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Randy Bachman. Founding member of The Guess Who & BTO. Management: https://t.co/udxeIbIiLs Media Inquiries: [email protected]

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#TBT By early 1973, Randy Bachman had burned through $97,000 of his Guess Who royalties keeping Brave Belt alive. He was paying the band $175 a week while they toured in a drafty van, eating peanut butter sandwiches. Randy flew to New York and Los Angeles, hand-delivering their third album to every major label in America. The responses came back on identical letterhead. 26 rejections. One such note came from from Charlie Fach's desk at Mercury Records: "Dear Randy, I pass on the tape." Not even signed. Randy called a band meeting in Toronto. "We've got 26 refusals. I've sent out four more tape packages. If it doesn't happen, this Friday is the last paycheque." On a final trip to New York to sell the tapes one last time, Fred Turner, who had gone with, went for a walk. He turned a corner and a man was standing there - knife out, hand extended. "Gimme your money, please." The "please" made it more terrifying somehow. Fred handed over his cash and walked straight back to his hotel room, picked up his bass and wrote the whole thing down; a pile-driving rocker with Fred's gritty vocals and Randy's gutty, piercing guitar. They called it "Gimme Your Money Please." It became the first track on the Brave Belt III tape. Randy sent the tape to Charlie Fach at Mercury one more time, via special air messenger. The next morning, Fach called Randy at his hotel, song playing in the background. "I've just put the tape on," Fach said. "You know, if the rest of the album is like this, you've got a deal. We've been looking for a strong rock group." Mercury offered a two-album deal at $50,000 per album. Fach insisted they couldn't be called Brave Belt so Randy suggested Bachman-Turner Overdrive. They signed. Within three months of BTO I hitting stores in May 1973, Mercury had recouped its investment. Edited from Killer Guitar Academy. #rocknroll #music #history #blowthisup MercuryRecords

#TBT By early 1973, Randy Bachman had burned through $97,000 of his Guess Who royalties keeping Brave Belt alive. He was paying the band $175 a week while they toured in a drafty van, eating peanut butter sandwiches. Randy flew to New York and Los Angeles, hand-delivering their third album to every major label in America. The responses came back on identical letterhead. 26 rejections. One such note came from from Charlie Fach's desk at Mercury Records: "Dear Randy, I pass on the tape." Not even signed. Randy called a band meeting in Toronto. "We've got 26 refusals. I've sent out four more tape packages. If it doesn't happen, this Friday is the last paycheque." On a final trip to New York to sell the tapes one last time, Fred Turner, who had gone with, went for a walk. He turned a corner and a man was standing there - knife out, hand extended. "Gimme your money, please." The "please" made it more terrifying somehow. Fred handed over his cash and walked straight back to his hotel room, picked up his bass and wrote the whole thing down; a pile-driving rocker with Fred's gritty vocals and Randy's gutty, piercing guitar. They called it "Gimme Your Money Please." It became the first track on the Brave Belt III tape. Randy sent the tape to Charlie Fach at Mercury one more time, via special air messenger. The next morning, Fach called Randy at his hotel, song playing in the background. "I've just put the tape on," Fach said. "You know, if the rest of the album is like this, you've got a deal. We've been looking for a strong rock group." Mercury offered a two-album deal at $50,000 per album. Fach insisted they couldn't be called Brave Belt so Randy suggested Bachman-Turner Overdrive. They signed. Within three months of BTO I hitting stores in May 1973, Mercury had recouped its investment. Edited from Killer Guitar Academy. #rocknroll #music #history #blowthisup MercuryRecords

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#TBT This week in 1974, Not Fragile was released. It was the third studio album by Bachman–Turner Overdrive and proved to be our most popular, reaching No. 1 on both the US Billboard 200 and the Canadian RPM albums chart. #music #history #throwback #70s Bachman-Turner Overdrive

#TBT This week in 1974, Not Fragile was released. It was the third studio album by Bachman–Turner Overdrive and proved to be our most popular, reaching No. 1 on both the US Billboard 200 and the Canadian RPM albums chart. #music #history #throwback #70s Bachman-Turner Overdrive

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The one & only Stevie Nicks has celebrated another trip around the sun this week. Rolling Stone named her The Reigning Queen of #rocknroll and one of the greatest #songwriters of all time, paving the way for so many. Rock on, Stevie! #women #legend #happybirthday #fleetwoodmac

