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The TCB Band is a group of musicians who formed the rhythm section of Elvis Presley's band from August 1969 until his death in 1977 [1] (depending on the context, the nickname may also extend to Presley's background vocalists during that same period: the Imperials, the Sweet Inspirations, and JD Sumner and The Stamps Quartet).
During his last few years of life, Elvis Presley adopted "Taking Care of Business in a Flash" as a motto, abbreviated as TCB and associated with a lightning bolt. The logo can be seen on his Graceland burial site, one of his airplanes, and is still used in Elvis merchandise. Elvis burial site with TCB logo
Elvis came up with the phrase after hearing the 1973 hit song “Taking Care of Business” by the Canadian rock band, Bachman–Turner Overdrive, also known as BTO. Presley had the tail of his private jet painted with the initials "TCB" and a lightning bolt and gave away gold and diamond chain necklaces with TCB (and TLC ) logos as gifts. [ 8 ]
In honor of the "Elvis" movie, check out this list of the best Elvis Presley songs based on Billboard No. 1's and Spotify's top-streamed songs.
The full midnight show from August 23 was released under the title Elvis At The International, [17] while the midnight show from August 26 was released as All Shook Up. [18] The August 24 show is available on the first disc of the 2001 box set Live in Las Vegas. In 2013, FTD released the complete midnight show from August 25.
In u0022Elvis,u0022 the up-and-coming musician (played by Austin Butler) is shown hanging out with local hero B.B. King, taking in shows together on raucous Beale Street in Memphis.
Elvis wears a black suit in the opening number, and a white suit at the finish; in both cases, he is framed against a massive sign that spells out Elvis in red lightbulbs.
TCB was the name of Elvis Presley's later backing band and support organization. It was also his logo in the '70s (Taking Care of Business *in a flash*--with the lightning bolt). TCB is what Cosmo Kramer does while "employed" by Brandt-Lealand in an episode of Seinfeld.