Robbie Bachman, the self-taught drummer who co-founded Bachman-Turner Overdrive, has died at age 69.

Bachman died this week in Vancouver, where he lived, said his older brother and former bandmate Randy Bachman. He did not have any more details.

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The elder Bachman said he learned about his brotherB次元官网网址檚 death from former bandmate Fred Turner.

He didnB次元官网网址檛 know the cause, but said his younger brother had suffered from heart issues in recent years that prevented him from performing.

Before he was sidelined by his health, Robbie BachmanB次元官网网址檚 stage presence was unforgettable, his brother said.

HeB次元官网网址檇 bring four or five drum sets on tour, and wear satin suits that matched their colour. And at the end of every show, heB次元官网网址檇 be the first band member back onstage for the encore B次元官网网址� a dozen roses in hand.

B次元官网网址淗eB次元官网网址檇 run to the front of the stage and throw a rose to every woman in the front row, or the guy she was with, and say, B次元官网网址楢re you ready to rock B次元官网网址榥B次元官网网址� roll? Do you want more rock B次元官网网址榥B次元官网网址� roll?B次元官网网址橞次元官网网址� Randy Bachman recounted.

B次元官网网址淭hen heB次元官网网址檇 go back to the drums B次元官网网址� still yelling.B次元官网网址�

Randy Bachman said Robbie expressed interest in drumming from a young age and recalled crafting a makeshift instrument for his teen brother, who was 10 years his junior.

B次元官网网址淚 helped him make a set of drums out of those round Quaker Oats porridge oatmeal things. WeB次元官网网址檇 cut them in different lengths and tape them up and he would play drums B次元官网网址� with a wooden spoon,B次元官网网址� he said.

Within a few years, heB次元官网网址檇 swapped them out for the real thing.

The Winnipeg nativeB次元官网网址檚 career began shortly after Randy split from the Guess Who in 1970 and formed a new act called Brave Belt, offering his 18-year-old brother the spot on drums.

Brave Belt put out two records that didnB次元官网网址檛 catch fire, leading to a conflict with their label Reprise Records. They ultimately departed for a new deal with Warner Bros., which stipulated the band change its moniker to something that capitalized on BachmanB次元官网网址檚 name recognition.

Renamed to Bachman-Turner Overdrive, the band released a list of what would become classic rock radio staples, including B次元官网网址淟et It RideB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淗ey You.B次元官网网址�

After years of success, Randy left the band in 1977, giving the remaining members permission to call themselves BTO, but not Bachman-Turner Overdrive so as to distance himself from the project. As BTO, Robbie Bachman and the others continued to tour and record, but their popularity faded and they broke up in 1980.

In the years that followed, the brothersB次元官网网址� relationship became marred in decades of legal disputes over use of the bandB次元官网网址檚 name.

They also disagreed over which musicians should be part of a reformed BTO in 1984, leaving Robbie to sit out the first reunion, though he would rejoin another incarnation of the band later that decade.

His involvement in BTO continued after Randy left the band again in 1991, though the brothers hadnB次元官网网址檛 settled their differences.

In 2003, the band turned down a chance for BTO to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame because all of the members refused to appear onstage with Randy. It took nearly a decade for the brothers to mend their relationship enough to finally accept the honour.

But in his 2014 book B次元官网网址淭ales From Beyond the Tap,B次元官网网址� Randy Bachman wrote that the brothers had never reconciled in those waning years, saying Robbie had B次元官网网址済randiose delusions about himself.B次元官网网址�

He told The Canadian Press at the time that he hadnB次元官网网址檛 seen Robbie since their dadB次元官网网址檚 funeral.

Despite the rift, they eventually reunited for a Canadian Music Hall of Fame induction in 2014 when BTOB次元官网网址檚 original 1974 lineup B次元官网网址� the Bachman brothers; Turner, who was the vocalist; and guitarist Blair Thornton B次元官网网址� agreed to perform together at the Juno Awards.

The brothers shook hands onstage and set aside their differences long enough to reflect on the career highlight.

B次元官网网址淚 think IB次元官网网址檝e (had) stage fright once, and that was tonight,B次元官网网址� Robbie said backstage after the show.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 just a whole different experience really, to have that many people; youB次元官网网址檙e on a tight timetable, youB次元官网网址檙e live on TV.B次元官网网址�

Randy Bachman paid tribute on Twitter, noting his brotherB次元官网网址檚 influence, and called him B次元官网网址渢he pounding beat behind BTO.B次元官网网址�

On Friday, he recalled how difficult Robbie was to record because he played so loud.

B次元官网网址淲e could put a mic a foot away from him, and youB次元官网网址檇 hear every drum,B次元官网网址� Bachman said.

B次元官网网址淗e broke cymbals every night, he played so heavy. But we were a loud band, and you know, he was a fun guy.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址擠avid Friend and Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press