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Thornton was a guitarist in later lineups of the Nelson, BC band Crosstown Bus. The band had released one album, High Grass, on MCA Records before Blair's arrival. [1] Thornton joined BTO in early 1974 during the supporting tour for the Bachman-Turner Overdrive II album, replacing Tim Bachman shortly after that album
The second and most commercially successful line-up featured Blair Thornton (lead guitar), in place of Tim Bachman. This line-up released four albums between 1974 and 1977, including two that reached the top 5 in the U.S. pop charts, as well as the band's only U.S. No. 1 single ("You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet").
"Take It Like a Man" is a 1975 song written by Fred Turner and Blair Thornton, and first recorded by Canadian rock group Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO) for their December, 1975 album Head On. The lead vocal is provided by Turner.
Bachman-Turner Overdrive guitarist Tim Bachman died Friday at age 71. ... He briefly left the band and was replaced by Blair Thornton, but returned in 1984 for a reunion tour. Years later, he ...
The album marks the debut of guitarist Blair Thornton, who, unlike his predecessor Tim Bachman, is billed on the album liner notes as "second lead guitar". [5] Thornton's dual-guitar work with Randy Bachman is a prominent feature on many Not Fragile tracks.
Randy Bachman - lead guitar, lead vocals; Fred Turner - bass guitar, lead vocals; Blair Thornton - 2nd lead guitar, backing vocals; Robbie Bachman - drums; Disc Two/Tracks 17–18: Fred Turner - guitar, lead vocals; Jim Clench - bass guitar, lead vocals; Blair Thornton - lead guitar, backing vocals; Robbie Bachman - drums
Blair Thornton (Bachman–Turner Overdrive) George Thorogood; Johnny Thunders (The Heartbreakers) Glenn Tilbrook ; Andy Timmons (Danger Danger) Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest) Paul Tobias (Guns N' Roses) Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius) Tomatito; Simon Tong (The Verve, The Good, the Bad & the Queen) Peter Tork (The Monkees) Ray Toro (My Chemical Romance)
Turner's last performance on stage with any formation of B.T.O. was in 2004 with Randy Murray. The two were backed by members of the Little River Band because drummer Robbie Bachman and guitarist Blair Thornton were unable to attend B.T.O.'s last show. Turner is the only member of Bachman–Turner Overdrive to be on every album the band released.