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B.T.O.

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Bachman–Turner Overdrive For other uses, see  Bachman–Turner Overdrive (disambiguation) . Bachman–Turner Overdrive , [1]  often abbreviated as  BTO , was a  Canadian rock  group from  Winnipeg ,  Manitoba , who had a series of hit albums and singles in the 1970s, selling over 7 million albums in that decade alone. Their 1970s catalogue included five Top 40 albums and six US Top 40 singles (eleven in Canada). The band has sold nearly 30 million albums worldwide, and has fans affectionately known as "gearheads" [2]  (derived from the band's gear-shaped logo). Many of their songs, including " Let It Ride ", " You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet ", " Takin' Care of Business ", " Hey You ", and " Roll on Down the Highway ", still receive play on classic-rock stations. Bachman–Turner Overdrive BTO in 1974 (L–R: Fred Turner, Robbie Bachman, Randy Bachman, Blair Thornton) Background information Also known as BTO, B.T.O., Bachman &a