The band's other hits included “Hey You” and “Roll On Down the Highway”Robbie Bachman, the drummer for the Canadian hard rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive that was known for such 1970s hits as “Takin' Care of Business" and “You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet," has died at age 69.
His death was announced on social media Thursday by his brother and bandmate, Randy Bachman, who did not cite a cause. “The pounding beat of BTO has left us," Randy Bachman wrote. “He was an integral cog in our rock ‘n roll machine and we rocked the world together."Get DFW local news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox.Robbie Bachman first worked with his older brother Randy, a singer, songwriter and guitarist, in the group Brave Belt, which the elder Bachman helped found in the early 1970s after leaving the top-selling act the Guess Who.
The two Bachmans, along with brother Tim Bachman on guitar and Fred Turner on bass, formed Bachman-Turner Overdrive in 1973 and sold millions of records over the next three years with their blend of grinding guitar riffs and catchy melodies. “You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" topped the charts, and the band's other hits included “Takin' Care of Business," “Hey You” and “Roll On Down the Highway.