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The precursor to BTO was the band Brave Belt, formed in 1970 by Randy Bachman of The Guess Who with Chad Allan (also of The Guess Who), Robbie Bachman and Fred Turner. An original plan included Keith Emerson of The Nice, though he was dropped due to illness. After two moderately successful Brave Belt albums, Allan was replaced by Tim Bachman , the third of the Bachman brothers, and the band changed its name to Bachman-Turner Overdrive; the band released its first, eponymous album under that name in the Spring of 1973.
Their second album with this line-up was Bachman-Turner Overdrive II, and it became a massive hit in the US and their native Canada. It also yielded their best-remembered single, " Takin' Care of Business".
Tim Bachman left to become a record producer and was replaced by Blair Thorton and the first album with the modified lineup, 1974's Not Fragile became a hit, including the #1 single "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet". The band continued to steadily produce successful albums through the mid-1970s including Four Wheel Drive and Head OnHead On is an album by Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). Track listing #"Find Out About Love" #"Its Over" #"Average Man" #"Woncha Take Me For a While" #"Wild Spirit" #"Take It Like a Man" #"Lookin Out For # (both 1975See also 1974 in music, other events of 1975, 1976 in music, 1970s in music and the list of 'years in music' Events January 2 New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers can have access to Depart).
After the release of FreewaysFreeways is an album by Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music). Track listing #"Can We All Come Together" (Bachman) 5:54 #"Life Still Goes On (I'm Lonely)" (Turner) 3:55 #"Shotgun Rider" (Bachman) 5:17 #"Just for in 1977For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). Events January 1 First woman Episcopal priest ordained January 6 EMI sacks the Sex Pistols January 18 Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious " legionnaire's disease" Januar, Randy Bachman left the group for a solo career and another band, Ironhorse , and what was left of Bachman-Turner Overdrive released a pair of disappointing albums before breaking up. They reunited in the 1980sMillennia: 1st millennium 2nd millennium 3rd millennium Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Events and trends, leading to a lawsuit as one group, led by Randy, toured as Bachman-Turner Overdrive and another, led by Robbie, toured as BTO. A lawsuit between the brothers resulted.