Taking care of business with Randy Bachman

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  • @stnwrd
    @stnwrd 12 днів тому +3

    What a GEM you are Mr. Bachman

  • @michaelscott2269
    @michaelscott2269 Місяць тому +2

    Thank you Randy for some of the greatest songs of all time. I’ve been an absolute fan since the early days of the GUESS WHO…and even saw you and the GUESS WHO in the very early 70’s in San Antonio, TX., at the Municipal Auditorium…!

  • @user-nq9gz4xf7f
    @user-nq9gz4xf7f 6 місяців тому +26

    What a legend i love Randy Bachman, from earliest days till today. Let it ride.

  • @carminelombardi9575
    @carminelombardi9575 7 місяців тому +41

    A true Canadian legend.

  • @stevelutzke9600
    @stevelutzke9600 6 місяців тому +29

    Hands down Randy is one of the Best! Watching him and Turner sing and play is magical.

  • @walterjunovich6180
    @walterjunovich6180 6 місяців тому +16

    Thank you Randy for the music and the memories of my life ! 💓🤗

    • @muffs55mercury61
      @muffs55mercury61 6 місяців тому

      Memories indeed !! BTO was one of the hottest new acts in 1974, my junior year in high school. I'll be humming their tunes for awhile now.

    • @АлександрЛесоа
      @АлександрЛесоа 9 днів тому

      За америкен вуман ренди надо поставиь памятник .....

  • @georgebaigent8078
    @georgebaigent8078 6 місяців тому +10

    RB is such a talent and seems like such a nice guy. I love his stories.

  • @ChuckVanEttenJr
    @ChuckVanEttenJr 3 місяці тому +4

    A nice man, true gentleman and a legend in his own time. I’ve had the privilege of attending a NHL Hockey Game with him in Vancouver BC.
    Priceless!! 😁

  • @chainlink4241
    @chainlink4241 6 місяців тому +4

    I'm a little young for a Randy Bachman fan, but he's the entire reason I ever wanted to learn to play guitar. That was 27 years ago. Thank you Randy.

  • @Dweezil1996
    @Dweezil1996 7 місяців тому +35

    Randy talking about the 2nd chord of Desafinado and the hosts giving a blank look gives me joy

    • @muffs55mercury61
      @muffs55mercury61 6 місяців тому +6

      And they did not know who Les Paul was or why his name is on guitars. They must not listen to anything before 2000 or 2010.

    • @sirwinston2368
      @sirwinston2368 6 місяців тому +3

      Randy also mentioned Joe Pass. A true virtuoso. Pretty sure the ladies don't know who Jos Pass was. Maybe I'm wrong... but I doubt it.

    • @harper_anne2089
      @harper_anne2089 4 місяці тому +1

      I wrote Rock N Roll Hall of Fame and told them to get Randy in there 😊

  • @larryvermeer6170
    @larryvermeer6170 4 місяці тому +5

    Good afternoon my friends
    I was born in 1955 to
    Randy Bachman one of Canada's best music 🎶🎵 to in this era of music to
    Today's music 🎶 is like garbage to
    Am still listening to this music in august of 2024 to

  • @mikep1085
    @mikep1085 7 місяців тому +23

    Legend! Randy and his backup sing Burton did amazing things before he founded another great band.. BTO

    • @user-nq9gz4xf7f
      @user-nq9gz4xf7f 6 місяців тому +4

      Well Burton was not exactly a backup singer. He was the singer of Guess Who and American Woman. They were equals.

    • @vansongs
      @vansongs 6 місяців тому +1

      Hahaha! Nice

  • @rjjen1696
    @rjjen1696 7 місяців тому +6

    so great to hear Randy found his guitar -- had my 335 stolen in 88 --still crying

  • @vincentlussier8264
    @vincentlussier8264 6 місяців тому +4

    I love Takin Care of Business and the sound of that blasting Fender Stratocaster guitar and those chords!

  • @matthewarmistead7872
    @matthewarmistead7872 4 місяці тому +2

    So nice to hear him hosting the Elephant Graveyard radio hour too.

  • @jamesstuart3346
    @jamesstuart3346 7 місяців тому +8

    Randy is probably the best explainer of rock ever. Alice and Ringo too

    • @terrymckenzie8786
      @terrymckenzie8786 19 днів тому

      His show vinal tap on cbc for years were just full of stories as he met every rock star in the world and had great stories.

  • @IronSikh44
    @IronSikh44 6 місяців тому +6

    Randy Bachman is beyond cool. Why the Guess Who isn’t in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a confounding mystery. I could turn on a classic radio station right now and hear the Guess Who or BTO within 10 minutes. Randy Bachman’s music is synonymous with classic rock and roll. Absolute legend and proud 🇨🇦!

