Lafayette Newsstand Jun 16, 2009
USA Today/ By Eddie Timanus As Bachman Turner Overdrive might say, the Lafayette men's basketball team has been taking care of business and working overtime. A lot of overtime. (Goleopards.com)
Four new City Council members seated, choice of Palo Alto vice mayor debated Jan 9, 2008
He had intended to play the song "Takin' Care of Business" by Bachman Turner Overdrive Monday night, but that would have required paying royalties, Klein said. Unprompted, Drekmeier belted out a line of the refrain then shrugged nonchalantly as his colleagues and the audience burst into laughter. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Huckabee returns to city, now with front-runner status Dec 23, 2007
Siouxlanders taking in the event heard Huckabee namecheck a wide variety of topics, including the Declaration of Independence, the prophet Isaiah and the 1972 movie "Billy Jack." The crowd was energized from the beginning, and a group of teen girls began a chant of "Huckabee, Huckabee" when he strapped on a bass and played a Bachman Turner Overdrive song prior to delivering a 35-minute speech. "You guys are jazzed up, aren't you? I'm not sure if this is a political rally or the set for The Price... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Favre breaks passing yards record, Pack win Dec 17, 2007
But what Spitz s Bachman Turner Overdrive karaoke falsetto lacked in melody and choreography, it made up for in accuracy. It s been the Packers mantra all season long, and it s exactly what they did again Sunday. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Blind athlete enjoys thrill of competition May 12, 2007
Glendale resident Dominick Thorpe, 15, displays his medals he earned at the Junior Blind Olympics April 21 in suburban Los Angeles. He may have been born blind at 24 weeks, but Glendale's Dominick Thorpe has fun just like any 15-year-old boy. (Glendale Star, AZ)
Out of the rock arena and into the jazz bar Apr 25, 2007
Guitarist Randy Bachman, of Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive fame, just released his second jazz album, Jazz Thing II, while slide guitar prodigy Jeff Healey left rock for trad jazz years ago, releasing three jazz albums and broadening his instrumental arsenal to include trumpet and clarinet. What's curious about this move from rock to jazz is that it seems a largely Canadian trend. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Students knockin' on Dylan's door at Lifelong Learning class Mar 27, 2007
That quote came from Russ Gifford near the end of a 90-minute interview that touched on rock music of the 1960s and '70s -- Bob Dylan, The Byrds, concept albums, Jefferson Airplane, The Who, The Beach Boys, Jim Morrison, Johnny Cash, bootlegs, influences, Rolling Stone, The Band, politics, Dylan, vinyl, CDs, the lyrics, the business, Led Zeppelin, California Dreamin', technology, disco, rap, Woodstock, The Last Waltz, Jackson Browne, The Eagles, Dylan, Bachman Turner Overdrive, The Animals, Bob... (Sioux City Journal)
Sheriff's office investigates failed Darrington Rock Festival Jan 29, 2007
In addition to Cheap Trick, other musicians who refused to play included former Grand Funk Railroad singer Mark Farner and Randy Bachman of Bachman Turner Overdrive. "The bands didn't care anything about their fans," he said. (Longview Daily News, WA)
