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The Blues Brothers
Elwood and Jake Blues and the Bluesmobile
Elwood and Jake Blues and the Bluesmobile
Background information
Origin New York City, New York
Genre(s) Blues, blues-rock, blue-eyed soul
Years active 1978-present
Label(s) Atlantic
Members
Blues Brothers featuring the death of the blues brothers
Elwood J. Blues
Zee Blues
Blues Brothers Band:
Steve "the Colonel" Cropper
"Blue" Lou Marini
Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin
Rob "The Honeydripper" Paparozzi
Eddie "Knock on Wood" Floyd
Former members
Jake Blues
Donald "Duck" Dunn

Steve "Getdwa" Jordan
Willie "Too Big" Hall
Tom "Bones" Malone
Matt "Guitar" Murphy
Paul "The Shiv" Shaffer
Murphy Dunne
Tom "Triple Scale" Scott
"Mighty Mack" McTeer
Larry "T" Thurston
Tommy "Pipes" McDonnell

The Blues Brothers are an American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on Saturday Night Live. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining Bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended Boogie jams with Rock Blue-eyed soul (also known as white soul) is a term used to describe R&B or Soul music performed by white artists In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Canadian-American James Adam "Jim" Belushi (born June 15, 1954) is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician, the younger brother Steve "The Colonel" Cropper (born October 21, 1941) is an American guitarist songwriter and producer Lou Marini Jr (aka "Blue Lou" (born May 13, 1945) is an American Saxophonist, arranger and composer Alan Rubin (born February 11, 1943) also known as "Mr Fabulous" is an American musician Rob "The Honeydripper" Paparozzi is an American harmonica player and vocalist from New Jersey. Eddie Floyd (born Eddie Lee Floyd 25 June 1937 Montgomery Alabama) is a Soul/R&B singer and songwriter best known for his work on Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s John Adam Belushi ( January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American Comedian, Actor and Musician Donald "Duck" Dunn (born November 24 1941) is an American Bass guitarist Record producer, and Songwriter Steve Jordan is an American multi-instrumentalist songwriter and music producer from New York City. Willie Hall (born August 8, 1950) is an American drummer. Hall was born in Memphis Tennessee. Tom "Bones" Malone, born June 16, 1947, is an American jazz musician Matt "Guitar" Murphy (born 29 December 1927) is an American Blues Guitarist. Paul Allen Wood Shaffer, CM (born November 28, 1949 in Fort William, now Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian Murphy Dunne (born 1942 is an American Actor and Musician. He is known for his role as the pianist for The Blues Brothers in the 1980 film Tom Scott (born May 19, 1948, Los Angeles California) is an American Saxophonist, Composer, Arranger, conductor John Stephen Goodman (born June 20 1952 is a Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning American Actor. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. A revivalist artist or revivalist band is a musical group singer or musician dedicated to reviving interest in a musical genre from an earlier era Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Canadian-American John Adam Belushi ( January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American Comedian, Actor and Musician Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Belushi and Aykroyd, respectively in character as lead vocalist "Joliet" Jake Blues and harpist/vocalist Elwood Blues, fronted the band, which was composed of well-known and respected musicians. A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or The band made its debut as the musical guest on the April 22, 1978, episode of Saturday Night Live. This article lists the hosts and musical guests for each episode of Saturday Night Live, an American television show by season Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The seventies Conception and development In 1974 NBC Tonight Show host Johnny Carson requested that the weekend broadcasts of "Best

The band then began to take on a life beyond the confines of the television screen, releasing an album, Briefcase Full of Blues, in 1978, and then having a Hollywood film, The Blues Brothers, created around its characters in 1980. Briefcase Full of Blues was the first album by The Blues Brothers, released in 1978 by Atlantic Records. The Blues Brothers is a 1980 musical comedy directed by John Landis and starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens

After the death of Belushi in 1982, the Blues Brothers have continued to perform with a rotation of guest singers and other band members. The original band reformed in 1988 for a world tour and again in 1998 for a sequel to the film, Blues Brothers 2000. Blues Brothers 2000 is a 1998 musical / Comedy Film and Sequel to the 1980 film The Blues Brothers They make regular appearances at musical festivals worldwide.

