Everyday Creation
This show has to do with different kinds of creation: human, divine, and a third kind that connects the two. Our human creativity is easy to talk about because clearly we're prolific creators. We make music, we write, we cook; we establish businesses, we design gardens, we invent things. The list goes on and on. Another kind of creation is divine. We feel its presence when, for example, we contemplate birth, death, our life purpose, or have a quiet realization that there's something bigger than us. The third kind is perhaps a little more difficult to grasp and yet, with a little practice, it's easy to put into action. This is the personal power each of us has to direct our thoughts, words and actions every day toward what we want in our life and world, rather than what we don't want.
This sounds heavier than it is. For me, this show is an acknowledgment that while we're all here to learn and grow and do our best, there's still plenty of opportunity to relax, laugh, love, and enjoy this playground we call life. So my hope is that you'll get some enjoyment and illumination out of these episodes. Here you'll find interviews with delightfully creative individuals; short stories about some who have passed away; and essays about personal power.
I'm Kate Jones, host and creator of Everyday Creation. Thank you for following my show.
Everyday Creation
Two Bachman Brothers — Guitarist Tim and Drummer Robbie — Passed Away in 2023
Writer/editor Sheldon Zoldan is the creator of Song of the Day, a music-related story sent daily to a list of subscribers. In the past couple of years, he's also written and recorded tributes to music industry greats who are no longer with us.
In this episode, you'll hear about brothers Robbie Bachman and Tim Bachman, two of the founders of Bachman-Turner Overdrive. You also can learn more about Robbie in the Jan. 13, 2023 issue of Variety and about Tim in Variety's May 1, 2023 issue.
This episode is one of 44 tributes to artists, songwriters and producers who passed away in 2023. To hear “Roll On Down The Highway,” the song referenced in the tribute, go to the YouTube video. And to get on Sheldon’s Song of the Day subscriber list, email shzoldan@comcast.net with the subject line ADD ME TO SOTD.
Audio engineer/musician Mike Villegas edited the audio for this series. Hope you enjoy these intriguing glimpses into the lives of the people who made some of the music we love.
This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to Everyday Creation, available on YouTube and in podcast directories including Apple, Audible, iHeart and Spotify.
Kate:
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Hello, and welcome to Everyday Creation. This is
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your host, Kate Jones, with one of 44
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tributes
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to significant figures in the music industry
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who passed away in 2023.
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My guest Sheldon Zoldan,
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a longtime writer and newspaper editor,
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wrote these short biographies
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and recorded them.
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Each one is an intriguing
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glimpse into the life and impact of someone
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who contributed
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to the soundtracks of our lives. Here's what
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Sheldon has to say in this tribute.
Sheldon:
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2023 was a year of sadness for the
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Bachman family.
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Robbie Bachman died January 12th in Vancouver, British
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Columbia.
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No cause of death was given. He was
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69.
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Brother Tim died of cancer April 28th in
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Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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He was 71.
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"I've lost my three brothers in the past
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couple of years," Randy Bachman, the founding member
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of Bachman-Turner Overdrive,
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told the Canadian Press. "My heart is heavy."
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Robbie, Tim and Randy Bachman along with Fred
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Turner joined forces in the early 1970s.
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Robbie played drums and Tim guitar.
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Robbie joined Randy in Brave Belt in 1971.
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Tim joined a year later, and they became
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Bachman-Turner Overdrive,
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sometimes known as BTO,
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in 1973.
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They had five top 40 albums,
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six U.S. top 40 singles, and 11 top
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40 singles in Canada
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between 1973
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76.
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Tim left the group in 1974.
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Robbie left in 1977.
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Neither left on good terms with Randy.
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Robbie battled Randy over the name, giving the
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band permission to continue as BTO,
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but not Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
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He and his brother never reconciled their differences
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though they played together at a couple of
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award ceremonies.
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Tim made his own headlines. He was accused
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twice of sexual assault against a minor.
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The first time he was found not guilty
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and the second case was dropped.
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Tim and Robbie wrote a few songs for
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the band. Our song of the day, "Roll
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On Down the Highway,"
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co-written by Robbie and Turner, was the most
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successful.
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They wrote it for a Ford commercial, but
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the automaker didn't use it so they turned
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it into a hit.
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The song reached number 18 on Billboard's Hot
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100 in the U.S.
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and number 4 in Canada.
Kate:
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This is Kate again. Please go to the
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description for more information and to hear the
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song that Sheldon referenced.
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If you enjoyed this tribute, please check out
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the rest of them. Although some of the
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names are not as familiar as others, the
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biographies
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are equally intriguing.
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Thank you for listening to Everyday Creation.
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Please share this episode with anyone who might
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enjoy it.