The one & only Stevie Nicks has celebrated another trip around the sun this week. Rolling Stone named her The Reigning Queen of #rocknroll and one of the greatest #songwriters of all time, paving the way for so many. Rock on, Stevie! #women #legend #happybirthday #fleetwoodmac

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Yesterday we chatted about first guitars and my Harmony electric. Here is the acoustic I bought before it as a teenager. It took a hit at a birthday party in Winnipeg and I sold it to a friend in high school to fund the electric. It now lives at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. Guitars are a very personal instrument, you hold them close to play and that's where the magic happens. A special thank you to Lisa S. Johnson, author of "108 Rock Star Guitars" & "Immortal Axes" for these clips. You can see more of her work LSJRockPhotos #rocknroll #musician #guitar #blowthisup #foryou

Yesterday we chatted about first guitars and my Harmony electric. Here is the acoustic I bought before it as a teenager. It took a hit at a birthday party in Winnipeg and I sold it to a friend in high school to fund the electric. It now lives at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. Guitars are a very personal instrument, you hold them close to play and that's where the magic happens. A special thank you to Lisa S. Johnson, author of "108 Rock Star Guitars" & "Immortal Axes" for these clips. You can see more of her work LSJRockPhotos #rocknroll #musician #guitar #blowthisup #foryou

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This week’s #FridayFeeling #guitar post goes to Jimmy Page. Heading into the #weekend w/a clip from “It Might Get Loud”, which is worth the watch for any music lover. Here, Page plays a bit of “Ramble On”, which is both calming and raucous. Enjoy! #classicrock Led Zeppelin

This week’s #FridayFeeling #guitar post goes to Jimmy Page. Heading into the #weekend w/a clip from “It Might Get Loud”, which is worth the watch for any music lover. Here, Page plays a bit of “Ramble On”, which is both calming and raucous. Enjoy! #classicrock Led Zeppelin

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I've been asked again about my reputation for staying clean as a musician. I have never done drugs in any shape or form. I was an asthmatic kid and couldn't handle smoke and still can't be around it. I went to a party and got drunk once and I share that story here with George on The Strombo Show, and why it was the last time. I believe being clean has been a huge part of my success. In life, things fall apart. That happens to all of us, and my choice has always been to pick up the pieces and start again and that process is streamlined when you're clean. And it let me focus solely on music and my family. #AskRandy George Stroumboulopoulos 🐺 #musician #clean #rocknroll

I've been asked again about my reputation for staying clean as a musician. I have never done drugs in any shape or form. I was an asthmatic kid and couldn't handle smoke and still can't be around it. I went to a party and got drunk once and I share that story here with George on The Strombo Show, and why it was the last time. I believe being clean has been a huge part of my success. In life, things fall apart. That happens to all of us, and my choice has always been to pick up the pieces and start again and that process is streamlined when you're clean. And it let me focus solely on music and my family. #AskRandy George Stroumboulopoulos 🐺 #musician #clean #rocknroll

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Repost from Daring Greatly with their acoustic version of No Sugar Tonight / New Mother Nature by The Guess Who. Fantastic! 💥 Full clip on their page. #guesswho #cover #classicrock #acoustic #harmony

Repost from Daring Greatly with their acoustic version of No Sugar Tonight / New Mother Nature by The Guess Who. Fantastic! 💥 Full clip on their page. #guesswho #cover #classicrock #acoustic #harmony

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#MusicMonday: Led Zeppelin I’ve been asked to share a bit more about my experiences with Led Zeppelin. I first met Jimmy page in 1967 when I was with The Guess Who and he was with The New Yardbirds at The Cleveland Art Institute. Both bands shared a dressing room. He asked if he could play my Rickenbacker and I said yes, if I could play his Telecaster. This week in 1968, as an official band, Led Zeppelin played their first ever Canadian show at The Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver. Their North American tour in ’68-’69 exploded their popularity in the US and Canada. In 1969, The Guess Who played The Seattle pop festival in Woodinville, WA. We ended up playing the same venues as Led Zep several times. After our band played, we’d go to the back of the crowd and watch the other acts. At one of the festivals, which were always in fields with generators, the main generator went out. Only one little amp was working. It had Robert Plant’s harmonica mic in it and the rest of the PA system was down. John Bonham kept drumming and Plant sang into this little mic and played harmonica for about 40 minutes until the power came on. I was amazed. They were just great! We crossed paths many times over the next few decades, playing the same circuits. It was a memorable moment for me as a musician when Robert Plant told me how much he loved “American Woman”. Decades later at Sweden Rock where I played with Fred Turner, I was able to give Jimmy an original poster from Seattle Pop I had saved from '69 and send one to Robert Plant as well. Incredible musicians who have rocked the world. #ledzeppelin #music #classicrock #askrandy

