Ayub Bachchu was the first in the music scene of this country to create a new genre in band songs. It is difficult to find an audience that has not been impressed by his guitar playing and singing. Even though time has passed, the songs, melodies and emotions left by Bachchu are still alive today.
The legendary frontman of rock band LRB, was born at Patiya upazila of Chattogram on 16 August 1962.
In 1991, he left Souls and formed LRB (Love Runs Blind). LRB released its first album, which contained hard rock songs like “Ghum Vanga Shohore”, “Madhobi” and “Hoker”, “Sesh Chithi Keno Amon Chithi Hoy”, “Happy”, and “Dhakar Sondha”.
In 1993, LRB released their album “Sukh”. It contained hard rock, blues, rock songs. Like “Sukh”, “Gotokal Rate”, “Khoniker Jonno”, “Cholo Bodle Jai” known as “Sei Tumi”, “Rupali Guitar” etc. “Cholo Bodle Jai” one of the greatest hits in the Bangladeshi music era, written and tuned by Bachchu.
LRB performed thousands of gigs at home and abroad. They went for their first international tour in the USA and they played in seven states. LRB is the only Bangla Rock Band that played their music in the famous Madison Square Garden (New York).
The music legend breathed his last at Moghbazar residence in the capital on 18 October 2018 at the age of 56.
