My stolen ‘magic’ guitar, found after 45 years
Rock legend Randy Bachman’s cherished guitar was stolen in 1976 and vanished without a trace. Decades later an amateur sleuth, bored during lockdown, decided to crack the mystery.
Randy Bachman is behind some of the biggest rock hits of the 60s and 70s. He was lead guitarist for The Guess Who, frontman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive and, all the while had his beloved Gretsch guitar beside him. He first laid eyes on the guitar as a teenager and after years mowing lawns and washing cars he saved enough money to buy it. But in 1976, Randy's guitar was stolen and disappeared without a trace. He spent years desperately trying to track it down. Almost half a century later, an amateur sleuth - bored during the coronavirus lockdown - decided to take on the hunt and crack the mystery.
Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Maryam Maruf
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com
(Photo: Randy Bachman with his son Tal and his Gretsch guitar in 1971. Credit: Courtesy of Randy Bachman)
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