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Band members

Original lineup

While not all members appeared in the original film, the full band included:

The band in the 1980 film performs "Jailhouse Rock" in prison, from left, Steve Cropper, Matt Murphy, Elwood Blues, Willy Hall, Duck Dunn, Jake Blues, Bones Malone, Alan Rubin and Blue Lou.
The band in the 1980 film performs "Jailhouse Rock" in prison, from left, Steve Cropper, Matt Murphy, Elwood Blues, Willy Hall, Duck Dunn, Jake Blues, Bones Malone, Alan Rubin and Blue Lou. Murphy Dunne (born 1942 is an American Actor and Musician. He is known for his role as the pianist for The Blues Brothers in the 1980 film A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Gilda Susan Radner ( June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989) was an Emmy Award -winning American Comedienne and Actress Willie Hall (born August 8, 1950) is an American drummer. Hall was born in Memphis Tennessee. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The Bar-Kays are a popular soul, R&B, and Funk group which began performing in 1966 and continue to perform today although with only one Isaac Lee Hayes Jr (August 20 1942 – August 10 2008 was an American Academy Award winning soul and Funk singer-songwriter Musician Steve Jordan is an American multi-instrumentalist songwriter and music producer from New York City. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The Saturday Night Live Band (most often referred to as The Live Band) is the house band of the NBC television program Saturday Night Live Tom "Bones" Malone, born June 16, 1947, is an American jazz musician The trombone is a Musical instrument in the brass family Like all brass instruments it is a lip-reed Aerophone: sound is produced when the player’s The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind Lou Marini Jr (aka "Blue Lou" (born May 13, 1945) is an American Saxophonist, arranger and composer The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind Matt "Guitar" Murphy (born 29 December 1927) is an American Blues Guitarist. Lead guitar refers to the use of a Guitar to perform Melody lines instrumental fill passages, and Guitar solos within a song structure Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble Chester Burnett redirects here For the American football player see Chester Burnett (American football Chester Arthur Burnett ( June 10, 1910 Alan Rubin (born February 11, 1943) also known as "Mr Fabulous" is an American musician Paul Allen Wood Shaffer, CM (born November 28, 1949 in Fort William, now Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such Tom Scott (born May 19, 1948, Los Angeles California) is an American Saxophonist, Composer, Arranger, conductor The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind

Other members

At various times, the following have been part of the act:

Band history

Origins

The genesis of the Blues Brothers was a January 17, 1976 Saturday Night Live skit. James Adam "Jim" Belushi (born June 15, 1954) is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician, the younger brother John Stephen Goodman (born June 20 1952 is a Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning American Actor. J Evan Bonifant (born August 19, 1985) is an American actor As a child actor he played small parts on television shows and starred in several films J Evan Bonifant (born August 19, 1985) is an American actor As a child actor he played small parts on television shows and starred in several films Blues Brothers 2000 is a 1998 musical / Comedy Film and Sequel to the 1980 film The Blues Brothers John Popper (born March 29 1967) is an American Musician and Songwriter. Joseph Morton Jr (born October 18, 1947) is an American stage television and film actor Eddie Floyd (born Eddie Lee Floyd 25 June 1937 Montgomery Alabama) is a Soul/R&B singer and songwriter best known for his work on Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s For other people of that name see Samuel Moore Sam Moore (born 12 October 1935) is an American Southern Rob "The Honeydripper" Paparozzi is an American harmonica player and vocalist from New Jersey. Danny Gottlieb (born April 18 1953 is a freelance Drummer who has performed as part of the Pat Metheny Group and Mahavishnu Orchestra. Birch "Crimson Slide" Johnson is an American trombonist John Tropea is a Guitarist with extensive experience in the rock pop and jazz genres Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In it, "Howard Shore and his All-Bee Band" play the Slim Harpo song "I'm a King Bee," with Belushi singing and Aykroyd playing harmonica, dressed in the bee costumes they wore for the "Killer Bees" sketch. Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy Award -winning Canadian Composer Slim Harpo ( 11 January, 1924 – 31 January, 1970) was a Blues musician " (I'm a King Bee " is a 1957 song by blues musician Slim Harpo released as his debut single in 1957 A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or

Following tapings of SNL, it was popular among cast members and the weekly hosts to attend Aykroyd's Holland Tunnel Blues bar, which he had rented not long after joining the cast mainly for the purpose of parking his Harley Davidson motorcycle. The bar cost less than a parking spot. Dan and John filled a jukebox with songs from many different artists such as Sam and Dave and punk band The Viletones. Sam & Dave were an American Soul and Rhythm & Blues (R&B vocal duo who performed together from 1961 through 1981 The Viletones were a Canadian punk band from Toronto, led by Steven Leckie a John bought an amplifier and they kept some musical instruments there for anyone who wanted to jam. It was here that Dan wrote a lot of the initial story draft of the Blues Brothers movie, better known as the "tome" because it contained so many pages.