#MusicMonday: Led Zeppelin I’ve been asked to share a bit more about my experiences with Led Zeppelin. I first met Jimmy page in 1967 when I was with The Guess Who and he was with The New Yardbirds at The Cleveland Art Institute. Both bands shared a dressing room. He asked if he could play my Rickenbacker and I said yes, if I could play his Telecaster. This week in 1968, as an official band, Led Zeppelin played their first ever Canadian show at The Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver. Their North American tour in ’68-’69 exploded their popularity in the US and Canada. In 1969, The Guess Who played The Seattle pop festival in Woodinville, WA. We ended up playing the same venues as Led Zep several times. After our band played, we’d go to the back of the crowd and watch the other acts. At one of the festivals, which were always in fields with generators, the main generator went out. Only one little amp was working. It had Robert Plant’s harmonica mic in it and the rest of the PA system was down. John Bonham kept drumming and Plant sang into this little mic and played harmonica for about 40 minutes until the power came on. I was amazed. They were just great! We crossed paths many times over the next few decades, playing the same circuits. It was a memorable moment for me as a musician when Robert Plant told me how much he loved “American Woman”. Decades later at Sweden Rock where I played with Fred Turner, I was able to give Jimmy an original poster from Seattle Pop I had saved from '69 and send one to Robert Plant as well. Incredible musicians who have rocked the world. #ledzeppelin #music #classicrock #askrandy

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#TBT To Rolling Stone 1975, "They call us a loud, thundering wall of monotony. Well, that’s what we are. That’s what Deep Purple is. That’s what Led Zeppelin is. That’s what Creedence was. Everything’s monotonous. Who cares? BTO II & Not Fragile are platinum."#musician #guitarist

#TBT To Rolling Stone 1975, "They call us a loud, thundering wall of monotony. Well, that’s what we are. That’s what Deep Purple is. That’s what Led Zeppelin is. That’s what Creedence was. Everything’s monotonous. Who cares? BTO II & Not Fragile are platinum."#musician #guitarist

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This week’s #FridayFeeling #guitar post goes out to the one and only, award-winning Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. While strolling through Helsinki, Finland a few years ago, Billy met a busking musician who loaned him his guitar. Billy serenaded the street with BB King’s "The Thrill Is Gone”, totally unbothered by the public. Amazing! At home would’ve been a very different story! I’ve known Billy since 1973. He’s a phenomenal guitarist and stand-up, down-to-earth gentleman. Have a great weekend, everyone! #rocknroll #viral #blowthisup ZZ Top

This week’s #FridayFeeling #guitar post goes out to the one and only, award-winning Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. While strolling through Helsinki, Finland a few years ago, Billy met a busking musician who loaned him his guitar. Billy serenaded the street with BB King’s "The Thrill Is Gone”, totally unbothered by the public. Amazing! At home would’ve been a very different story! I’ve known Billy since 1973. He’s a phenomenal guitarist and stand-up, down-to-earth gentleman. Have a great weekend, everyone! #rocknroll #viral #blowthisup ZZ Top

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We're heading out on tour soon! Here's a look back to Winnipeg where it all began for The Guess Who. #songwriter #musician #canada The Guess Who #foryou

We're heading out on tour soon! Here's a look back to Winnipeg where it all began for The Guess Who. #songwriter #musician #canada The Guess Who #foryou

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I recently had the chance to see Rod Stewart live again. He puts on an incredible show with a full cast of musicians & performers. After all these years on stage, he's still a powerhouse! My band and I love watching his old videos with 'Faces' after gigs when we're on the road. Charlie Fach, The VP at Mercury Records, used to comb through musicians sessions and choose "the song" that would put them on the map. He chose "Maggie May" for Rod and "You 'Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" for BTO. Something to think about!💥 Video: Isle of Wight Festival live, 2017. #maggiemay #music #rocknroll Sir Rod Stewart #rockhistory #70s Isle of Wight Festival

I recently had the chance to see Rod Stewart live again. He puts on an incredible show with a full cast of musicians & performers. After all these years on stage, he's still a powerhouse! My band and I love watching his old videos with 'Faces' after gigs when we're on the road. Charlie Fach, The VP at Mercury Records, used to comb through musicians sessions and choose "the song" that would put them on the map. He chose "Maggie May" for Rod and "You 'Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" for BTO. Something to think about!💥 Video: Isle of Wight Festival live, 2017. #maggiemay #music #rocknroll Sir Rod Stewart #rockhistory #70s Isle of Wight Festival

