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"Takin' Care of Business" is a song written by Randy Bachman and first recorded by Canadian rock group Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO) for their 1973 album Bachman–Turner Overdrive II. The lead vocal is sung by Randy.
Aug 10, 2024 · When it came time for a chorus, Bachman remembered the phrase “Takin’ Care of Business,” which he had heard from a local DJ. He sang that as a refrain and improvised rhymes to go along with...
- Jim Beviglia
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Sep 1, 2023 · Elvis Presley’s motto, “Taking Care of Business,” was inspired by a song written by a major classic rock star. The star in question was hugely inspired by the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. The ...
Dec 26, 2020 · Sonny West, a member of the Memphis Mafia and Presley’s former bodyguard, revealed the meaning of the King’s motto in his 2007 memoir, Elvis: Still Taking Care of Business.
- Laura Dorwart
Although "Takin' care of business" had never before been sung in a popular song, it was far from the first use of the phrase in the musical landscape. Elvis Presley loved the saying - he wore a "TCB" necklace and called his backing group "The TCB Band."
“He says ‘Hi, this is Daryl B and we’re taking care of business.'” Bachman wrote the title down and made the band play the song on the spot — unprepared and unrehearsed (!) — that night.
Sep 22, 2024 · In the last couple of years of his life Elvis made takin’ care of business his personal motto. It appears on his gravestone and his last backing band became called the TCB Band. Apparently, Elvis even recorded a version that is likely never to be released.