    • @dave30076
      @dave30076 6 місяців тому +3

      I've learned to ignore the RRHOF, it's politics and a "cool kids club", and there are so many left out, it just can't be looked at as a legit hall of fame.

  • @DavidHall-d8q
    @DavidHall-d8q 6 місяців тому +4

    The first time I heard American woman live was in 76' when Burton Cummings opened for Alice Cooper . Since then I heard America woman at the TEXXAS JAM in Dallas ( Deep Purple was the headliner I believe and that STADIUM WENT INSANE !!!!! Those were the GOLDEN DAYS ! PK

  • @bendavidson7122
    @bendavidson7122 7 місяців тому +16

    LET IT RIDE IS A GREAT SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @williamj.sheehan2001
      @williamj.sheehan2001 6 місяців тому

      I had a band with my three brothers back in the 70's, Ben, and we did that one. It was always a crowd-pleaser, especially at high school dances and wedding receptions!

  • @frankdiscussion2069
    @frankdiscussion2069 7 місяців тому +14

    he wrote "These Eyes" 55 years ago and it was a #1 hit

    • @frankdiscussion2069
      @frankdiscussion2069 6 місяців тому

      @@garryallan824
      no it was written by Randy Bachman

    • @thud9797
      @thud9797 6 місяців тому +1

      And it's officially credited to Bachman/Cummings.

  • @mikebottiaux5850
    @mikebottiaux5850 3 місяці тому +1

    Randy always looks great!

  • @jimroberts6176
    @jimroberts6176 7 місяців тому +4

    Love the video where Randy shows how to play 'Lookin Out For #1', one of my favorite songs by him.

  •  3 місяці тому +1

    Wow..Mr Bachman was very relaxed indeed ..nice interwiew..and interviewers also...😀👍🇸🇻

  • @jeffprokes8990
    @jeffprokes8990 7 місяців тому +3

    Great interview. Randy is both a brilliant player and composer. His body of work is simply remarkable.. ✌️💜

  • @lightfoot413
    @lightfoot413 6 місяців тому +2

    Thanks for the video and thanks Randy B...

  • @vansongs
    @vansongs 6 місяців тому +1

    The best rock and roll story teller in the world right there.

  • @Mark-d7o7d
    @Mark-d7o7d 7 днів тому

    All the best Randy from your Good Friend Mark From Maple 🍁 Grove Mn USA 🎉

  • @QuaaludeCharlie
    @QuaaludeCharlie 6 місяців тому +1

    It's good to see Randy still Touring . Two Nice Young Ladies' :) QC

  • @lrh411
    @lrh411 6 місяців тому +1

    You're a legend Randy. Still all the songs on my motorcycle MP3 rotation. Not Fragile!

  • @natlee8947
    @natlee8947 7 місяців тому +49

    Those two women need to know when to shut up.

    • @ponytrekker8996
      @ponytrekker8996 6 місяців тому +3

      They weren’t that bad. They certainly don’t look like two rock chicks from back in the days of the rock clubs. I thought they did quite well. Randy seemed to be enjoying it.

    • @thehaughtcorner
      @thehaughtcorner 6 місяців тому +4

      @@ponytrekker8996 Truly awful and amateurish.

    • @wolfcatwithagun
      @wolfcatwithagun 6 місяців тому

      True Randy fan ☝️, but I'd bet they have great cans, so Randy lettum do that

    • @scottgoodrich5825
      @scottgoodrich5825 6 місяців тому +1

      That’s for sure!

    • @jimoffutt9156
      @jimoffutt9156 6 місяців тому +1

      Oh, come on. It's supposed to be a fun segment. They're annoying, of course. I actually thought it was cute, and I believe Randy did too.

  • @cyndimanka
    @cyndimanka 6 місяців тому

    We have friends and family decades younger listening to classic rock

  • @twwap294
    @twwap294 6 місяців тому

    Good seeing him again I haven't seen him for quite a while. I first saw BTO in 1973 and probably saw them 8 or 10 times. 👍

  • @nikoalbert7763
    @nikoalbert7763 5 місяців тому

    I still play this song

  • @ingenunis5003
    @ingenunis5003 6 місяців тому +4

    I was in a Miss Sixteen contest in Nashville, TN ( I’m 67 years young now) BTO & The J. Geils Band played there at the Fairgrounds I believe in 1973 or 1974.

    • @PP-gy8gg
      @PP-gy8gg 6 місяців тому

      Did you win???

