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Randy Bachman ' s Vinyl Tap Stories shared some of the best material from Randy's hit CBC Radio show, Vinyl Tap. Here, in Tales from Beyond the Tap, Randy tells more great stories from a life in rock-all of the fun, hardships, and adventure that haven't been featured on the radio show. This is Randy Bachman, unplugged!
Tales from Beyond the Tapgives rock fans a VIP tour of an extraordinary life in music. Randy has met, and even performed with, almost every musician you can think of, but who are the artists he wishes he had met? The answers may surprise you. What is Randy 's creative process for writing a hit song, and what is it like working with some of those famous musicians? When you've played thousands of gigs over a fifty-year career, from church basements to Madison Square Garden, most of them become a blur-but there are some favourite venues. And life on the road is not as glamorous as most people imagine. Randy shares what he's experienced, from station wagons and six-to-a-room motels to custom coaches, jets, and luxury suites. On the road, Randy has seen the Canadian music scene develop from the beginning, and his thoughts on its evolution will make you appreciate the music even more. Tales from Beyond the Tap offers a rare and exclusive glimpse behind the man, the music, and the popular CBC radio show.
Are there any songs in particular that have changed your life?
Randy with Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant, 2008.
Records have always been an integral part of my life. There are many songs to choose from, but this question is an easy one for me. Each of these recordings has had a significant impact on me and my career.
"TUTTI FRUTTI"-LITTLE RICHARD, 1955
When I saw Elvis Presley for the first time on a little black-and-white TV at my friend's house, it was mind-blowing, worldshaking, and a signal of change for me as well as the rest of the world. I went out and bought the Elvis recording of "Tutti Frutti," and besides wanting to be Elvis, I wanted to play guitar like Scotty Moore. Then someone, I think it was one of my brother Gary's buddies from the Pro-Teen club, asked me if I'd heard the version by Little Richard, the guy who actually wrote the song and first recorded it. When I listened to his "Tutti Frutti" it was wilder, more raucous, and even more mind-blowing and worldshaking than Elvis's. Elvis sounded tame by comparison.
Whenever I hear either version of that song it takes me back to that time and rekindles my first impressions of rock 'n' roll. Original rock 'n' roll was all about anything goes, having fun, going a little crazy, and just letting it all out. The more lifechanging version for me, though, is the Little Richard one. He's an original. And, as I talked about in the first Vinyl Tap book, I was lucky enough to have him play on a couple of Bachman-Turner Overdrive tracks. I was thrilled when Richard agreed to play piano on "Take It Like a Man" on our Head On album. We'd already recorded the track, and just wanted him to overdub his signature piano style. He arrived looking every inch the star that he was. I was in awe of him. However, once in the recording studio with him, we discovered
Tales from Beyond the Tapgives rock fans a VIP tour of an extraordinary life in music. Randy has met, and even performed with, almost every musician you can think of, but who are the artists he wishes he had met? The answers may surprise you. What is Randy 's creative process for writing a hit song, and what is it like working with some of those famous musicians? When you've played thousands of gigs over a fifty-year career, from church basements to Madison Square Garden, most of them become a blur-but there are some favourite venues. And life on the road is not as glamorous as most people imagine. Randy shares what he's experienced, from station wagons and six-to-a-room motels to custom coaches, jets, and luxury suites. On the road, Randy has seen the Canadian music scene develop from the beginning, and his thoughts on its evolution will make you appreciate the music even more. Tales from Beyond the Tap offers a rare and exclusive glimpse behind the man, the music, and the popular CBC radio show.
Are there any songs in particular that have changed your life?
Randy with Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant, 2008.
Records have always been an integral part of my life. There are many songs to choose from, but this question is an easy one for me. Each of these recordings has had a significant impact on me and my career.
"TUTTI FRUTTI"-LITTLE RICHARD, 1955
When I saw Elvis Presley for the first time on a little black-and-white TV at my friend's house, it was mind-blowing, worldshaking, and a signal of change for me as well as the rest of the world. I went out and bought the Elvis recording of "Tutti Frutti," and besides wanting to be Elvis, I wanted to play guitar like Scotty Moore. Then someone, I think it was one of my brother Gary's buddies from the Pro-Teen club, asked me if I'd heard the version by Little Richard, the guy who actually wrote the song and first recorded it. When I listened to his "Tutti Frutti" it was wilder, more raucous, and even more mind-blowing and worldshaking than Elvis's. Elvis sounded tame by comparison.
Whenever I hear either version of that song it takes me back to that time and rekindles my first impressions of rock 'n' roll. Original rock 'n' roll was all about anything goes, having fun, going a little crazy, and just letting it all out. The more lifechanging version for me, though, is the Little Richard one. He's an original. And, as I talked about in the first Vinyl Tap book, I was lucky enough to have him play on a couple of Bachman-Turner Overdrive tracks. I was thrilled when Richard agreed to play piano on "Take It Like a Man" on our Head On album. We'd already recorded the track, and just wanted him to overdub his signature piano style. He arrived looking every inch the star that he was. I was in awe of him. However, once in the recording studio with him, we discovered