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Randy Bachman kept busy during the pandemic with a series of projects that includes a new album with his son Tal, entitled Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜Bachman, BachmanÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™, and a rockumentary about the return of his cherished 1957 Gretsch guitar which was stolen from his hotel room 45 years ago.
Bachman talks about the return of the guitar which took place on Canada Day, and how intimate an instrument it is.
Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜You basically are putting your arms around it, youÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™re holding it next to your bosom. ItÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s like youÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™re hugging your girlfriend, right? They breathe with you. They feel your heartbeat, you feel their heartbeat, and you become oneÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™.
The host of Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜Vinyl TapÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™ for almost 20 years, Bachman says his favorite song writing effort was Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜SheÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s come UndoneÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™, which was inspired by a line from a Bob Dylan song.
Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜It was amazing, I just had Guitar Player Magazine call me and interview me that it was voted by their viewers of Guitar Player Magazine as one of the greatest rock songs of all timeÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™.
The founder of The Guess Who and B.T.O., recalled the late Ian Tyson.
Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜He was a great guy, he was a real cowboyÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™ says Bachman. HeÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™d say at the end of a tour, Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜IÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™m going back to the ranch, I got to get on a horse, I got to rope some cattle.
Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜This guy was starring in Yellowstone before Kevin CostnerÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™.
Bachman has owned over 1000 guitars in his life.
He sold his Gretsch guitar collection back to the company a few years ago, the guitars are now on display in Savannah Georgia, he also has a number of guitars on display in the National Music Centre in Calgary.
Bachman recalls some of his musician friends including Neil Young and Bill Henderson. as well as Broadcaster Terry David Mulligan.
He told host Peter McCully who would be a member of his own all-star band and explains about the Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜YouTube Train WreckÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™ show with Tal, that airs Fridays.
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