About Tal Bachman
Talmage Charles Robert Bachman ( BAK-mən; born August 13, 1968) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his 1999 hit "She's So High", a pop rock song from his self-titled 1999 album for which he won a BMI award in 2000. Along with his father, Randy Bachman, he is currently a member of Bachman–Turner Overdrive. == Biography == === Early life === Bachman was born in Winnipeg, the son of Randy Bachman and the nephew of Robbie Bachman of the classic rock bands The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive. As a child, Bachman listened to his father's enormous record collection and taught himself to play guitar. He studied political philosophy at Utah State University but dropped out and moved to Vancouver in 1995 to begin writing songs. === Musical career === After Bachman was rejected by many record labels, executives at EMI Music Publishing in New York City heard a demo tape of his ballad "If You Sleep" and offered him a recording contract with Columbia Records. His debut album, Tal Bachman, was co-produced by Bob Rock and including the hit single, "She's So High", which was inspired by the song "If It Makes You Happy" by Sheryl Crow, using the same chords but a different key. The song reached No. 1 on three different radio formats in Canada and reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1999.
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