- He is a drummer and the youngest brother of Canadian guitarist, singer and songwriter Randy Bachman.
- He was the original drummer for both the Brave Belt and Bachman–Turner Overdrive bands.
- He is sometimes credited as "Robin" or "Rob" on the liner notes of Brave Belt and BTO albums.
- When Brave Belt changed their name to Bachman–Turner Overdrive in 1973, Robbie was credited with designing the BTO 'gear' logo.
- Robbie co-wrote one of Bachman–Turner Overdrive's biggest hits, "Roll on Down the Highway" (with Fred Turner).
- He remained with BTO until early 1980, after their tour supporting the 1979 album Rock n' Roll Nights had ended (From Wikipedia.com)
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