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“Randy Bachman called me up and said, ‘I found my guitar. I can tell you how I did it’”: 60 years after he sold it, Neil Young has been reunited with his Squires Gretsch 6120 – thanks to a little help from Randy Bachman

Young tracked down his beloved Gretsch online, and has since been playing it live on tour

Guitar World

“Whenever we weren’t playing, Neil would call up and say, ‘Are you guys playing a gig next weekend? Can we borrow the amplifier?’” When Randy Bachman and Neil Young used to share guitar amps

Bachman’s combo amp caught Young’s eye, and he would take every chance he could to get his hands on it

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“In walked this clown, dressed in silk pyjamas, huge shades on. I shouted, ‘Get out!’ and pushed him into the corridor. That was Steven Tyler”: Randy Bachman‘s wild tales of Pete Townshend, Neil Young, Little Richard and Frank Sinatra

Jamming with Little Richard, turning down the chance to meet Elvis, yelling at Steven Tyler - welcome to the life of BTO’s Randy Bachman

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"This song is our tribute to Winnipeg": Bachman-Turner Overdrive team up with Neil Young for first new song in 40 years

60 Years Ago arrives as Bachman-Turner Overdrive embark on their Back In Overdrive tour

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"The BTO sound is BACK!!" Bachman-Turner Overdrive release first new material in over 25 years – and it features a Neil Young guitar solo

Young takes care of business with a pounding solo on 60 Years Ago, while the band announces a Canada/US tour

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“I didn’t even know what we would play. He would just be like, ‘Honey, we’re in G.’ And I’d be like, ‘Okay, here we go’”: When she was just a teenager, Lindsay Ell was playing blues with Buddy Guy – and being mentored by Randy Bachman

The Canadian singer-songwriter was recently handpicked by Shania Twain as her lead guitarist and recently reflected on her early guitar mentors

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“The whole audience’s heads snap and look at the stage, and I go, ‘Oh my God, I can't forget this riff’”: Randy Bachman on how a broken string inspired his iconic American Woman guitar riff

How one broken string on a ‘59 Les Paul changed Randy Bachman’s career

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“My ’57 Gretsch was stolen in 1978. Getting that guitar back and playing it so much got me thinking about the other guitars in my possession”: Over 200 of Randy Bachman's iconic guitars are up for auction

Over 200 of Randy Bachman's iconic guitars are up for auction

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“I felt like I’d stumbled upon this magical sound radiating off people’s turntables… my Strat and Gretsch together had this sound of one guitar, even when it was two”: As Randy Bachman prepares to part with his guitar collection, he’s still burning bright

The 80-year-old Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive pioneer is hitting the road with extra energy after hearing remastered live recordings: “We were on fire! We went to Japan and played as good as Led Zeppelin”

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How the Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins became a rock ’n’ roll icon, played by Pete Townshend, Randy Bachman and more – before enjoying a triumphant second act in the hands of Brian Setzer

There are few cooler hollowbody electrics than the Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins/Nashville, few more versatile. It has done country, rock 'n' roll, rockabilly and rock. This is its story

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“My guitar playing was a one-of-a-kind thing I developed as a kid in Winnipeg. You can’t replace that”: Randy Bachman is suing the band performing under The Guess Who name for $20 million

Bachman and Guess Who co-writer Burton Cummings say the current group – featuring drummer Garry Peterson – has tainted their legacy

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Tim Bachman, guitarist, co-founder of Bachman–Turner Overdrive, dies at 71

The brother of guitarist/singer Randy Bachman and drummer Robbie Bachman, Tim Bachman played on seminal BTO tracks like Takin' Care of Business and Let It Ride

Guitar World

Bachman-Turner Overdrive guitarist Tim Bachman dies after complications with cancer

The guitarist and vocalist of the Canadian rock band's son confirmed the news on Facebook

Daily Mirror

Robbie Bachman, Bachman-Turner Overdrive drummer and co-founder, dies at 69

“Maybe Jeff Beck needs a drummer!,” his brother and band co-founder Randy wrote on Twitter, announcing the news of Robbie’s passing in the wake of Beck’s death earlier this week.

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Drummer Robbie Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive dead at 69

Robbie Bachman, drummer and co-founder of Bachman-Turner Overdrive has died at 69. The ‘70s rock group was behind hits like “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” and “Takin' Care of Business.”

The Independent UK

Robbie Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive dies at 69

Robbie Bachman, the drummer for the Canadian hard rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive that was known for such 1970s hits as “Takin’ Care of Business” and “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet,” has died at age 69

Daily Mirror

Bachman–Turner Overdrive drummer and co-founder Robbie Bachman dies aged 69

His older brother Randy Bachman, who played guitar and fronted the 70s rock group, shared the devastating news on his Twitter account

The Guardian - UK

Bachman–Turner Overdrive drummer Robbie Bachman dies aged 69

Musician played with brother Randy in a band that reached peak in the 70s, with several albums and hit single Roll on Down the Highway

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The Independent UK

Rock star Randy Bachman reunited with beloved stolen guitar

Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman’s long search has ended after he was reunited in Tokyo with a cherished guitar 45 years after it was stolen from a Toronto hotel

Bangkok Post

Rock icon reunited with stolen guitar after 46 years

TOKYO: They say you never forget your first love, and after pining for his stolen guitar for almost half a century, Canadian rock star Randy Bachman has finally been reunited with the instrument which an eagle-eyed fan tracked down in Japan.

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