Randy Bachman gets his guitar back

[Photon440]

Missing (stolen) since 1976, it finally turns up in Japan.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/bachman-1957-gretsch-guitar-found-tokyo-1.6206128

 

[slimt]

That is a pretty neat story.

 

[Sahara]

Man, I remember when B.T.O. absolutely dominated the airwaves in my high school years. Most of the music still holds up today.

 

[haywire 440]

Great story, I am amazed when events turn a full circle. BTO, come on man you got to love them. Four Wheel Drive at volume 9, I always leave a little extra in the tank for emergencies.

 

[slimt]

Man, I remember when B.T.O. absolutely dominated the airwaves in my high school years. Most of the music still holds up today.

Yep. And there still on the Airwaves.

 

[NoCar2023]

Not Fragile was one of my first albums.
And Yes...I had the other one too.
Great story, thanks.

 

[R413]

Amazing talent there and VERY under rated. Love his music with the Guess Who and BTO. The 8-track tape is in my 1970 GTX at all times!

thanks for posting

 

[F4R/T]

Sweet story! Hard to believe!

 

[Richard Cranium]

Cool story. As the BTO members got older, they were known as Bachman Turner Overweight.

 

[Hey-O]

 

[Speedbird]

BTO is the Canadian CCR.
(That's a compliment).

 

[CHARGERSTEVEN]

Thanks for posting this Photon440,I read this write up to.Amazing how they found it.I seen Burton n Randy play together at Casino Rama a few years ago.

 

[Photon440]

I remember blasting that on the car radio. It was the first song on their first album (1973). Well, first album with the BTO name - they had already put out two other albums as 'Brave Belt'. This was to be the third Brave Belt album until they decided on the name change. I have the other two albums. The Brave Belt albums had Chad Allen on vocals; he was the original Guess Who vocalist who sang 'Shaking All
Over' back in 1965.

By the way, the photo on that music video shows Blair Thornton beside Randy, he was in later incarnations of the group. That particular album had Tim Bachman instead. Three Bachman brothers (Rob on drums) and Fred Turner.

 

[Hey-O]

I remember blasting that on the car radio. It was the first song on their first album (1973). Well, first album with the BTO name - they had already put out two other albums as 'Brave Belt'. This was to be the third Brave Belt album until they decided on the name change. I have the other two albums. The Brave Belt albums had Chad Allen on vocals; he was the original Guess Who vocalist who sang 'Shaking All
Over' back in 1965.

By the way, the photo on that music video shows Blair Thornton beside Randy, he was in later incarnations of the group. That particular album had Tim Bachman instead. Three Bachman brothers (Rob on drums) and Fred Turner.

I saw them here in St Louis, Dec, 1973 Poco / Bachman-Turner Overdrive / Chad Stuart. That takes me back to a time when life was a little different. I graduated from high school in 74. Thanks for sharing!!!