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The perfect #valentinesday #tune Canadian style! Neil Young's "Heart of Gold" backstage at Hope Live Ottawa in 2013. Myself, Gord Downie & Serena Ryder, filmed by Rick Mercer. #Love makes the world go round.💛🇨🇦 #music #canada The Tragically Hip Neil Young Serena Ryder Rick Mercer

The perfect #valentinesday #tune Canadian style! Neil Young's "Heart of Gold" backstage at Hope Live Ottawa in 2013. Myself, Gord Downie & Serena Ryder, filmed by Rick Mercer. #Love makes the world go round.💛🇨🇦 #music #canada The Tragically Hip Neil Young Serena Ryder Rick Mercer

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#MusicMonday In 2011, Fred Turner and I played The Mod Club and invited Van Halen's Sammy Hagar up to jam for the encore. Here's a bit of "Can't Drive 55". What a blast! #rocknroll #vanhalen #buddies #classicrock

#MusicMonday In 2011, Fred Turner and I played The Mod Club and invited Van Halen's Sammy Hagar up to jam for the encore. Here's a bit of "Can't Drive 55". What a blast! #rocknroll #vanhalen #buddies #classicrock

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I’m on tour travelling with The Guess Who & just learned that my friend & fellow musician David Clayton-Thomas has left us. Take a listen to his music today. It’s powerful & will live on. RIP, David. Other worlds to sing in. #RIP #bloodsweatandtears #classicrock #music #legend

I’m on tour travelling with The Guess Who & just learned that my friend & fellow musician David Clayton-Thomas has left us. Take a listen to his music today. It’s powerful & will live on. RIP, David. Other worlds to sing in. #RIP #bloodsweatandtears #classicrock #music #legend

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Thinking back this week... Feb 3, 1959, I was playing hooky from high school with several friends, driving from Winnipeg to Fargo to see Buddy Holly, Richie Valens & The Big Bopper. Early that morning as we were getting near the US border, they announced that the plane had crashed and no one survived. We pulled over to the side of the road, cried and turned around. A few years later I was in the band Chad Allan & The Reflections and we recorded our first record, “Tribute to Buddy Holly”. Here's a bit of it live for you to hear. We later recorded “Shakin All Over” and our name was changed to The Guess Who. Since then I’ve played the Surf Ballroom several times which is where their last gig was. I also sat at the same table with Maria Elina Holly at a celebration night in Nashville honouring Buddy. It was an honour. A treasured piece of gear in my home studio is an Ampex PreAmp from Norman Petty’s studio in Clovis New Mexico that recorded Buddy Holly and the Crickets. Great talents gone too soon. Fortunately their music and legacy lives on. #rocknroll #buddyholly #remember #music #throwback

Thinking back this week... Feb 3, 1959, I was playing hooky from high school with several friends, driving from Winnipeg to Fargo to see Buddy Holly, Richie Valens & The Big Bopper. Early that morning as we were getting near the US border, they announced that the plane had crashed and no one survived. We pulled over to the side of the road, cried and turned around. A few years later I was in the band Chad Allan & The Reflections and we recorded our first record, “Tribute to Buddy Holly”. Here's a bit of it live for you to hear. We later recorded “Shakin All Over” and our name was changed to The Guess Who. Since then I’ve played the Surf Ballroom several times which is where their last gig was. I also sat at the same table with Maria Elina Holly at a celebration night in Nashville honouring Buddy. It was an honour. A treasured piece of gear in my home studio is an Ampex PreAmp from Norman Petty’s studio in Clovis New Mexico that recorded Buddy Holly and the Crickets. Great talents gone too soon. Fortunately their music and legacy lives on. #rocknroll #buddyholly #remember #music #throwback

28,217 görüntüleme • 9 ay önce

#MusicMonday Ever wonder about the opening chord to The Beatles 'Hard Day's Night'? Here's a clip from my Guitarology 101 archives where I got the scoop directly from the source. Many of you have asked to hear it again. Cheers! The Beatles #music #rocknroll #blowthisup #question

#MusicMonday Ever wonder about the opening chord to The Beatles 'Hard Day's Night'? Here's a clip from my Guitarology 101 archives where I got the scoop directly from the source. Many of you have asked to hear it again. Cheers! The Beatles #music #rocknroll #blowthisup #question

