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The Business Cover Band from Philadelphia, PA

Will travel up to 500 miles

  • Avg 5.0 | 1 Review
  • 2 Verified Bookings
  • Member Since 1998
  • Starting at $3,500 per event

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THE BUSINESS is a unique 11 member Philadelphia cover band that has been dazzling audiences on national TV and at concerts, weddings, parties and nightclubs since 1987. From Pop, R&B & Oldies to Standards, Rock and Contemporary, book the band that has been moving dance floors for more than two decades. Voted Philly's Best Band six times by 70,000 local readers, this award-winning group delivers a quality performance that you can count on. Anytime you encounter THE BUSINESS, EXPECT ENTERTAINMENT! Some of the national acts The Business has shared the stage with; Tony Williams & The Platters, Shirley Alston & The Shirelles, Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge, Charlie Gracie, Bobby Rydell, Chubby Checker, Gary U.S. Bonds, Ce Ce Peniston, Crystal Waters, Human League, Solomon Burke, The Jordanaires, Bill Haley's Original Comets, Eddie Holman, The Trammps, Kool & The Gang, KC & The Sunshine Band, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, The Tymes, G Love & Special Sauce, The Violent Femmes and Taylor Dayne. Some other Accomplishments by The Business; They appeared in and contributed music production work on ABC's national TV special Brides, A Tale Of Two Weddings which was watched in over 10 million households all over the country. The Business appeared on the Internationally syndicated series, Ed McMahon's Star Search and again was seen by many millions of viewers all over the world. The Business has been voted one of the top 5 bands in the Delaware Valley seven years running by the Philly Hot List Contest. They have also performed at The Apollo, Veteran's Stadium, Citizen's Bank Park, The Wachovia Center and The Kimmel Center. Some other venues where The Business has performed: Saint Anthony's Italian Festival in Delaware, Sorrento Cheese Italian Market Festival in Philadelphia, Padre Pio Festival, Vendemmia Festival, Philadelphia Columbus Day Festival, Penn's Landing Labor Day Concert (16 years running), Hair O' The Dog Ball, The Academy Of Music Ball, Showboat Casino, Trump Plaza Casino, Trump Marina Casino, Tropicana Casino, Hilton Casino, Resorts Casino, The Commerce Bank Arts Center, The Bellevue Hotel, The Warwick Hotel, Liberty Place and a long list of country clubs, hotels and catering halls which are too many to mention.

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Avg 5.0 | 1 Review

Review by Steven D.

Private Party•Reviewed on December 12, 2011•From Lancaster, PA

Absolutely would use them again and again. They are top notch and very professional. All of my guest loved them, they kept my crowd dancing all night long. Everywhere I go, one week after our 25th Annniversary Celebration everyone is asking where I found them and how great they were. I will say that all great parties come out of what the band brings to them. The Business is a Fantastic Band! Thanks for making our party so fabulous!

