Day Tripping: September 27

Taking Care of Business

Randy Bachman was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1943, and at the age of five, he began his musical career with violin lessons. But instead of learning to read music, he relied on his photographic memory to play anything he’d heard only once.

“Change is inevitable, and you can’t stop that change. You say, ‘Wait, stop,’ and it just drives right over you.”

After massive success as lead guitar for The Guess Who, Randy went on to form Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Then, Bachman toured with Ringo Starr’s third all-star band and in 2015 released his Heavy Blues album with help from some very heavy musicians. Contributors included Joe Bonamassa, Peter Frampton, and fellow Canadians Neil Young and Jeff Healey.

Randy also had his own show on Canadian radio, where he played a wide range of musical styles. He says his early violin lessons influenced his guitar playing.

Enjoy this personal favorite from BTO days. His guitar work is pure and soulful.

Today is:

Chocolate Milk Day — Drink up!

Musical Ride

In 1997, Bob Dylan gave a performance for Pope John Paul II and 300,000 people in Bologna, Italy. He played Knocking On Heaven’s Door and A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall for Pope John Paul II and an audience of 300,000 at the World Eucharist Congress in Bologna, Italy. The Pope used the words from Blowin’ in the Wind for part of his sermon.

Interesting Notes

Search Engine became a thing in 1998 when a little company called Google was launched.

Gone But Not Forgotten

Hugh Hefner left his job at Esquire Magazine in 1953 and started his publication that would be at the center of the sexual revolution in the early 60s. His Playboy legacy has its supporters and critics, but Hef remained much unchanged through his life. He died in 2017 at 91.

Notable Births

1934 — Wilford Brimley said, “I didn’t go to acting school, but I’ve been observing my fellow man for 66 years now, and I would think that’s the best school there is.”

1959 — I say, “Another cycle completed. Rinse and repeat.”

K. Barrett Maria Rattray Maryam Merchant Dr. Mehmet Yildiz Tree Langdon Myriam Ben Salem Phil Truman Chelsea Mandler MAT Terry Mansfield Hollie Petit, Ph.D. Terry Trueman Dr. Preeti Singh John Gruber Bill Abbate James G Brennan ScienceDuuude Marcus Liam Ireland Claire Kelly Noorain Hassan, BMS Amy Pierovich David Acaster Nora Thewriteyard David Perlmutter Joe Luca Holly Kellums Michael Burg, MD Lucy Dan Dave Logan

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