Brave Belt was a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg , Manitoba originally consisting of Randy Bachman (guitar/vocals), his former Guess Who bandmate, Chad Allan (vocals/keyboards), and Randy's brother Robbie (drums). Randy also provided bass tracks for the recording of the band's first album, Brave Belt ( Reprise Records , 1971). C. F. "Fred" Turner was added shortly after as bassist for the supporting concerts.
15-424: Timothy Gregg Bachman (August 1, 1951 – April 28, 2023) was a Canadian guitarist and vocalist best known for his work with rock bands Brave Belt and Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO). Bachman was one of the four founding members of BTO together with his brothers Randy (guitar/vocals) and Robbie (drums), and Fred Turner (bass/vocals). BTO has sold nearly 30 million albums worldwide. Tim Bachman played guitar in
30-571: A few Winnipeg-area bands, some with his younger brother Robbie on drums. He then briefly quit music, feeling that the Winnipeg scene had become stagnant. He got a job and began attending college. He returned to music in 1972, when his older brother Randy was looking to add a second guitar to the Brave Belt lineup. This occurred after the departure of Chad Allan , which left Brave Belt with only three members. Bachman left BTO in 1974, shortly after
45-415: A high-profile world tour opening for Van Halen . In 2008, he suffered a heart attack and subsequently underwent quadruple bypass surgery . Bachman died on April 28, 2023, at the age of 71, after battling cancer. His brother Robbie had died less than four months earlier. On June 14, 2010, Bachman was charged by Abbotsford police with sexual interference of a person under 14, touching a young person for
60-464: A sexual purpose, and sexual assault . Police recommended a charge of sexual exploitation, but Crown counsel opted to split the case into three separate counts. After an 11-month investigation, police charged Bachman for incidents that allegedly began in Abbotsford in 2000 when the complainant was 11 years old and continued for three years. Stacy Bohun alleged that Bachman would grope her when she
75-527: Is the self-titled debut studio album by Canadian rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive , released in 1973. It was originally to be titled Brave Belt III , following the Brave Belt II album, made by the previous line-up of the group, called Brave Belt . The album did not produce a true hit single ("Blue Collar" reached #68 on the U.S. Billboard charts and #21 in Canada), but it was certified "Gold" by
90-518: The Brave Belt III tapes signed. Charlie Fach at Mercury eventually listened to the tapes and liked what he heard. Bachman listened to some suggestions, remixed and re-edited the tapes, and the band recorded at least two new songs. The result was the first Bachman–Turner Overdrive album for Mercury, released in May 1973. Though Brave Belt is relatively unknown some 40 years later, the importance of
105-613: The RIAA in 1974, largely pulled up by strong sales of Bachman–Turner Overdrive's next two albums ( Bachman–Turner Overdrive II and Not Fragile ). "Gimme Your Money Please" and "Little Gandy Dancer" were released on a double A-side single in Canada only. After the release of Bachman–Turner Overdrive II , this first album was often referred to as "BTO 1". Record World described "Gimme Your Money Please" as "a hard hitting rocker." with Production A version of "Stayed Awake All Night"
120-534: The Reprise label, the Brave Belt II lineup (C. F. Turner with Randy, Tim and Robbie Bachman) recorded and shopped around a demo that was supposed to be a Brave Belt III album. New management convinced them to change their name − they eventually settled on Bachman–Turner Overdrive . Thus, the eponymous first Bachman–Turner Overdrive album is essentially Brave Belt III , the album that was rejected by Reprise Records. Bachman had contacted many record labels to get
135-555: The band was summed up by Randy Bachman in a 2001 interview: "It was an innocent time of soul-searching. Nobody would play with me when I left The Guess Who. I was completely black-listed. I couldn't get a decent musician to play with me, except Chad Allan, who had also been in The Guess Who and left. He and I bonded together, and I might not have gotten started without him, even though he left sometime after that first album. Those [Brave Belt] albums are so important to me because, for
150-468: The first time, I was making my own music, paying for it, finding strengths in it, and going through the process of finding the right music for the record. It led to me becoming a stronger producer for BTO." Brave Belt I and Brave Belt II were re-released on a single CD March 17, 2009. The album reached #36 in Canada . Bachman%E2%80%93Turner Overdrive (1973 album) Bachman–Turner Overdrive
165-433: The release of Bachman–Turner Overdrive II . Tim said it was to spend more time with his family and to work on concert promotion but brothers Rob and Randy reported that he was fired for breaking Randy's rules of the road which prohibited alcohol and drugs. Tim Bachman rejoined BTO whose other members, at that time, were Randy Bachman, Fred Turner, and Garry Peterson ), for a 1984 reunion album and supporting tours, including
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#1732798004652180-472: The supporting concerts for Brave Belt II , Tim Bachman was added as a second guitarist. Despite the changes, Brave Belt II sold poorly and the band struggled to book live shows. In a 1974 Rolling Stone interview, Randy estimated there were losses of about $ 150,000 in 1971-72 ($ 923,000 in 2020 dollars), with himself personally absorbing about 60% of the loss, as he was paying the other band member salaries from his Guess Who royalties. Although dropped from
195-538: Was a foster child living in his home in the Fraser Valley. Bachman was found not guilty on these counts, as Justice Neill Brown ruled that the testimony of Bohun was too unreliable to support a criminal conviction. On May 26, 2014, Bachman was arrested again by Abbotsford police on new sex charges relating to incidents from the 1990s involving a different underaged victim. He faced charges of sexual assault, sexual interference, and invitation to sexual touching. He
210-521: Was reached while the prosecutor was preparing for the preliminary inquiry. Brave Belt The band made the Canadian Top 40 with the minor hit "Crazy Arms, Crazy Eyes," which peaked at No. 35 in November 1971. However, they missed the U.S. charts completely. In 1972, Turner became the lead vocalist for the Brave Belt II album. Allan left the band after the recording was completed. During
225-506: Was released pending trial on conditions which included avoiding contact with anyone under the age of 16, and avoiding any public park, schoolground, daycare, swimming pool or any other facility where minors under 16 may be present. Those charges were stayed on November 19, 2015. A representative of the Criminal Justice Branch could not provide any details regarding why the charges were stayed, but did state that this decision
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