldest son, (Tal being Randy's eldest son) is also involved in a project, writingMelodic Death Metal andProgressive Jazz Metal with his band he formed,Overlord (band) olo Discography
*1970 "Axe"
*1976 "Survivor"
*1992 "Any Road" (referred on the cover simply as Bachman)
*1993 "Bob's Garage" (Live)
*1996 "Merge"
*1998 "Songbook"
*2001 "Every Song Tells A Story"
*2004 "Jazz Thing"
*2006 "Bachman-Cummings Songbook" - Compilation that features tracks from the Guess Who, Burton Cummings, and Bachman-Turner Overdrive
*2006 "The Thunderbird Trax" - A compilation of previously unreleased material recorded by Bachman and Cummings in Bachman's tool shed back in 1987
*2007 "Jazz Thing II"
*2007 "Jukebox" - Bachman & Cummings album which is also Cummings' first studio album in 17 years sincePlus Signs . The album features covers of songs by such artists asBob Dylan ,The Shadows andThe Beatles Video Discography
*2001 "Every Song Tells A Story"
*2005 "Live 8 Barrie" - PerformsTakin' Care of Business withThe Carpet Frogs , Burton Cummings was scheduled to perform with Bachman, but was unable to attend.
*2006 "Jazz Thing Live in Toronto" (FeaturingCurtis Stiegers ,Joel Kroeker ,Tal Bachman ,Stephan Moccio , andDenise McCann Bachman )
*2006 "First Time Around " (withBurton Cummings and The Carpet Frogs as Bachman-Cummings Band)ee also
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Canadian rock
*Music of Canada References
External links
* [http://www.randybachman.com Randy Bachman's Official website]
* [http://www.randybachman.com/php/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=Randy Randy Bachman's Official Discussion Forum]
* [http://www.bachmancummings.com Official website for the Bachman-Cummings Band]
* [http://www.randysvinyltap.com Randy's Vinyl Tap website]
* [http://www.icebergradio.com/randybachman Audio Interview] recorded April 2007 in Toronto, Canada
* [http://www.cbc.ca/vinyltap Randy's CBC Radio show web site]
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