ROBBIE BACHMAN, co-founding drummer of veteran Canadian band BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE, has died

Posted On: January 13, 2023

The year 2023 has started off devastating for music. We arrived barely the second week of the year and after the announcement of the death of the guitarists Sebastien Marin (exaggerated, Anvil) and Jeff Backthe death of Robbie Bachmandrummer and co-founder of Bachman-Turner Overdriveone of the best Canadian bands in history.

Robbie died this Thursday (12), aged 69 and until now the cause of death has not been informed. The news was given to the public by the singer, guitarist and brother of Robbie, Randy Bachmanthe same night as the death of Lisa Presleydaughter of Elvis Presley and ex-wife of michael jackson.

Said Excited in his statement: “Another sad departure. The loud beat behind the BTO left us. I just got a call from Fred Turner and my younger brother, Robbiejoins mom, dad and brother Gary on another side. fred say maybe Jeff Beck need a drummer to play,” he joked. “He was an integral part of our rock ‘n’ roll machine and we rocked the world together.”

Shocked by the news, the bassist David Ellefson (The Lucid, Ellefson Soto, Ellefsonoldmegadeth), an inveterate fan of Bachman-Turner Overdrivesummarizes the importance of the group in his life and talks about his esteem for Robbie:

“Another shocking news, regarding the death of the official drummer of Bachman-Turner Overdrive and co-founder Robin Bachman. The Scrapbook Not flimsy of BTO that’s the only reason I wanted to become a bass player and have a career in rock. In 1993, shortly after moving to Scottsdale, Arizona, Marty Friedman and I went to see the BTO play live in Chandler, Arizona. Meeting the band was a big step in my life! Robbie he was the amazing, friendly person I kept in touch with. A year later, in 1994, he came to see us on the (album) tour. the youth of asia in Vancouver, British Columbia. He and I have kept in touch over the years, exchanging emails until recently when he reached out to collaborate musically on a new venture a few years ago. My sincere condolences to his family and his fans who will always remember him and his invaluable contribution to our musical formation.

Robbie was 69 years old and founded the BTO with fred and Excited in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1973. Over the years, the group has earned five gold records and one platinum record in the United States and six more platinum records and one gold record in Canada. Creator of classics like Let it ride, Drive on the highway, Take care of business,Hey you and You ain’t seen nothing yetthe group has sold around 30 million records to date.