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Bachman-Turner Overdrive Co-Founder Tim Bachman Dies at 71

  • Tim Bachman, who co-founded the rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, died Friday at the age of 71 following complications from cancer.
  • Bachman played guitar and sang for the band, known for hits like “Takin’ Care of Business,” from 1973 to 1974 and again starting in 1984.
  • His death comes just months after the passing of his brother Robbie Bachman, BTO’s drummer, who died in January at 69.
  • The band was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2014, though Tim Bachman was excluded due to unrelated legal issues.
  • Bachman’s son Ryder announced the news on social media and shared that his father’s last words were: “I love you Paxton, keep sharing the music...”
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