Bachman Turner Overdrive ~ Four Wheel Drive

Bachman–Turner Overdrive, often abbreviated as BTO, is a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, founded by three brothers: Randy, Robbie, and Tim Bachman; along with Fred Turner, in 1973. Their 1970s catalogue included seven Top 40 albums (five in the US) and 11 Top 40 singles in Canada (six in the US). In Canada, they have six certified platinum albums and one certified gold album; in the US, they have five certified gold albums and one certified platinum album. The band has sold approximately 30 million albums worldwide and has fans affectionately known as "gearheads&(derived from the band&gear-shaped logo). Many of their songs, including "Let It Ride", "You Ain&Seen Nothing Yet", "Takin&Care of Business", "Hey You" and "Roll on Down the Highway", still receive regular play on classic rock stations. The original line-up consisted of Randy Bachman (lead guitar, lead vocals), Fred Turner (bass guitar, lead vocals), Tim Bachman (guitar, vocals) and Robbie Bachman (drums, percussion, backing vocals). This line-up released two albums in 1973. The second and most commercially successful line-up featured Blair Thornton (lead guitar), in place of Tim Bachman. This line-up released four albums between 1974 and 1977, including two that reached the Top 5 in the U.S. pop charts, as well as the band&only U.S. No. 1 single ("You Ain&Seen Nothing Yet"). Subsequent line-ups enjoyed only moderate success. After the band went into a hiatus in 2005, Randy Bachman and Fred Turner...