Randolph Charles Bachman born September 27, 1943, is a Canadian guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was a founding member of The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive.
Bachman recorded as a solo artist and was part of a number of short-lived bands such as Brave Belt, Union, and Ironhorse.
He was a national radio personality on CBC Radio, hosting the weekly music show, Vinyl Tap. Bachman was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016.
How did Randy Bachman lose his guitar?
In 1976, the guitar was stolen from a Toronto hotel room. Bachman recorded hit after hit on his 1957 Gretsch guitar with the Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
Bachman has stated that his guitar sound was influenced by his early violin studies, saying “when I wanted to play a rock solo, I played like it was violin … Violin is mostly slow, melodic stuff. So my guitar solos tend to be smooth, slow lines.”
He has mentioned in interviews that his guitar influences include Lenny Breau, Leslie West, Wes Montgomery, George Peterson, and Hank Marvin.