Randy Bachman
| Randy Bachman | |
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Bachman in concert in 2009
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Randolph Charles Bachman |
| Born |
September 27, 1943 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, guitarist, songwriter, radio personality |
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| Years active | 1960–present |
| Associated acts | Chad Allan and the Reflections, Chad Allan & the Expressions, The Guess Who, Ironhorse, Brave Belt, Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, Bachman Cummings, Bachman & Turner |
| Website | randybachman |
| Notable instruments | |
| Gibson Les Paul | |
Randolph Charles "Randy" Bachman, OC OM (/ˈbækmən/; born September 27, 1943) is a Canadian musician best known as lead guitarist, songwriter and a founding member of the 1960s and 1970s rock bands The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive. Bachman was also a member of Brave Belt with Chad Allan, Union and Ironhorse, and has recorded numerous solo albums.
He is also a national radio personality on CBC Radio, hosting the weekly music show, Vinyl Tap.
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Karl (Charlie) Bachman and Anne (Nancy) Dobrinsky, Bachman is of half German and half Ukrainian ancestry. At age three, he won a singing contest on CKY's King of the Saddle program and age 5 he had started studying the violin in the Royal Toronto Conservatory system. He studied violin until the age of 12 when he grew dissatisfied with the structured lessons. He found that while he couldn't read music, he could play anything if he heard it once; he referred to it as his phonographic memory.
At age 15, Bachman saw Elvis Presley play on Tommy Dorsey's television show and the sight of the guitar around Presley's neck inspired him. He learned three chords from his cousin, then started practising on a modified Hawaiian dobro. At age 16, Bachman met up with Lenny Breau; over the next two years Breau taught Bachman finger picking and also introduced him to the music of Chet Atkins.
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