Robbie Bachman

He referenced the death this week of guitarist Jeff Beck alongside a black and white picture of Robbie drumming, in his tweet that said: “Another sad departure.

Robbie Bachman -- the drummer of Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive -- has died at age 69, his brother and bandmate Randy Bachman announced via ...

Bachman-Turner Overdrive released its most popular album, “Not Fragile,” in 1974. He was an integral cog in our rock ‘n’ roll machine and we rocked the world together,” Bachman said alongside a black and white photo of the band. They were later joined by bassist Fred Turner and recorded two albums.

Robin 'Robbie' Bachman, Bachman-Turner Overdrive drummer and co-founder has died 69.

1 hit “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” and another enduring classic rock radio staple “Roll on Down the Highway,” co-written by Robbie Bachman. Randy Bachman returned for a fourth stint on the mic in 2009, leading the group through its final split in 2018. The band split up in 1980 and reunited three years later, with Robbie Bachman replaced by former Guess Who drummer Gary Peterson; he returned in 1988 for another three-year run. 1 on the Billboard album charts and spawned the driving, stuttering No. [rock](https://www.billboard.com/t/rock/) ‘n’ roll machine and we rocked the world together. The Winnipeg, Manitoba-bred band (also known as BTO) formed in 1973 and blazed a trail through the prog rock and disco era with a series of hard-charging AM radio rock hits including the Billboard Hot 100 No.

Robbie Bachman, the drummer and co-founder of the hit-making 1970s rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, has died. He was 69.

After Randy left that group in 1970, he formed a short-lived group called Brave Belt, with 18-year-old Robbie on drums. He was an integral cog in our rock ‘n’ roll machine and we rocked the world together.” “The pounding beat behind BTO, my little brother Robbie has joined Mum, Dad & brother Gary on the other side.

Robbie Bachman, who co-founded and played drums for the hard-riffing 1970s Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, has died at the age of 69.

The group began to lose momentum toward the end of the decade and Randy left in 1979. He skipped a 1984 reunion but rejoined in 1988 and remained until the band split in 2004, although Randy left in 1991. The band signed with Mercury Records and released their self-titled debut in May of 1973, but their career took off in earnest with “II,” released at the end of that year. The band’s sound, which relied on a combination of hard riffs and strong vocal harmonies, became a staple of 1970s rock radio, and a series of albums and hit singles followed — with “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet,” Randy Bachman became the first person to write and record American No. Randy left that group in May 1970, at the peak of its success — just before the group’s song “American Woman” topped the U.S. It included the hit singles “Let It Ride” and “Takin’ Care of Business,” which quickly became an anthem and is still frequently used in advertisements and sporting events.

Robbie Bachman, the drummer for the Canadian hard rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive that was known for such 1970s hits as “Takin' Care of Business” and ...

Robbie Bachman, the co-founder and drummer of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, has died at age 69. Randy Bachman shared the news of his brother's death Thursday on ...

As BTO, Robbie Bachman and the others continued to tour and record, but their popularity faded and they broke up in 1980. "He'd run to the front of the stage and throw a rose to every woman in the front row, or the guy she was with, and say, 'Are you ready to rock 'n' roll? But we were a loud band, and you know, he was a fun guy." It took nearly a decade for the brothers to mend their relationship enough to finally accept the honour. He just listened to the records and played like John Bonham and Ringo Starr." "I helped him make a set of drums out of those round Quaker Oats porridge oatmeal things. He was an integral cog in our rock 'n' roll machine and we rocked the world together. The pounding beat behind BTO, my little brother Robbie has joined Mum, Dad & brother Gary on the other side. He'd bring four or five drum sets on tour, and wear satin suits that matched their colour. with a wooden spoon," he said. Do you want more rock 'n' roll?" "He was a really cool, inventive — not a disciplined — drummer," Randy Bachman said in a phone interview.

Robbie Bachman, drummer for 1970s rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, has died at age 69.

The brothers rarely performed together after the early 1990s, with Robbie Bachman once telling The Associated Press that Randy had “belittled” the other band members and likened them to the fictional parody group Spinal Tap. As BTO, Robbie Bachman and the others continued to tour and record, but their popularity faded and they broke up in 1980. The two Bachmans, along with brother Tim Bachman on guitar (later replaced by Blair Thornton) and Fred Turner on bass, formed Bachman-Turner Overdrive in 1973 and sold millions of records over the next three years with their blend of grinding guitar riffs and catchy melodies.

No cause of death was immediately given for Bachman-Turner drummer and co-founder Robbie Bachman, whose passing was announced by his brother Randy Bachman.

“The pounding beat behind BTO, my little brother Robbie has joined Mum, Dad & brother Gary on the other side. He was an integral cog in our rock ’n’ roll machine and we rocked the world together.” [tweeted on Thursday night](https://twitter.com/randysvinyltap/status/1613693347125923842?s=11).

NEW YORK (AP) — Robbie Bachman, the drummer for the Canadian hard rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive that was known for such 1970s hits as “Takin' Care of ...

The brothers rarely performed together after the early 1990s, with Robbie Bachman once telling The Associated Press that Randy had “belittled” the other band members and likened them to the fictional parody group Spinal Tap. As BTO, Robbie Bachman and the others continued to tour and record, but their popularity faded and they broke up in 1980. The two Bachmans, along with brother Tim Bachman on guitar (later replaced by Blair Thornton) and Fred Turner on bass, formed Bachman-Turner Overdrive in 1973 and sold millions of records over the next three years with their blend of grinding guitar riffs and catchy melodies.