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Rock Star Randy Bachman Reunited With Guitar Stolen 45 Years Ago

The guitar on which he wrote ‘American Woman’ and other hits was handed to him by a Japanese musician who had bought it at a Tokyo store in 2014 without knowing its history.

Reunited with his guitar, Randy Bachman poses at the Canadian Embassy at Tokyo on July 1, 2022.
Reunited with his guitar, Randy Bachman poses at the Canadian Embassy at Tokyo on July 1, 2022. AP/Eugene Hoshiko