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Tim Bachman, Bachman-Turner Overdrive Member, Dead of Cancer at 71

Tim Bachman, a co-founding guitarist and vocalist of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, has died, PEOPLE can confirm. He was 71.

Tim's son, Paxton Bachman, said in a Facebook post on Friday that his father — who originally played in BTO from 1973 until 1974, before reuniting with the group a decade later — died following complications with cancer "throughout his brain."

"My Dad passed this afternoon. Thank You Everyone for the kind words," Paxton wrote. "Grateful I got to spend some time with him at the end. Grab yer loved ones and hug em close, ya never know how long you have."

Paxton also detailed his final moments with his father on Facebook. "I sat with Dad yesterday afternoon and reminisced about some of the good times we had," he said. "He was pretty out of it most of the time, but at one point looked up at me with really, big wide eyes and said, 'I love you Paxton, keep sharing the music…' and then passed back out."

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I didn't realize Bachman had died when I posted my tribute to Lightfoot -- he co-wrote those lyrics.

Thanks for the songs.

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Tue May 02, 2023 4:49 pm

I didn't realize Bachman had died when I posted my tribute to Lightfoot -- he co-wrote those lyrics.

Thanks for the songs.

Tim Bachman died. His brother Randy, who co-wrote Lightfoot along with Burton Cummins and Rob Matheson, is still alive.

Randy was a member of The Guess Who. Randy, Tim, and Robbie Bachman, all brothers, were membersof Bachman-Turner Overdrive. (credit Wikipeida)

Ouch. It just said "Bachman" in the writing credit.

Still, thanks for the songs.