Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1946, Randy Bachman started his professional musical career when he joined the Guess Who in 1967. As guitarist and lead vocalist, he found himself in the unique position of creating both the music and lyrics for each Guess Who song. It was his desire to bring these two talents together that led him to co-write the band's first hit song, "American Woman". He left the Guess Who in 1969 to pursue a solo career with his band The Guess Who
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They recorded nine albums before disbanding in 1980, one of which, "Living in the Past", is often cited as their best album. Since then, Randy has remained active as a performer and record producer with numerous projects including the BTO Gang (1980), Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1985), The Rheostatics (1990) and most recently with his band The Randy Bachman Band.