The band released a new song “60 Years Ago” back in March that features Neil Young
Classic rock icons Bachman-Turner Overdrive have added a string of fall shows to their 2025 tour. The Roll On Down the Highway Tour sees the band add eight new shows in the Northeastern United States. Very special guests will be Blue Oyster Cult and Starship featuring Mickey Thomas on select dates. Check out the full tour itinerary below.
Back on March 28, BTO released “60 Years Ago.” It is the band’s first new piece of material in over 25 years. The song features a special guest guitar contribution from fellow Canadian musician Neil Young. Stream the official audio below.
Robbie Bachman, drummer and founding member of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, passed away in January of 2023. His brother, Tim Bachman – the band’s founding rhythm guitarist – died nearly four months later.
“Another sad departure,” Randy Bachman stated at the time of Robbie’s passing. “The pounding beat behind BTO, my little brother Robbie has joined Mum, Dad & brother Gary on the other side. Maybe Jeff Beck needs a drummer! He was an integral cog in our rock ‘n’ roll machine and we rocked the world together.”
After releasing two albums together in the early Seventies, Randy and Robbie Bachman recruited their middle brother Tim Bachman to play rhythm guitar, and C. Fred Turner to play bass. Thus, Bachman-Turner Overdrive was born. The band released their self-titled debut and its follow-up, Bachman-Turner Overdrive II, in 1973. The latter peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and produced the hit “Takin’ Care of Business,” which would go on to become one of rock’s most enduring anthems.
In 1974, the band released arguably their best collective outing, Not Fragile. The album featured their other signature song, “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet.” The track topped the charts in the US, Canada, Germany, Denmark, New Zealand, and South Africa.
A string of solid albums throughout the rest of the decade brought the band to 1979 when they released the LP Rock n’ Roll Nights. The album did not include Randy Bachman. The group disbanded, but reunited in 1983. Their next and final studio album – 1984’s Bachman-Turner Overdrive – was recorded without Robbie Bachman on drums.
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