Song List 

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  • Ain't No Mountain High Enough | Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
  • Ain't No Stoppin Us Now | McFadden & Whitehead
  • All Of Me | John Legend
  • Always | Atlantic Starr
  • Always & Forever | Heatwave
  • Angelina/Zooma Zoom | Louis Prima
  • Apache | Sugar Hill Gang
  • At Last | Etta James
  • Auld Lang Zyne | Guy Lombardo
  • Babe We're Gonna Love Tonight | Lime
  • Bad Girls | Donna Summer
  • Bad Mamma Jamma | Carl Carlton
  • Bad Romance | Lady Ga Ga
  • Betcha By Golly Wow | The Syltistics
  • Bitch | The Rolling Stones
  • Blue Suede Shoes | Carl Perkins
  • Blurred Lines | Robin Thicke
  • Boogie Man | KC & The Sunshine Band
  • Boogie Nights | Heatwave
  • Boogie, Oogie, Oogie | A Taste Of Honey
  • Boppin' The Blues | Carl Perkins
  • Brick House | The Commodores
  • Brown Eyed Girl | Van Morrison
  • Butterfly Kisses | Bob Carlisle
  • Can't Get You Out My Head | Kylie Minogue
  • Can't Help Falling In Love | Elvis Presley
  • Can't Help Myself | The Four Tops
  • Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You | Frankie Valli
  • Caramia | Jay & The Americans
  • Club Can't Handle Me | Flo Rider
  • Crazy | Patsy Cline
  • Crying | Roy Orbison
  • Cut The Cake | The Average White Band
  • Da Butt | E.U.
  • Daddy's Little Girl | Al Martino
  • Dancin' In The Streets | Martha & The Vandellas
  • Dancin' Machine | The Jacksons
  • Disco Inferno | The Trammps
  • DJ Got Us Falling In Love | Usher
  • Do You Love Me | The Contours
  • Don't Be Cruel | Elvis Presley
  • Don't Stop Believing | Journey
  • Dontcha | The Pussy Cat Dolls
  • Drops Of Jupiter | Train
  • Early In The Morning | The Gap Band
  • Everything | Michael Buble'
  • Fantastic Voyage | Lakeside
  • Feel This Moment | Christina & Pitbull
  • Feels Like I'm In Love | Kelly Marie
  • Forget You | Cee Lo Green
  • Get Down Tonight | KC & The Sunshine Band
  • Get Lucky | Daft Punk
  • Get Ready | The Temptations
  • Get This Party Started | Pink
  • Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It | Will Smith
  • Getting Over You | David Guetta
  • Give It To Me Baby | Rick James
  • Golden Slipper | The Mummers
  • Good Lovin' | Young Rascals
  • Good Times | Chic
  • Great Balls Of Fire | Jerry Lee Lewis
  • Groove Line | Heatwave
  • Happy Radio | Edwin Starr
  • Hard To Handle | The Black Crowes
  • Harder To Breathe | Maroon 5
  • Hava Niglia | Jewish Traditional
  • Heartbreak Hotel | Elvis Presley
  • Heartbreaker | Pat Benatar
  • Heatwave | Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
  • Heaven Must Have Sent You | Bonnie Pointer
  • Hollywood Swingin' | Koll & The Gang
  • Hot In Here | Nelly
  • Hot, Hot, Hot | Buster Poindexter
  • Hound Dog | Elvis Presley
  • I Believe In You & Me | The Four Tops
  • I Could Fall In Love | Salena
  • I Could Not Ask For More | Edwin McCain
  • I Feel Good | James Brown
  • I Gotta Feeling | The Black Eyed Peas
  • I Just Called To Say I Love You | Stevie Wonder
  • I Just Haven't Met You Yet | Michael Buble
  • I Like The Way You Move | Outkast
  • I Need To Know | Marc Anthony
  • I Only Have Eyes For You | The Flamingos
  • I Want You To Want Me | Cheap Trick
  • I Will Survive | Gloria Gaynor
  • I WIsh | Stevie Wonder
  • If I Ain't Got You | Alicia Keys
  • If I Can't Have You | Yvonne Elliman
  • I'm a Believer | The Monkees
  • I'm All Shook Up | Elvis Presley
  • I'm Getting Married In The Morning | Frank Sinatra
  • I'm Never Gonna Fall In Love | Tom Jones
  • In The Ayer | Flo Rider
  • In The Mood | Glenn MIller
  • It Takes Two | Rob Base
  • It's Not Right But It's OK | Whitney Houston
  • It's Now Or Never | Elvis Presley
  • Jailhouse Rock | Elvis Presley
  • Jessie's Girl | Rick Springfield
  • Johnny B. Goode | Chuck Berry
  • Jump, Jive and Wail | The Bryan Setzer Orchestra
  • Jungle Boogie | Kool & The Gang
  • Just A Gigolo | Louis Prima
  • Just A Girl | No Doubt
  • Just Can't Turn You Loose | Sam & Dave
  • Just Dance | Lady Ga Ga
  • Just Got Paid | Johnny Kemp
  • Just What I Needed | The Cars
  • Knock On Wood | Ami Stewart
  • La Bamba | Richie Valens
  • Ladies Night | Kool & The Gang
  • Let It Whip | The Dazz Band
  • Let's All Chant | Michael Zager Band
  • Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye
  • Let's Stay Together | Al Green
  • Let's Twist Again | Chubby Checker
  • Little Sister | Elvis Presley
  • Livin La Vida Loca | Ricky Martin
  • Locked Out Of Heaven | Bruno Mars
  • Love Me Two Times | The Doors
  • Loves Theme | Barry White
  • Low | Flo Rider
  • Low Rider | War
  • Lucky | Jason Mraz
  • Mandolay | La Flavor
  • Matchbox | Carl Perkins
  • Mony, Mony | Tommy James & The Shondells
  • Moondance | Van Morrison
  • Moonlight Serenade | Glenn MIller
  • Moves Like Jagger | Maroon 5
  • My Son | Traditional
  • My Way | Frank Sinatra
  • Night Train | Ray Coniff
  • No Such Thing | John Mayer
  • Nobody's Supposed To Be Here | Deborah Cox
  • Oh Marie | Louis Prima
  • Oh What a Night | The Four Seasons
  • One Day In Your Life | Anastacia
