Tim Bachman, founding member of BTO, dies at 71

A founding member of the Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Tim Bachman, has died on the age of 71.

Randy Bachman confirmed the dying of his brother by way of his supervisor on Sunday.

Tim Bachman’s son, Paxton Bachman, posted on Facebook that his father died Friday, explaining that he received a name final week from the care dwelling the place his father was staying, telling him that his dad’s situation had worsened and that later checks revealed most cancers all through his mind.

The Winnipeg-based BTO launched its first album in May 1973 and the band’s second album, Bachman-Turner Overdrive II, launched in December 1973, turned an enormous hit within the U.S. and Canada, with hit singles “Let it Ride” and “Takin’ Care of Business.”

Tim Bachman, who performed guitar and sang, left BTO in 1974 however had rejoined BTO for excursions over time.

His dying follows that of his brother Robbie Bachman, one other co-founder of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, in January on the age of 69.

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