Bachman & Turner

Buffalo Chip campers are among those who have created the fan demand that has brought Randy Bachman and Fred Turner – two giants of rock n' roll ¬– back together for the first time in more than 20 years. They are the heart of the iconic rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive and are ready to record and tour again as a new, all-out rock machine: Bachman & Turner.

The duo, along with a screamin’ band have released their first new single in two decades, "Rollin' Along," which is currently available for streaming at their website bachmanandturner.com and for sale at iTunes.

"I'm thrilled to be working on new music with Fred, and I feel a sense of excitement and anticipation," said Bachman. "I feel like I'm coming full circle."

In the mid-'70s, Randy Bachman became known through his first success with Winnipeg rock band The Guess Who, when the hit "American Woman” reached #1 on the Billboard charts – a first for any Canadian act. Later, he joined with Fred Turner in the phenomenal Bachman-Turner Overdrive, which Buffalo Chip music fans have been requesting for years.

At the pinnacle of their career, the BTO’s distinctive stripped-down, blue collar, hard rock headlined some of the biggest arenas in the world including Madison Square Garden and London's Hammersmith Odeon.
 
Over their four-year run, Bachman-Turner Overdrive sold more than 30 million records, earning a staggering 120 platinum, gold and silver discs, and notching up hits in more than 20 countries. The band reached #1 on Billboard's singles chart ("You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet") and album chart (Not Fragile), as well as scoring another handful of hits including "Hey You," "My Wheels Won't Turn"  "Taking Care of Business," and "Looking Out for #1."

The two stars went their separate ways in 1977.  Bachman continued with a solo career, as well as being part of a Guess Who reunion, then with Guess Who singer Burton Cummings in Bachman-Cummings. He later established himself as a jazz artist and host of the CBC/Sirius radio show, "Vinyl Tap." Meanwhile, Turner continued with the other members of BTO, before retiring from music in the late '90s.

Lingering feelings that Bachman and Turner had unfinished business lingered for the two for the next decade. Last year, Bachman was working on a solo album, which was to include different singers. He asked Turner to sing on a tuned titled "Rock 'n' Roll is the Only Way Out."

"It was perfect for his gritty, refrigerator-sized voice," Bachman saod. "It turned out so incredible, that I asked if he wanted to sing on a few more. He sent me some of his original material, and from that it morphed into a Bachman & Turner project."

The two singers share lead vocal duties on the album, which features smoking anthems such as "Rock 'N' Roll is the Only Way Out" and "Rollin' Along," as well as “Moonlight Rider’s” funky riffs and a blues shuffle titled “Waiting Game.”

Bachman & Turner will be performing their vast catalogue of hits and previewing some of the new songs from the upcoming album. "If I have a chance to go out and play new things and grow, then I'll really be offering people something," Turner said. "It's all about the music, the creative process, the collaboration and teamwork of two old friends and partners."

Bikers who have been Bachman & Turner fans for more than three decades will be looking forward to watching them finish up some business at the Legendary Buffalo Chip.
 

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