Chad Allan, a Winnipeg-born, multi-talented musician who shared a stage with some of Canada’s rock greats and hosted CBC’s Let’s Go music program, has died at the age of 80.
Allan, a singer and songwriter who played multiple instruments, was inducted into the Order of Manitoba in 2015 for his contributions to Canadian music and his “pivotal role” in the genesis of two very well-known bands from his hometown — first with The Guess Who and later with the future Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
Yet despite being a member of a pair of high-profile bands that went on to be radio hit-makers, Allan’s name is not as well known as former bandmates Burton
