Randolph Charles "Randy" Bachman, OC OM (/ˈbækmən/; 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. Bachman was also a member of Brave Belt with Chad Allan, Union and Ironhorse, and has recorded numerous solo albums.He is also a national radio personality on CBC Radio, hosting the weekly music show, Vinyl Tap. 　　In 2001, Bachman received an honorary Doctorate of Music from Brandon University in Brandon, Manitoba, along with the other members of The Guess Who. That year he won three SOCAN Classic Awards. In 2005 Bachman was awarded the Order of Manitoba, the highest award in the Province of Manitoba.Bachman, along with The Guess Who, was also the recipient of The Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's foremost distinction for excellence in the performing arts, in 2002. In 2008, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. 　　Bachman has been inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame twice. First as a member of the Guess Who in 2001,then as a solo artist in 2012.He received SOCAN's Lifetime Achievement Award on June 22, 2015. 　　In the summer of 2005, Bachman started hosting the coast-to-coast show Vinyl Tap on CBC Radio One, where he plays audio recordings and reminisces about personal encounters with famous artists and musicians from his 50-year career in rock. This show runs from 7–9 pm every Saturday night, and can be accessed via the CBC Radio One web site and Sirius channel 159. There is a replay of the Saturday show on the following Friday night at 11 pm. It also repeats on CBC Radio 2 on Sundays at 6 pm. 　　On July 2, 2005, Bachman performed at the Canadian leg of the global Live 8 megaconcert organized by Bob Geldof. 　　Bachman helped Kalan Porter on his CD 219 Days. He suggested that Kalan do a drone on his violin on one of his songs, "In Spite of It All". He was also featured in his song "And We Drive", playing a guitar solo near the end of the song. 　　Bachman and Fred Turner completed a new Bachman & Turner CD that was released in September 2010. A radio pre-release single, "Rollin' Along", was posted in June 2010 for sale on iTunes. The pair launched a two-year world tour (2010–11) under the name Bachman & Turner, which started at the Sweden Rock Festival in June 2010. Other confirmed dates included the High Voltage Festival in London, UK in July 2010 and the Manitoba Homecoming Event in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The pair set up a website and posted a sample single, "Rock n' Roll Is the Only Way Out". 　　In 2015, Bachman released Heavy Blues, an album inspired by a love of classic 1960s blues rock and featuring musical contributors including Neil Young, Joe Bonamassa, Peter Frampton, Robert Randolph, and Jeff Healey.