By Steve Newton Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman has accomplished a helluva lot in his musical career. For one thing, how many musicians can say that they've reached the top in two different bands? Before Bachman-Turner Overdrive was ruling the airwaves in the mid-seventies, he'd already hit the big time with the Guess Who, whose … Continue reading That time Randy Bachman told me what it felt like when the Guess Who’s “American Woman” hit number one
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That time Guess Who guitarist Randy Bachman told me about creating the riff for “American Woman”
By Steve Newton Canada doesn't seem to have an overabundance of rock-guitar heroes. Sure, you've got your Lenny Breau when it comes to jazz, and your Jeff Healey if you're talkin' blues. But when it comes to Canadian rock-guitar heroes, I can't think of tons. Alex Lifeson, Kim Mitchell... Obviously Neil Young, but isn't he … Continue reading That time Guess Who guitarist Randy Bachman told me about creating the riff for “American Woman”
That time I called up the Guess Who’s Randy Bachman and he raved about touring with Joe Cocker
lauren marshall photo By Steve Newton I've interviewed at least two guitar legends who liked touring with Joe Cocker. Back in 1990 I talked to Stevie Ray Vaughan about his coheadlining tour with Cocker, and he was right into it. Then in 2001 the Guess Who was sharing a bill with the gravelly voiced Brit, … Continue reading That time I called up the Guess Who’s Randy Bachman and he raved about touring with Joe Cocker
That time I told Randy Bachman that my fave Guess Who song was “Undun”
By Steve Newton Everybody has their favourite Guess Who tune, I reckon. Some go for the riff-driven rocker "American Woman". Others might appreciate the piano-based ballad "These Eyes". Me, I'm an "Undun" kinda guy. When I interviewed Guess Who guitarist Randy Bachman back in 2001 I told him that his jazz-tinged 1969 B-side was tops … Continue reading That time I told Randy Bachman that my fave Guess Who song was “Undun”