Episode 116 – Randy Bachman vs the missing guitar

Brian unwinds a tale for the gearheads – documenting Randy Bachman’s love affair with a certain instrument, its theft, and the lengths that would be taken to get it back.   SHOW NOTES: Songs used in this episode: The Guess Who “American Woman”; Bachman Turner Overdrive “Takin Care of Business”; Bachman Turner Overdrive “Lookin Out for Number One” https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/16/entertainment/bachman-guitar-found-trnd/index.html Randy showing off the guitar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88F0coXpe-c Lookin’ Out for #1 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPMJ3AueOmk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Breau https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/08/17/Jazz-guitarist-was-strangled/2299461563200/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_Atkins https://exclaim.ca/music/article/randy_bachman_recovers_stolen_guitar_46_years_later_in_tokyo https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gretsch-chet-atkins-signature-models-everything-you-need-to-know https://www.gretsch.com/2018/08/jimmie-webster-a-great-gretsch-ambassador/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretsch https://www.guitarworld.com/news/randy-bachman-reunited-gretsch-tokyo https://www.wypr.org/2021-10-22/rocker-randy-bachmans-guitar-was-stolen-45-years-ago-a-fan-tracked-it-down https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/2338088/rock-icon-reunited-with-stolen-guitar-after-46-years