One Big Band Breaks Up and One Reunites on this date in Rock History

August 13, 2022 – Lets look back at this day in Rock History. John Beaudin has been in major market radio (Edmonton, Vancouver & Calgary) for 40 years and a music journalist since 1989. He graduated from Broadcasting school as a newsman so he would have the skills to write […]

Today in Rock History, August 1st, Jerry Garcia, Tommy Bolin, Def Leppard, Bob Seger & AC/DC

August 1, 2022 – We started doing our “Today In Rock History” on July 4th, 2022 and this is easily the date, so far, with the most birthdays. The ‘born today’ group includes, Paddy Moloney of the Chieftains, Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead, also bass wiz Prakash John, The […]

Today in Rock History, July 23, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Guns N Roses, BTO, Police, Synchronicity

July 23, 2022 – We have been doing “Today In Rock History” for a little under a month now and, so far, this is the most action packed edition. Check out the video. If you would like to donate to “Rock History Music” https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VB2DNTLWAK8RN Support “Rock History Music” on Patreon […]

How A Rock Legend Got His Prized Guitar Back After 45 Years – Randy Bachman Interview

February 15, 2020 – When somethins is lost for 45 years one has probably given up on ever finding that item again – seriouly it half a lifetime, For Canadian music legend Randy Bachman it seemed the impossible happened. Check out another instalment of our chart with Randy.

Could Randy Bachman Have Imagine His Rock and Roll Future?

We Asked Randy Bachman: Would Your Younger Self Believe His Future? June 8, 2019 – It’s kind of like whispering in someone’s ear, “You’re going to be President some day.” It’s too many steps, too much of a leap. Even the kids who say they’ll be President don’t really believe […]

Randy Bachman & the Excitement of Discovering His Sound In the Sixties

Interview #5 – Randy Bachman & the Excitement of Discovering His Sound In the Sixties June 4, 2019 – When you’re young you don’t know what you don’t know and that’s a good thing unless you talk to someone much older who, for whatever reason, will roll their eyes to […]

Randy Bachman: The Best Advice He Ever Received As a Guitar Player

Randy Bachman On The Best Advice He Received As a Guitar Player INTERVIEW CLIP #9 June 1, 2019 – I remember asking a very unhealthy chain smoking radio guy advice on how to get into radio in the early seventies, “Don’t” the big guy growled at me, “You’ll never make […]

Randy Bachman On The Album That Broke Up BTO: “Freeways”

Interview #4 – Randy Bachman: Why He Needed To Change BTO With “Freeways” May 28, 2019 – By the time Bachman Turner Overdrive released the album “Freeways,” their sixth studio album in February 1977 the band had nothing but hits. Ten Top 40 hits since 1973 in Canada and six […]

Randy Bachman Was Influenced by Don Messer and Tommy Hunter

Interview Clip #8 Everyone In Canada Watched Don Messer Jubilee Even Randy Bachman May 25, 2019 – In the 1960s Don Messer’s Jubilee was a staple of Canadian television along with The Tommy Hunter Show. I remember bitching about having to watch it since it was the only thing on […]

When Randy Bachman Met His Greatest Guitar Mentor

interview Clip #3- When Randy Bachman Met His Greatest Guitar Mentor May 21, 2019 – We’ve all had many teachers. Some helped while some set us back even though they probably meant well. Randy Bachman has bumped into many guitarists through the years. In the new documentary “Bachman” Neil Young […]