    • @ingenunis5003
      @ingenunis5003 6 місяців тому

      @@PP-gy8gg -2nd place 😉

    • @PP-gy8gg
      @PP-gy8gg 6 місяців тому

      @@ingenunis5003 Troll her online. Stay well.

  • @PSA3377
    @PSA3377 6 місяців тому

    Wow ! Truly a legend . What a treat . ❤

  • @benwherlock9869
    @benwherlock9869 8 днів тому

    His work on the Elephant Graveyard Radio Hour rocks! 🤘

  • @vgabrie
    @vgabrie 3 місяці тому

    I'm so happy that I'm in his generation!!

  • @vviv7230
    @vviv7230 4 місяці тому

    That was an exciting interview

  • @truthdrone7066
    @truthdrone7066 6 місяців тому

    What a legend!! Hero!! Ladies i like your interview style..

  • @kriscalverley2131
    @kriscalverley2131 6 місяців тому

    Not bad for an old Toban. His book is a great read. His Sunday radio nights were great from vancouver

  • @JeffLynnesELO2025Tour
    @JeffLynnesELO2025Tour 6 місяців тому +3

    Randy should be in the Rock Hall of Fame with the Guess Who and with BTO. And by the way one of Randy's favorite artist is Jeff Lynne from ELO.

  • @gustavoheberle6265
    @gustavoheberle6265 6 місяців тому

    What a legend !!! 👏👏🏼👏🏻👏🏿

  • @gregbeaulieu7049
    @gregbeaulieu7049 6 місяців тому

    My first album was BTO In 74 .. a bit part of the soundtrack of my youth ..❤

  • @tmish1
    @tmish1 3 місяці тому

    RB personifies "Cool"! Thanks Randy for all the great music and a son that I only recently realized has his own place in music history. (Let me clarify, Tal made his mark over 20 years ago, I just recently realized he was your son! 😮)

  • @jormawails
    @jormawails 7 місяців тому +9

    its a 59 les paul i dont know what that means

    • @muffs55mercury61
      @muffs55mercury61 6 місяців тому

      Those women probably don't listen to music more than 10 or 15 years old if that and have no idea who Les Paul was.

  • @terrydaniels9126
    @terrydaniels9126 6 місяців тому

    Randy my fav

  • @michaellake5269
    @michaellake5269 6 місяців тому

    From his BTO days, I love Hold Back the Water and Gandy Dancer.

  • @KittyGrizGriz
    @KittyGrizGriz 6 місяців тому

    I LOVE BTO!!! 🎉🎉🎉❤

  • @jjm9741
    @jjm9741 6 місяців тому

    Thanks for opening for Van Halen was fun

  • @digitalwx4052
    @digitalwx4052 5 місяців тому

    WOW WOW WOW! What a story!

  • @TOMReefer
    @TOMReefer 6 місяців тому

    I never knew Randy was Guess Who! Very cool!

    • @JustSayN2O
      @JustSayN2O 6 місяців тому

      Where've you been?
      Just kidding. Glad you found this out.

  • @Kevin-kr5ok
    @Kevin-kr5ok 7 місяців тому +3

    The best of BTO on 8-track tape wore in put my son !

  • @5309backbeat
    @5309backbeat 6 місяців тому +1

    My favorite is "Blue Collar"

  • @JoeCooper-b4t
    @JoeCooper-b4t 6 місяців тому

    Fun interview 😃

  • @imforfun1
    @imforfun1 6 місяців тому

    Fantastic I saw him at brassy's Cocoa Beach in the 80s❤

    • @romanvillanueva9132
      @romanvillanueva9132 6 місяців тому

      I seen him in the 70s at Long Beach area in California

  • @Johnny_Guitar
    @Johnny_Guitar 3 місяці тому +1

    Everyone, stand up and -------> *_"Clap For The Wolfman"_*

  • @hammill444
    @hammill444 7 місяців тому +8

    No one is more impressed with Randy Bachman than Randy Bachman.

    • @grantclarkson9184
      @grantclarkson9184 7 місяців тому +2

      Finally someone who has described what has eluded me for decades. Thank you.

    • @BeatlesCentricUniverse
      @BeatlesCentricUniverse 7 місяців тому +5

      Nonsense. Bachman is a songwriting and guitar legend. Well-deserved.

    • @hammill444
      @hammill444 7 місяців тому +1

      @@BeatlesCentricUniverse No one, least of all me, is denying that. However, I still stand fully by my comment.

    • @Cpayne30
      @Cpayne30 6 місяців тому +1

      Exactly....I'm surprised I don't see this comment more often. I'm always put off by his interviews....

