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Bachman-Turner Overdrive release first new material in over 25 years – and it features a Neil Young guitar solo
By Jenna Scaramanga published
Young takes care of business with a pounding solo on 60 Years Ago, while the band announces a Canada/US tour

When she was just a teenager, Lindsay Ell was playing blues with Buddy Guy – and being mentored by Randy Bachman
By Janelle Borg published
The Canadian singer-songwriter was recently handpicked by Shania Twain as her lead guitarist and recently reflected on her early guitar mentors

Randy Bachman on how a broken string inspired his iconic American Woman guitar riff
By Janelle Borg published
How one broken string on a ‘59 Les Paul changed Randy Bachman’s career

Over 200 of Randy Bachman's iconic guitars are up for auction
By Janelle Borg published
Over 200 of Randy Bachman's iconic guitars are up for auction

“I felt like I’d stumbled upon this magical sound radiating off people’s turntables… my Strat and Gretsch together had this sound of one guitar, even when it was two”: As Randy Bachman prepares to part with his guitar collection, he’s still burning bright
By Andrew Daly published
The 80-year-old Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive pioneer is hitting the road with extra energy after hearing remastered live recordings: “We were on fire! We went to Japan and played as good as Led Zeppelin”

“My guitar playing was a one-of-a-kind thing I developed as a kid in Winnipeg. You can’t replace that”: Randy Bachman is suing the band performing under The Guess Who name for $20 million
By Matt Parker published
Bachman and Guess Who co-writer Burton Cummings say the current group – featuring drummer Garry Peterson – has tainted their legacy

Randy Bachman reunited with beloved orange 1957 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins after 45 years apart
By Jackson Maxwell published
The Guess Who/Bachman–Turner Overdrive guitarist's long-lost Gretsch was returned to him in Tokyo by Japanese rockabilly great Takeshi, in exchange for a nearly identical 6120 from the same year

Randy Bachman finds his stolen Gretsch in Tokyo – 45 years after it was taken from his Toronto hotel room
By Matt Parker published
The Canadian guitar legend told CTV News he "cried for days" after it was stolen in 1976
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