Randolph Charles Bachman is a Canadian guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was a founding member of The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive.
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Bachman has stated that his guitar sound was influenced by his early violin studies, saying “when I wanted to play a rock solo, I played like it was violin … Violin is mostly slow, melodic stuff. So my guitar solos tend to be smooth, slow lines.”
He has mentioned in interviews that his guitar influences include Lenny Breau, Leslie West, Wes Montgomery, George Peterson, and Hank Marvin.
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Meet Tal Bachman, Lorelei Bachman, Calianne Bachman
Bachman had six children. His son, Tal Bachman, is a recording artist best known for his 1999 top-20 hit song “She’s So High”. His daughter Lorelei Bachman is also a writer/musician.
He then married Denise McCann (from 1982 to 2011), and they had one child. They resided on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada. Bachman and McCann separated in 2011.
Bachman has 26 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.


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