Drummer Robbie Bachman dies at 69

Bachmann-Turner Overdrive and Brave Belt drummer Robbie Bachmann has died at age 69.

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[{"selector":"#anim-aeb6e6f5-7551-41f0-9026-3afa9a473a14","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cd04bec5-ba9d-42b9-bd94-5aab5d3dcac1","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-26dca9ad-8580-48ca-be4d-216f6d1c38df [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.90624987200394%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] With Randy he played in the famous Winnipeg rock band The Guess Who. Brave Belt recorded two albums, released in 1971 and 1972. Image Credit- Google

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[{"selector":"#anim-c8c61138-9793-4300-b2ff-e14c83746a1c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-47404bc5-3f5a-488f-af64-85a7bd1c6182","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a1945e33-0817-452a-b2fe-b44f57d160e0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-26.42287219736043%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Bachman-Turner Overdrive's 1973 self-titled debut charted at No. 9 in Canada and No. 70 on the Billboard Rock Chart. Image Credit- Google

[{"selector":"#anim-693260bc-c96e-4248-a390-e3b0d656ca94","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fd9b9263-b537-458c-a399-0cf676140bc2","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c05cb534-69f6-4fb1-8429-0b6c14170562 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-45.166015629791524%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Bachman-Turner Overdrive II reached the top 10 in both the US and Canada and spawned one of the band's most popular songs. Image Credit- Google

[{"selector":"#anim-56d29528-24a4-4984-ad98-f4d763adff84","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b85436d7-8d12-4e2e-88a2-9c33d0e9218c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-780d34d3-cd82-464e-80c3-09884c56d282 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.122622168061497%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] In 1988, Robbie briefly joined the band for a reunion featuring a Not Fragile incarnation of the band. Image Credit- Google

[{"selector":"#anim-63ce9666-c5a5-4a99-bc91-54a7bc9d0e79","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a0894f0a-184e-44c5-90cf-01d68cd0c2f7","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-77ec62d7-9bee-414a-8597-41ea935fdfac [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-48.225097717672874%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] In 2014, Bachmann-Turner was inducted into the Overdrive Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Image Credit- Google See more