  • One In A Million | Larry Graham
  • One Night | Elvis Presley
  • Only You | The Platters
  • Paparazzi | Lady Ga Ga
  • Party Rockers Anthem | LMFAO
  • Peggy Sue | Buddy Holly
  • Peter Gunn | Henry Mancini
  • Play That Funky Music | Wild Cherry
  • Please Don't Stop The Music | Rihanna
  • Poker Face | Lady Ga Ga
  • Pretty Women | Roy Orbison
  • Promised Land | Elvis Presely
  • Raise Your Glass | Pink
  • Rave On | Buddy Holly
  • Rio | Duran, Duran
  • Rise | Herb Alpert
  • Rock & Roll All Night | Kiss
  • Rock Around The Clock | Bill Haley & The Comets
  • Rock Your Body | Justin Timberlake
  • Roll Over Beethoven | Chuck Berry
  • Rolling In The Deep | Adele
  • Run Around Sue | Dion
  • Sarah Smile | Hall & Oates
  • Scream | Usher
  • Scream & Shout | Britney Spears & Will I Am
  • Sea Of Love | Phil Phillips
  • See See Rider | Elvis Presley
  • Sentimental Reasons | Nat King Cole
  • Sexyback | Justin Timberlake
  • Shake Your Body Down | The Jacksons
  • Shake, Rattle and Roll | Bill Haley & The Comets
  • Shame | Evelyn Champagne King
  • Shotgun | Junior Walker and the All Stars
  • Shout | The Isley Brothers
  • Smooth | Carlos Santana
  • So Many Men | Miquel Brown
  • Soul Man | Sam & Dave
  • Spanish Eyes | Al Martino
  • Stay With You | John Legend
  • Stranger In My House | Tamia
  • Such A Night | Elvis Presley
  • Suit & Tie | Justin Timberlake
  • Summer Wind | Frank Sinatra
  • Super Freak | Rick James
  • Superstition | Stevie Wonder
  • Take Back The Night | Justin Timberlake
  • Tarantella | Italian Traditional
  • Teddy Bear | Elvis Presley
  • Tequila | The Champs
  • That Old Gang Of Mine | The Four Aces
  • That's The Way I Like It | KC & The Sunshine Band
  • The Beer Barrel Polka | Lawrence Welk
  • The Best Part Of Breakin Up | Roni Griffith
  • The Bride Cuts The Cake | Traditional
  • The Prayer | Andrea Bocelli & Celine Dion
  • The Stripper | David Rose
  • The Twist | Chubby Checker
  • The Wanderer | Dion
  • The Way You Look Tonight | Michael Buble'
  • This I Swear | The Skyliners
  • This Is How We Do It | Montel Jordan
  • This Love | Maroon 5
  • This Magic Moment | Jay & The Americans
  • Time Won't Let Me | The Outsiders
  • To Sir With Love | Lu Lu
  • Too Hot | Kool & The Gang
  • Touch Me | The Doors
  • Treasure | Bruno Mars
  • Turn The Beat Around | Vicki Sue Robinson
  • Twenty Flight Rock | Eddie Cochran
  • Twist and Shout | The Beatles
  • Unchained Melody | The Righteous Brothers
  • Unforgettable | Nat & Natalie Cole
  • Valerie | Amy Winehouse
  • Wake Me Up | Avicii
  • We Found Love | Rihanna
  • What I Got | Sublime
  • When I Was Your Man | Bruno Mars
  • When The Saints Go Marchin In | Louis Armstrong
  • Where Have You Been | Rihanna
  • Who Knew | Pink
  • Wild Flower | Nuberg
  • Wildflower | Skylark
  • Wildwood Days | Bobby Rydell
  • Will It Go Round In Circles | Billy Preston
  • Wind Beneath My Wings | Bette Midler
  • Wonderful World | Louis Armstrong
  • Wrong Way | Sublime
  • You Are So Beautiful | Joe Cocker
  • You Are The Best Thing | Ray LaMontagne
  • You Make Me Feel Brand New | The SYlistics
  • You Raise Me Up | Josh Grobin
  • You Should Be Dancing | The Bee Gees
  • You'll Never Find | Lou Rawls
  • Young Hearts Run Free | Candi Stanton
  • You're All I Need To Get By | Marvin & Tammy
  • You're The First, Last, My Everything | Barry White
  • You're The One For Me | D-Train
  • You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling | The Righteous Brothers

Booked Events 

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Upcoming Events

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Past Events

December 27, 2014 • Wedding Reception
Sat • 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM • Hainesport, NJ
January 31, 2014 • Benefit @ Galdo's
Fri • 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM • Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 2014 • Academy Of Music Gala @ The Bellevue
Sat • 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM • Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2014 • Hair O' The Dog @ Shraton Center City
Sat • 8:00 PM - 1:00 AM • Philadelphia, PA
January 4, 2014 • The Savoy
Sat • 6:00 PM - 12:00 AM • Vineland, NJ
July 25, 2013 • Adelphia
Thu • 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM • Deptford, NJ
July 13, 2013 • The Bolero
Sat • 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM • Wildwood, NJ
December 28, 2012 • Wedding (private) @ Ballroom At The Ben
Fri • 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM • Philadelphia, PA
December 2, 2012 • Wedding (private) @ Ohev Shalom
Sun • 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM • Richboro, PA
December 1, 2012 • Wedding (private) @ Greenview Inn
Sat • 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM • Vineland, NJ
November 24, 2012 • Wedding (private) @ Goggle Works
Sat • 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM • Reading, PA
November 3, 2012 • Wedding (private) @ Raquet Club
Sat • 5:30 PM - 10:30 PM • Philadelphia, PA

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