Canadian embassy in Japan to reunite Randy Bachman with guitar stolen 46 years ago in private concert

[ZackyDog]

This is a somewhat new update to Randy's stolen G6120. He cried for days when it was stolen. I would too. I'm happy for him and that was very, very nice of Takeshi to help him.

Canadian embassy in Japan to reunite Randy Bachman with guitar stolen 46 years ago in private concert

The Canadian embassy in Japan will help repatriate a rock 'n' roll relic stolen from musician Randy Bachman more than four decades ago, as part of a Canada Day ceremony next month.

vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca

 

[Armygirl]

Wow.. what a brilliant story!

 

[juks]

That is amazing. Great story.

 

[mrfixitmi]

This will be a great event for all of us Guess Who, BTO, Brave Belt and Ironhorse Fans. Thanks for sharing the update.

 

[wabash slim]

Takeshi? Is that the guy with the castle? Good for him!

Glad to hear Randy got it back---46 years later, tho.

 

[NeilS]

Guess who got his guitar back after 45 years?

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www.cbc.ca

Happy Canada Day!

 

[juks]

"A longtime fan and internet sleuth from White Rock, B.C., named William Long heard Bachman's story and decided to try to hunt down the instrument using facial recognition technology. He found it in a YouTube video featuring Takeshi playing the guitar."

Guitars have faces recognized by the software?

 

[Baba Joe]

Great story.

 

[thunder58]

Randy's the best . I'm happy for him and Takeshi
More proof that music is a universal langauge

 

[Krampus_CT]

Great story.
Is it me, but doesn't it seem like everyone in the 60s and 70s had their guitars stolen?

 

[Pete66]

You have a little bit of emotion when you see a guitar you used to own, resurface on the market, after decades. But, I can't imagine what it would be like to find an old guitar that you had stolen, thinking that you would never see it again. Now, let's find Roy Orbisons Gibson Falcon! That was also in Japan I believe.

 

[tmcq65]

From The Guardian:

 

[ZackyDog]

Randy Bachman reunited with long-lost Gretsch guitar

Canada Day proved to be special for guitar legend Randy Bachman.

www.wokv.com

 

[DannyB]

Randy Bachman Reunited With Cherished Guitar 45 Years After It Was Stolen

The rocker, who used the Gretsch guitar to write such hits as "American Woman," recalled crying for three days when it disappeared in 1977.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Thanks for posting, here is another story about Randy being reunited with his Tragedy with a great photo of him with his guitar. I am a big fan of both the Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, so this is a great story!