    • @knowwhey7559
      @knowwhey7559 6 місяців тому +4

      Would you have preferred he not talk about himself when asked?
      He seems like a nice guy and is deserving of his fame. He was generous when talking about other artists and proud of his son.
      So you've said your peace. I'm guessing it made you feel better about yourself and filled a gap of something that's missing in your life.

  • @chucksurgeonertribute2113
    @chucksurgeonertribute2113 6 місяців тому +1

    Burton Cummings is still in Winnipeg.

  • @ktmdoug
    @ktmdoug 6 місяців тому +1

    he pronounces it Back-man. Heard interview with him years ago. He said you can pronounce it anyway you want as long as the checks clear.

    • @garyssimo
      @garyssimo 6 місяців тому

      He said in Canada its pronounced Back man. here in u s bachman.

  • @DanielJSchwarzhoff
    @DanielJSchwarzhoff 6 місяців тому

    Randy's legendary lost and found guitar is NOT the Gibson LP Sunburst in this segment. It is a Chet Atkins 6120 Gretsch Orange - What's going on?

  • @TheFabledWolf
    @TheFabledWolf 2 місяці тому +1

    Man, I love Randy’s podcast on the elephant graveyard. Go check it out if you get a chance I mean it’s absolutely amazing.

    • @LegaliseShemp
      @LegaliseShemp 2 місяці тому

      You rule. I just looked him up to see if anyone would mention the show in the comments. Whoever's behind that channel is a genius.

  • @nmjazz09
    @nmjazz09 5 місяців тому

    Some one made comment about these gals needing to close it. Hey....ya ever been excited to meet someone? I would be excited to talk with Randy as well!

  • @Sid-gu5qk
    @Sid-gu5qk 6 місяців тому +3

    These hosts remind me of the Schwetty balls sketch on SNL

  • @tonystephens6858
    @tonystephens6858 7 місяців тому +5

    Always love hearing Randy speak, the female hosts almost ruined a good interview. They are the weakest link.

  • @60SRADIO
    @60SRADIO 6 місяців тому +1

    I sold Randy Bachmann a pair of Teletronix LA-2As in the 1990s and then I had to teach his engineer how to refurbish them.

    • @garyssimo
      @garyssimo 6 місяців тому

      you poor soul....what a troubling saga! hope u got thetapy?

  • @energyasylum997
    @energyasylum997 6 місяців тому

    Holy shit!! A 1959 Les Paul!! The holy grail of electric guitars!!! Five and six digit price!!

    • @garyssimo
      @garyssimo 6 місяців тому

      thats a million dollar guitar. easily.
      I dont think thats the exact one ...looks too new. Hes smart enough not to take it out. What a wonderful guy!!

  • @garyconway6769
    @garyconway6769 7 місяців тому +1

    American Woman written at the Glenbriar Curling Club in Waterloo Ontario Canada.

  • @rogerhoke3103
    @rogerhoke3103 6 місяців тому

    Randy is 👍

  • @brianwhitney9181
    @brianwhitney9181 7 місяців тому +1

    Randy should also take credit for Elvis adopting TCB as his logo.

  • @jackbidding512
    @jackbidding512 6 місяців тому

    Amen!

  • @wolfcatwithagun
    @wolfcatwithagun 6 місяців тому

    Mr. Bachman is a national hairo! A true Hawk 🦅. Good on you, Randy, for emerging from the bunker. Hopefully, you'll get some Michelin grade chicken balls on the way!

  • @asseryarafat-f6j
    @asseryarafat-f6j 7 місяців тому +3

    The viking doing a sharon stone impression to get free concert tickets?

  • @mierypesado6740
    @mierypesado6740 Місяць тому

    You caught him out of the bunker!

  • @muffs55mercury61
    @muffs55mercury61 6 місяців тому

    Terribly sad that Randy lost his brothers Tim and Robbie in a very short time within the past year. Still with such horrific losses Randy looks great . His voice has changed very little in 50+ years. Randy never drank or used drugs and wouldn't let band members do it either.
    Wow it seemed like it's 1969 in the present when he did the American Woman riffs on his guitar. Wow !!
    Those women missed out a lot in not being alive to see the 1970s and hear that music when new.

    • @garyssimo
      @garyssimo 6 місяців тому

      I think Burton is um. experienced...and dabbled in some tnings...

  • @ChiIeboy
    @ChiIeboy 14 днів тому +2

    The pain one endures to appear on a bush league show like _New York Living._

  • @RickyRicardo-jd8ed
    @RickyRicardo-jd8ed 6 місяців тому

  • @JustSayN2O
    @JustSayN2O 6 місяців тому +1

    For those who thought Randy was settling down and retiring from performing, well, you ain't seen nothin' yet

  • @nextplanb1899
    @nextplanb1899 6 місяців тому +1

    The women didn't know jack about classic rock or guitars. Randy explaining how he actually started playing and writing American woman on stage by accident, and they didn't have a clue what he was talking about.

