Robbie Buckman The drummer for Bachman-Turner Overdrive, who produced the band’s biggest hits, including “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” and “Takin’ Care of Business,” has died. he was 69 years old.
Drummer brother and bandmate Randy Bachman I checked the news on Twitter thursday night. “Another sad goodbye,” he wrote. “Thumping beats behind BTO, brother Robbie joined mom, dad and brother Gary on the other side. Jeff Beck might need a drummer!? No gears, and together we rocked the world.” Details regarding Robbie’s death have yet to be revealed.
Robbie and Randy started playing music together as children growing up in Winnipeg, Canada. Eventually, guitarist Randy asked Robbie to be the drummer for his band Brave Belt, which he formed with musician Chad Allan, Randy Bachman’s former bandmate on The Guess Who. Together, the band recorded two albums released in the early ’70s before finally adding middle brother Tim Buckman on rhythm guitar and bassist C. Changed to Mann Turner Overdrive.
Their first self-titled album, released as Bachman–Turner Overdrive in 1973, was not a big hit upon release.hold back water, featuring Robbie’s rare co-writing credits – they quickly found real success with their second album later in the same year. LPs, bachman turner overdrive Ⅱwhich featured their most famous song “Takin’ Care of Business” and hit “Let It Ride”. indestructible 1974 followed up with another hit, “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet.”
The group continued to make music throughout the mid-70s, releasing several albums before Randy Bachman left the band in 1977 with the next release. highwayleaving Robbie as the only Backman still in Overdrive.
BTO briefly disbanded in 1979, but by 1983 the band had reunited, with Randy and Tim Buckman returning, but without Robbie. BTO’s 1984 self-titled semi-reunion album is the band’s only album not featuring Robbie on drums.
However, Robbie rejoined Bachman-Turner Overdrive in 1988, and when Randy left the band again in 1991, Robbie declared “BTO” (the band’s legal record when Randy was not involved). ) continued to be used until 2005. He revived the Bachman-Turner Overdrive in 2009, but was again without a brother.
In 2014, Bachman-Turner Overdrive was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.