Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) is a Canadian band that made hits like “Takin’ Care of Business” and “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet.” Rock and roll wouldn’t be the same without them.
But Robbie Bachman was the key to BTO’s success. He was the man behind the loud drum beats and electric guitar riffs. Join me as we learn about the life of this famous drummer and how he helped shape the sound of one of the most famous rock bands ever.
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Who is Robbie Bachman?
Randy Bachman’s younger brother was a drummer born in Canada on February 18, 1953, and passed away on January 12, 2023. The groundbreaking albums by Brave Belt and Bachman-Turner Overdrive also included his drumming.
When he appeared on records by Brave Belt and BTO, he was typically identified as “Robbie” or “Rob” in the liner notes. Bachman and his older brother Randy were drummers who frequently practiced at home.
Randy Bachman, brother of Robbie Bachman and fellow band member, revealed his brother’s death on January 12, 2023. He played drums for the Canadian rock group Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
Another sad departure. 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. #RIP #littlebrother #family pic.twitter.com/XASj6CVXzA
— Randy Bachman (@RandysVinylTap) January 13, 2023
Robbie Bachman Contribution to BTO’s Success
Randy’s younger brother Robbie has played drums with the Brave Belt since 1971. Chad Allan and Fred Turner made up the rest of Brave Belt. On their 1972 album Brave Belt II, the group released a song titled “Summer Soldier” that Robbie helped create with the band.
Later that year, Allan Bachman quit Brave Belt, and his brother Tim eventually took over the company. When Brave Belt became Bachman-Turner Overdrive in 1973, Robbie designed the BTO ‘gear’ logo. Five of BTO’s albums, six of their singles, and eleven in Canada were Top 40 hits between 1973 and 1976.
Roll On Down the Highway by Bachman-Turner Overdrive, written by Robbie and Fred Turner, peaked at number fourteen on the Billboard Hot One Hundred and four on the RPM Top Forty in 1975. He stayed with BTO until their 1979 Rock n’ Roll Nights tour ended.
In 1984, Robbie and his brother Randy were offered the option to refund BTO, but Robbie rejected owing to legal issues. Randy voiced his disagreement when he chose Tim Bachman over Blair Thornton to be the band’s second guitarist.
On drums for the 1984 album and tour was Garry Peterson, formerly of the Guess Who, who replaced him. After Randy Bachman left BTO in 1988, Robbie reunited with the band for a string of reunion shows with the Not Fragile lineup between 1988 and 1991.
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Robbie and the rest of BTO continued performing under that name with Randy Murray on guitar and vocals until 2004. Trial By Fire: Greatest & Latest, released in 1996, is the sole new album using this lineup. After reuniting in 2009 and getting back to work in 2010, Fred Turner and Randy Bachman dropped “Bachman & Turner” in September 2010 to coincide with a world tour.
To stop Randy Bachman and Turner from using the Bachman-Turner Overdrive moniker, Blair Thornton and Robin Bachman filed a lawsuit against them. Robbie and his Bachman-Turner Overdrive bandmates from the Not Fragile lineup were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame on March 29, 2014.
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