  • @FavreianVengeance
    @FavreianVengeance 5 місяців тому

    BTO should be in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. That organization is embarrassing itself.

  • @taylormedia1000
    @taylormedia1000 7 місяців тому +3

    You should have listened to a Randy Bachman song before you interviewed him. Then you could have a "real" conversation.

  • @FiniteResources7734
    @FiniteResources7734 7 місяців тому +7

    These 2 interviewers have absolutely no business interviewing legend Randy Bachman. Completely clueless about the subject matter and total embarrassment.

    • @muffs55mercury61
      @muffs55mercury61 6 місяців тому +2

      I was thinking that too. They didn't know who Les Paul was and have no clue about him or his work. Their musical tastes probably doesn't go back more than ten years. Me, most of the time I'm listening to the 60s to the 80s.

  • @ExploreAmerica
    @ExploreAmerica 7 місяців тому +7

    That is the worst Randy Bachman interview of all time

  • @davidcudlip6587
    @davidcudlip6587 6 місяців тому +1

    Burl Ives played a Les Paul? How cool is that?

  • @garyssimo
    @garyssimo 6 місяців тому

    Too weird...My first guitar teacher was a Gretsch dealer and Ive wanted a Gretsch since 64. Well im 71 and just boughtt my first Orange 6120 ...then a 5120 with TV Jones pickups ..
    Randys story of the writing of No Sugar Tonight is one of my favs! on a street in Berkeley Ca
    Its somewhere here online....hes the best storyteller of musicians I know. That Les Paul looks new! wow

    • @garyssimo
      @garyssimo 6 місяців тому

      One of Elvis Presleys favorite songs? Takin care of business!

  • @rchydrozz751
    @rchydrozz751 6 місяців тому +7

    These women dont have a clue about Randy.

  • @harriswarner3458
    @harriswarner3458 6 місяців тому +1

    It's a 59 Les Paul. She says "I don't know what that means but I love it" Do a little homework before interview!

  • @Digmen1
    @Digmen1 6 місяців тому +1

    I bet those two girls have no idea what they are talking about.
    American Woman, You aint seen nothign yet - great songs!

  • @sailormike1089
    @sailormike1089 6 місяців тому +1

    That 59 Burst with a Bigsby would be worth, what?... maybe 250-300 thousand? Joe Bonamassa would buy it.

  • @KevinDick-h6f
    @KevinDick-h6f 6 місяців тому +5

    The host almost embarrassing . Did no homework on their guest . Great producer of lack of a producer . Randy is kind of playing it out with class and trying not to make the host not look like complete bimbos.

  • @richardareed3512
    @richardareed3512 6 місяців тому +2

    How he lost three brothers and I know that's family that's family from covid just went into the airwaves and that was it

  • @n.miller907
    @n.miller907 7 місяців тому +1

    Only the super rich could ever afford these near-priceless guitars. It's too bad there wasn't at least some sort of lottery system to get these into the hands of real fans.

  • @steveimmel7048
    @steveimmel7048 6 місяців тому

    These women remind me of a Kristen Wig skit on SNL

  • @RNC_GSP_1969
    @RNC_GSP_1969 6 місяців тому +3

    Those gals are terrible. Randy, Awesome!

  • @lucasjames572
    @lucasjames572 4 дні тому

    Blondie, what is with the false eyelashes?
    I can’t wait to see that.

  • @thomassackett4091
    @thomassackett4091 7 місяців тому +2

    i thought he passed away ?

  • @MrSavoy63
    @MrSavoy63 7 місяців тому +7

    These two are the worst interviewers ever!

  • @stevejohnson2098
    @stevejohnson2098 7 місяців тому +3

    holy shet, i've just stumbled upon the two most irritating people on the planet doing that interview. its like they learned their craft from an old Saturday Night skit.

  • @HardRocker-zc8rr
    @HardRocker-zc8rr 6 місяців тому

    Second Hand 👍

  • @gord1527
    @gord1527 7 місяців тому +2

    First question...."how you feeling???" Wtf is that.

    • @muffs55mercury61
      @muffs55mercury61 6 місяців тому +1

      They think that just because someone his age and still working is going to drop dead soon. Not cool !

  • @rgs4x
    @rgs4x 7 місяців тому +2

    These interviews are acting like they know who he is talking about. LOL