Overseeing the mall Nov 29, 2008
Moss: The late '60s/early '70s with The Who, and The Guess Who, Bachman Turner Overdrive, and a whole bunch more. ISJ: Favorite entertainer. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
K-OS Hiccups At SOCAN Awards Nov 19, 2008
Tal Bachman "She's So High" Leonard Cohen "Ain't No Cure For Love" Amanda Marshall "First We Take Manhattan" (written by Leonard Cohen) Amanda Marshall "Believe In You" Amanda Marshall "Love Lift Me" Amanda Marshall "Everybody's Got A Story" Amanda Marshall "Sitting On Top Of The World" Leonard Cohen "Suzanne" Men Without Hats "Pop Goes The World" Men Without Hats "Safety Dance" 98 Degrees "I Do (Cherish You)" (written by Dan Hill and Keith Stegall)... (ChartAttack)
Winning music to Thrashers Nov 12, 2008
Traditional jock anthems like Queen s We are the Champions, Bachman Turner Overdrive s Takin Care of Business and James Brown s I Got You (I Feel Good) are so 20th century compared with the Thrashers victory song. Williams, 28, signed with the Thrashers as a free agent over the summer and didn t hesitate to take charge of the music, just as he had in previous NHL stints with Detroit and Chicago. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
More Coverage: Lafayette News Stand Oct 6, 2008
USA Today/ By Eddie Timanus As Bachman Turner Overdrive might say, the Lafayette men's basketball team has been taking care of business and working overtime. A lot of overtime. (Goleopards.com)
The order's 74 other snowflakes Jul 3, 2008
But perhaps the best known of the new snowflake-wearers, and undoubtedly the best loved, is Randolph (Randy) Bachman, a principal of both The Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive, two of the greatest rock bands ever produced in Canada. Mr. Bachman's Order of Canada citation refers to him as iconic. (Globe and Mail)
Red Shea, 70 Jun 12, 2008
Red Shea was the ultimate extra guitar on Gordon Lightfoot's records and stage performances, guitarist Randy Bachman, formerly of The Guess Who and The Bachman Turner Overdrive, said in an e-mail Wednesday. He augmented every song with some sparkle and magic and made Gordon sound and look good. (Globe and Mail)
The puck's stopped here for hockey theme Jun 8, 2008
Asked what he considered the definitive Canadian riff, he thought of the Guess Who, Neil Young, Rush and Bachman Turner Overdrive, before deciding then decided that Ms. Claman's hockey theme music probably superseded them all in terms of universal recognition. This might be the most famous Canadian song of all time, he said. (Globe and Mail)
Artists honour Jeff Healey May 4, 2008
Such classic rockers as former Cream vocalist and bass player Jack Bruce, Deep Purple's Ian Gillan, and Randy Bachman of The Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive fame performed solo sets in his honour before a packed, sold-out crowd of 2,500 squeezed into The Sound Academy club on the Toronto waterfront. But it was a rousing finale of two Healey hits, See The Light, and his cover of The Beatles' While My Guitar Gently Weeps - which actually featured George Harrison when Healey re-recorded it -... (Jam! Showbiz)
Four new City Council members seated, choice of Palo Alto vice mayor debated Jan 9, 2008
He had intended to play the song "Takin' Care of Business" by Bachman Turner Overdrive Monday night, but that would have required paying royalties, Klein said. Unprompted, Drekmeier belted out a line of the refrain then shrugged nonchalantly as his colleagues and the audience burst into laughter. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Huckabee returns to city, now with front-runner status Dec 23, 2007
Siouxlanders taking in the event heard Huckabee namecheck a wide variety of topics, including the Declaration of Independence, the prophet Isaiah and the 1972 movie "Billy Jack." The crowd was energized from the beginning, and a group of teen girls began a chant of "Huckabee, Huckabee" when he strapped on a bass and played a Bachman Turner Overdrive song prior to delivering a 35-minute speech. "You guys are jazzed up, aren't you? I'm not sure if this is a political rally or the set for The Price... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Favre breaks passing yards record, Pack win Dec 17, 2007
But what Spitz s Bachman Turner Overdrive karaoke falsetto lacked in melody and choreography, it made up for in accuracy. It s been the Packers mantra all season long, and it s exactly what they did again Sunday. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Blind athlete enjoys thrill of competition May 12, 2007
Glendale resident Dominick Thorpe, 15, displays his medals he earned at the Junior Blind Olympics April 21 in suburban Los Angeles. He may have been born blind at 24 weeks, but Glendale's Dominick Thorpe has fun just like any 15-year-old boy. (Glendale Star, AZ)
Out of the rock arena and into the jazz bar Apr 25, 2007
Guitarist Randy Bachman, of Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive fame, just released his second jazz album, Jazz Thing II, while slide guitar prodigy Jeff Healey left rock for trad jazz years ago, releasing three jazz albums and broadening his instrumental arsenal to include trumpet and clarinet. What's curious about this move from rock to jazz is that it seems a largely Canadian trend. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Students knockin' on Dylan's door at Lifelong Learning class Mar 27, 2007
That quote came from Russ Gifford near the end of a 90-minute interview that touched on rock music of the 1960s and '70s -- Bob Dylan, The Byrds, concept albums, Jefferson Airplane, The Who, The Beach Boys, Jim Morrison, Johnny Cash, bootlegs, influences, Rolling Stone, The Band, politics, Dylan, vinyl, CDs, the lyrics, the business, Led Zeppelin, California Dreamin', technology, disco, rap, Woodstock, The Last Waltz, Jackson Browne, The Eagles, Dylan, Bachman Turner Overdrive, The Animals, Bob... (Sioux City Journal)
Sheriff's office investigates failed Darrington Rock Festival Jan 29, 2007
In addition to Cheap Trick, other musicians who refused to play included former Grand Funk Railroad singer Mark Farner and Randy Bachman of Bachman Turner Overdrive. "The bands didn't care anything about their fans," he said. (Longview Daily News, WA)
