Ayub Bachchu (Bengali pronunciation: [ae̯ub batʃtʃu]; 16 August 1962 – 18 October 2018) was a Bangladeshi rock guitarist, composer, singer and songwriter, who was the founder of the Bangladeshi rock band Love Runs Blind[1] and earned success as the lead singer and the lead guitarist of the band.

LRB's third studio album was Shukh, which featured "Cholo Bodle Jai", one of the greatest rock songs in Bangladesh.

Ayub Bachchu's debut song, "Harano Bikeler Golpo"[6] was written by renowned lyricist Shahid Mahmud Jangi.

In October 2018, Bachchu died of cardiac failure in his own residence in Dhaka, six years after suffering from a lung ailment.

[8] Bachchu was born in Chittagong in Patiya at Khorna union on 16 August 1962 to Mohammad Ishaque Chowdhury (father) and Nurjahan Begum (mother).

He learned to play guitar from Jacob Dias (the founder of "Spider" band), who used to live in Chittagong.

He joined Souls in early-1980 and played with the band for next 10 years as the lead guitarist, songwriter and occasional singer.

He had appeared on three studio albums College Er Corridore (1985), Manush Matir Kachakachi (1987) and East and West (1988).

While working with Souls, Bachchu had already recorded and released two album: Rokto Golap and Moyna, both of which mostly contained pop rock songs.

[citation needed] Bachchu left Souls in the late-1990 and formed his own band Love Runs Blind on 5 April 1991.

He's love for those genres reflected on his band, LRB's music, but he wanted to do blues, jazz and funk in his solo career.

Bachchu performed live with Richard and Le Gang, Remo Fernandes, Nandon Bugchi and Bickram Ghosh of India and Azam Khan, Feelings, Miles, Warfaze.

He has worked as a music director for Azam Khan, Niloy Das, Khalid Hasan Milu, Tapan Chowdhury, Rupam Islam, Hassan Abidur Reja Jewel, Alam Ara Minu, Jholo and many others.

[16][17][18] Bachchu collaborated with Radio Foorti to bring new talents and fresh voices into the spotlight by giving them a platform to perform and shine.

In Bangabandhu National Stadium, in the "T-20 World Cup 2014" opening ceremony, Bachchu got in a controversy with Hamin Ahmed of Miles, which led him to cancel the membership of the association.

[19] Bachchu met Ferdous Akhtar Chondona in the early 1986, when he came to Dhaka to record his debut solo album Rokto Golap.

He said that the LRB song "Ferari Mon", from the band's self titled debut album told the story of how he wanted to meet Chondona, "This mind of mine, doesn't care for any barrier.

[citation needed] AB Kitchen is a full service audio recording studio and production company founded by Ayub Bachchu in 1998.

He also owned various signature guitars by some of his favorite guitarists, including a Steve Vai JEM Junior White, Jason Becker JB200C.

[23] Indian musician Prabuddha Banerjee said that: "I found his voice extremely romantic and I always wondered if he could sing Bengali retro numbers.

Bachchu's lyrics are inspired by the Eagles, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd and the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

Bangladeshi musicians included, Maqsoodul Haque (Maqsood 'O Dhaka), Mehreen, Sina Hasan (Bangla Five), George Lincoln D'Costa (Artcell), Subrata Barua Rony (ex-Souls), Imran Hussain (Rockstrata).

The show featured Indian artists like, Pradip Chattopadhyay Bula and Bapi (Moheener Ghoraguli), Anindya (Shohor), Avijit Burman and Soumitra Roy (Bhumi), Upal (Chandrabindu), Shilajit Majumder, Gaurav Chattopadhyai (Lakkhichhara), Bramhakhapa, Deb Chowdhury and Sidhu (Cactus) performed at the concert.

[24] 10 Bangladeshi bands from Canada including, Oboshor, Band4, Tulu and the Lightman, Sector 2.0, Reflection, Chandan and Friends, Shoor, Shikor, Jantrik, TWB and Manush held a tribute concert at the Cardinal Newman High School in Toronto on 15 December 2018.

He is also credited for popularizing rock music in Bangladesh in the 1990s as the frontman of LRB and as a solo artist, along with Nagar Baul, Miles and Ark.

[citation needed] Guitarist who were influenced by him includes, Ibrahim Ahmed Kamal (Warfaze), Iqbal Asif Jewel (Miles, Legend, Warfaze), Ershad Zaman (Artcell), George Lincoln D' Costa (Artcell), Kazi Faisal Ahmed (Metal Maze, Artcell), Oni Hasan (Vibe, Warfaze), Emon Chowdhury (Chirkut), Samir Hafiz (Powersurge, Severe Dementia, AvoidRafa).

Ex-Minister of Cultural Affairs, Asaduzzaman Noor said, "the fact that people from all walk of life were affected by the departure of Ayub Bachchu is testament to his greatness as an artist.

Hamin Ahmed of Miles said, "when Ayub Bachchu started his career, the guitar wasn't as prominent as an instrument.

Indian singer-songwriter Sahana Bajpaie said to Daily Sun: "I was 12 when I first realised there is a Bengali musician who plays the guitar like Jimi Hendrix.

"[45][46] Chattogram City Corporation Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin unveiled the sculpture of the guitar at the Probortok intersection in Chittagong.