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This week’s #FridayFeeling #guitar post goes out to British rock band Cream and their iconic hit, “Sunshine of Your Love”. Written by Jack Bruce, Pete Brown & Eric Clapton, it was originally released on the album Disraeli Gears in November 1967, and as a single in January 1968. It’s been the inspiration for millions of aspiring guitarists worldwide. Bruce and Clapton attended The Jimi Hendrix Experience show at the Saville Theatre in London. After the concert, Bruce returned home and wrote the riff. Clapton later wrote the song's bridge & title. Clapton's guitar tone on the song is created using his 1964 Gibson SG guitar through a wah-wah pedal and a Marshall amplifier. Cream's American record label, Atlantic, didn’t like the song but changed their mind when Booker T. Jones (of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, whose Stax label was at the time distributed by Atlantic) said he loved it. Have a great #weekend everybody! #rocknroll #classicrock

This week’s #FridayFeeling #guitar post goes out to British rock band Cream and their iconic hit, “Sunshine of Your Love”. Written by Jack Bruce, Pete Brown & Eric Clapton, it was originally released on the album Disraeli Gears in November 1967, and as a single in January 1968. It’s been the inspiration for millions of aspiring guitarists worldwide. Bruce and Clapton attended The Jimi Hendrix Experience show at the Saville Theatre in London. After the concert, Bruce returned home and wrote the riff. Clapton later wrote the song's bridge & title. Clapton's guitar tone on the song is created using his 1964 Gibson SG guitar through a wah-wah pedal and a Marshall amplifier. Cream's American record label, Atlantic, didn’t like the song but changed their mind when Booker T. Jones (of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, whose Stax label was at the time distributed by Atlantic) said he loved it. Have a great #weekend everybody! #rocknroll #classicrock

20,757 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce

Where did I grow up in Winnipeg? Let's take a trip down memory lane! #AskRandy #childhood #musician #memories #foryou

Where did I grow up in Winnipeg? Let's take a trip down memory lane! #AskRandy #childhood #musician #memories #foryou

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#AskRandy You asked, we answered! The Garnet Herzog amp, how it created the legendary sound of The Guess Who songs "No Time" & "American Woman". My daughter Lorelei & son Briggs are on board for this post. Cheers! #rocknroll #gear #amps #guitarist The Guess Who

#AskRandy You asked, we answered! The Garnet Herzog amp, how it created the legendary sound of The Guess Who songs "No Time" & "American Woman". My daughter Lorelei & son Briggs are on board for this post. Cheers! #rocknroll #gear #amps #guitarist The Guess Who

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20 years ago, The Guess Who had the phenomenal experience of playing the #Sarsfest #fundraiser The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Justin Timberlake Rush, Blue Rodeo…More than half a million people. Incredible. #MusicMonday #throwback

20 years ago, The Guess Who had the phenomenal experience of playing the #Sarsfest #fundraiser The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Justin Timberlake Rush, Blue Rodeo…More than half a million people. Incredible. #MusicMonday #throwback

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#AskRandy Lyndal Skaggs asks: I think I saw you in OKC for the Van Halen tour. Leslie West played Mississippi Queen on stage with you, right? Hi Lyndal, Yes! Here's the story. And Leslie did get clean eventually. Great guy, an enormous talent. #guitarist #rocknroll #LeslieWest #VanHalen

#AskRandy Lyndal Skaggs asks: I think I saw you in OKC for the Van Halen tour. Leslie West played Mississippi Queen on stage with you, right? Hi Lyndal, Yes! Here's the story. And Leslie did get clean eventually. Great guy, an enormous talent. #guitarist #rocknroll #LeslieWest #VanHalen

17,843 görüntüleme • 10 ay önce

Here, you can hear how learning Caravan inspired The Guess Who hit, Undun. Lenny Breau was my mentor. #guitarist #fingerpicking #music #iinspo

Here, you can hear how learning Caravan inspired The Guess Who hit, Undun. Lenny Breau was my mentor. #guitarist #fingerpicking #music #iinspo

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Waterloo Sunset. One of my favourites. Anyone else love this one? Drop your fave in the comments. Shared from The Kinks #fridayfeeling #music #flashbackfriday

Waterloo Sunset. One of my favourites. Anyone else love this one? Drop your fave in the comments. Shared from The Kinks #fridayfeeling #music #flashbackfriday

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