Bachman–Turner Overdrive
Bachman–Turner Overdrive are a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Bachman–Turner Overdrive have five members in the band; the current band members are Fred Turner, Randy Bachman, Mick Dalla Vee, Marc LaFrance and Brent Howard. Two of the band's best known songs are "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" and "Takin' Care of Business". Their song "Takin' Care of Business" was ranked #10 in top 100 most covered songs by Guitar Magazine.
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 Bachman–Turner Overdrive performing in Örebro, Sweden in 1991 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | BTO, B.T.O., Bachman & Turner, Bachman–Turner United, Bachman–Turner |
| Origin | Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada |
| Genres | Rock, hard rock, boogie rock |
| Years active | 1973–1979 1983–2005 2009–present |
| Labels | Mercury MCA Curb |
| Associated acts | Brave Belt, The Guess Who, Union, Chad Allan and The Expressions, Bachman & Turner |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | Fred Turner Randy Bachman Mick Dalla Vee Marc LaFrance Brent Howard |
| Past members | Robbie Bachman Tim Bachman Blair Thornton Jim Clench Garry Peterson Billy Chapman Randy Murray |
The band was formed in 1971. They released their self-titled first album on August 30, 1989. Fans of the bands are usually known as "gearheads".[1] They have won many Juno Awards as well.
Discography
Studio albums
- Bachman–Turner Overdrive (1973)
- Bachman–Turner Overdrive II (1973)
- Not Fragile (1974)
- Four Wheel Drive (1975)
- Head On (1975)
- Freeways (1977)
- Street Action (1978)
- Rock n' Roll Nights (1979)
- Bachman–Turner Overdrive (1984)
- Trial by Fire: Greatest and Latest (1996)
- Bachman & Turner (2010)
References
Other websites
- Official website Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine