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Blair Thornton

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Blair Montgomery Thornton (born July 23, 1950 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a rock guitarist and songwriter most widely known for his work with the Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO). [1]

33 relations: Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Bachman–Turner Overdrive II, British Columbia, Canada, Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Don Kirshner, Eric Clapton, Four Wheel Drive (album), Fred Turner (musician), Guitar, Head On (Bachman–Turner Overdrive album), In Concert (TV series), Juno Award for Album of the Year, Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year, Juno Award for Group of the Year, Juno Award for Single of the Year, Juno Awards of 1974, Juno Awards of 1975, Juno Awards of 1976, Juno Awards of 1978, Juno Awards of 2014, Not Fragile, Randy Bachman, Randy Murray, Rock music, Rock n' Roll Nights, Singer-songwriter, Singing, Street Action, Take It Like a Man (Bachman–Turner Overdrive song), Tim Bachman, Vancouver, You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (Bachman–Turner Overdrive song).

Bachman–Turner Overdrive

Bachman–Turner Overdrive, often abbreviated as BTO, is a Canadian rock group from Winnipeg, Manitoba, that had a series of hit albums and singles in the 1970s, selling over 7 million albums in that decade alone.

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Bachman–Turner Overdrive II

Bachman–Turner Overdrive II is the second album by Canadian rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive, released in 1973.

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British Columbia

British Columbia (BC; Colombie-Britannique) is the westernmost province of Canada, located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Canadian Music Hall of Fame

The Canadian Music Hall of Fame was established in 1978 by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) to honour Canadian musicians for their lifetime achievements in music.

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Don Kirshner

Donald Clark Kirshner (April 17, 1934 – January 17, 2011), known as The Man With the Golden Ear, was an American music publisher, rock music producer, talent manager, and songwriter.

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Eric Clapton

Eric Patrick Clapton, (born 1945), is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

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Four Wheel Drive (album)

Four Wheel Drive is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music).

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Fred Turner (musician)

Charles Frederick Turner (born 16 October 1943) is a Canadian rock bassist, vocalist and songwriter, and was a founding member of the 1970s rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive (B.T.O.). He is credited on early Bachman–Turner Overdrive and B.T.O. albums as "C.F. Turner".

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Guitar

The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings.

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Head On (Bachman–Turner Overdrive album)

Head On is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive, released in December 1975.

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In Concert (TV series)

In Concert is a late-night television series created by Don Kirshner.

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Juno Award for Album of the Year

The Juno Award for Album of the Year is an annual award presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for the best album released in Canada.

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Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year

The Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year is presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to the best new musical group in Canada.

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Juno Award for Group of the Year

The Juno Award for Group of the Year has been awarded annually since 1970 in recognition of the best musical group or band in Canada.

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Juno Award for Single of the Year

The Juno Award for Single of the Year has been awarded since 1974 for the best single in Canada.

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Juno Awards of 1974

The Juno Awards of 1974, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 25 March 1974 in Toronto at a ceremony at the Inn on the Park's Centennial ballroom hosted by George Wilson of CFRB radio's Starlight Serenade programme.

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Juno Awards of 1975

The Juno Awards of 1975, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 24 March 1975 in Toronto at a ceremony in the Canadian National Exhibition.

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Juno Awards of 1976

The Juno Awards of 1976, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 15 March 1976 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by John Allan Cameron at the Ryerson Polytechnic Institute.

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Juno Awards of 1978

The Juno Awards of 1978, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 29 March 1978 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted for a second consecutive year by David Steinberg at the Harbour Castle Hilton Convention Centre.

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Juno Awards of 2014

The Juno Awards of 2014 honoured Canadian music industry achievements in the latter part of 2012 and in most of 2013.

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Not Fragile

Not Fragile is the third album by Canadian rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO), released in 1974 (see 1974 in music).

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Randy Bachman

Randolph Charles Bachman, (born September 27, 1943) is a Canadian musician best known as lead guitarist, songwriter and a founding member of the 1960s and 1970s rock bands The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive.

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Randy Murray

Charles Randall "Randy" Murray was a guitarist member of Bachman–Turner Overdrive.

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Rock music

Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the early 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and in the United States.

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Rock n' Roll Nights

Rock n' Roll Nights is the eighth studio album by Canadian rock band BTO, released in 1979.

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Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose, and perform their own musical material, including lyrics and melodies.

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Singing

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice and augments regular speech by the use of sustained tonality, rhythm, and a variety of vocal techniques.

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Street Action

Street Action is the seventh studio album by Canadian rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO), released in 1978.

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Take It Like a Man (Bachman–Turner Overdrive song)

"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.

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Tim Bachman

Timothy Gregg Bachman (born August 1, 1951) is a Canadian guitarist and vocalist best known for his work with rock bands Brave Belt and Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO).

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Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.

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You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (Bachman–Turner Overdrive song)

"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" is a rock song written by Randy Bachman and first performed by Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO) for the album Not Fragile (1974).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blair_Thornton

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