Last week, following my series on organ combos, Bill Kirchner sent along a terrific Backgrounder suggestion: Oliver Nelson's Taking Care of Business, Nelson's second leadership date. Recorded in March ...

Fifty years ago this month, classic-rock fans first heard Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s hit “Takin’ Care of Business.” The band is celebrating with its 50th anniversary “Back in Overdrive” tour that hits ...

You’ll hear songwriters telling stories about writing a song in a matter of minutes that turned out to be a big hit. But Randy Bachman’s tale of making up the Bachman-Turner Overdrive smash “Takin’ ...

You’re probably as disinclined as I am to admit it, but chances are you remember the Bachman-Turner Overdrive song “Takin’ Care of Business.” In fact, you probably remember the song by BTO so well ...