It was also at the bar that Aykroyd introduced Belushi to the blues. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Even though Belushi was from Chicago he was not familiar with such music. The Chicago blues is a form of Blues music that developed in Chicago Illinois by taking the basic acoustic guitar and Harmonica -based Delta blues An interest soon became a fascination and it wasn't long before the two began singing with local blues bands. Jokingly, SNL band leader Howard Shore suggested they call themselves "The Blues Brothers. "

Belushi's budding interest in the blues solidified in October 1977 when he was in Eugene, Oregon, filming National Lampoon's Animal House. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The city of Eugene ( "yoo-JEEN") is the County seat of Lane County, Oregon, Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. He went to a local hotel to hear 25-year-old blues singer/harmonica player Curtis Salgado. Curtis Salgado (born February 4 1954, Everett, Washington) is a Portland, Oregon based Blues, R&B After the show, Belushi and Salgado talked about the blues for hours. Belushi found Salgado's enthusiasm infectious. In an interview at the time with the Eugene Register-Guard he said:

I was growing sick of rock and roll, it was starting to bore me. The Register-Guard is a daily Newspaper published in Eugene, Oregon, United States Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African . . and I hated disco, so I needed some place to go. Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define I hadn't heard much blues before. It felt good.

Salgado lent him some albums by Floyd Dixon, Charles Brown, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, and others. For the American football player see Floyd Dixon (American football Floyd Dixon ( 8 February 1929 &ndash July 26 2006 Charles Brown ( September 13, 1922 &ndash January 21, 1999) born in Texas City Texas was an American Blues singer and Johnny "Guitar" Watson ( February 3, 1935 - May 17, 1996) was an American musician whose long career influenced the development Belushi was hooked. [1]

Belushi began to appear with Salgado on stage, singing the Floyd Dixon song "Hey, Bartender" on a few occasions, and using Salgado's humorous alternate lyrics to "I Don't Know":

I said Woman, you going to walk a mile for a Camel
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She said that all depends on what you're packing
Regular or king-size
Then she pulled out my Jim Beam, and to her surprise
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These lyrics were used again for the band's debut performance on SNL.

Band formation

With the help of pianist-arranger Paul Shaffer, Belushi and Aykroyd started assembling a collection of studio talents to form their own band. Paul Allen Wood Shaffer, CM (born November 28, 1949 in Fort William, now Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian These included SNL band members, saxophonist "Blue" Lou Marini and trombonist-saxophonist Tom Malone, who had previously played in Blood, Sweat & Tears. Lou Marini Jr (aka "Blue Lou" (born May 13, 1945) is an American Saxophonist, arranger and composer Tom Malone may refer to Tom Malone (musician, jazz musician Tom Malone (American football, American football player Thomas Blood Sweat & Tears (also known as " BS&T " is an American music group originally formed in 1967 in New York City. At Shaffer's suggestion guitarist Steve Cropper and bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, the powerhouse combo from Booker T and the M.G.'s and subsequently almost every hit out of Memphis' Stax Records during the 1960s, were signed as well. Steve "The Colonel" Cropper (born October 21, 1941) is an American guitarist songwriter and producer Donald "Duck" Dunn (born November 24 1941) is an American Bass guitarist Record producer, and Songwriter Stax Records is an American record label founded in 1957 originally based out of Memphis Tennessee.

Belushi wanted a powerful trumpet player and a hot blues guitarist, so Juilliard-trained trumpeter Alan Rubin was brought in, as was guitarist Matt Murphy, who had performed with many blues legends. The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory. Alan Rubin (born February 11, 1943) also known as "Mr Fabulous" is an American musician Matt "Guitar" Murphy (born 29 December 1927) is an American Blues Guitarist.

For the brothers' look, Belushi borrowed John Lee Hooker's trademark Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses and soul patch. John Lee Hooker ( August 22, 1917 &ndash June 21, 2001) was an influential American Post-war Blues singer "Wayfarers" redirects here For other uses see Wayfarer. Sunglasses or sun glasses are a visual aid variously termed Spectacles or Glasses, which feature lenses that are coloured or darkened to prevent strong The soul patch is a small patch of Facial hair just below the lower lip and above the chin

Their style was fresh and in many ways, different from prevailing musical trends: A very raw and "live" sound compared to the increasing use of sound synthesis and vocal-dominated music of the late 1970s and 80s. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.

The sound

While the music of the Blues Brothers is based on R&B, blues, and soul, it also drew heavily on rock and jazz elements, usually taking a blues standard and bringing a rock sound and style to it. Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The band could be drawn into three sections: the four-man horn section, the traditional rock instruments of the five-man rhythm section, and the two singing brothers. The sound of the band was a synthesis of two different traditions: the horn players all came from the clean, precise, jazz-influenced sound of New York City; while the rhythm section came from the grittier soul and blues sound of Chicago and Memphis. The City of New York The Chicago blues is a form of Blues music that developed in Chicago Illinois by taking the basic acoustic guitar and Harmonica -based Delta blues The Memphis blues is a style of Blues music that was created in the 1920s and 1930s by Memphis-area musicians like Frank Stokes, Sleepy John Estes, The success of this meld was due both to Shaffer's arrangements and to the musicians' talents.

In Stories Behind the Making of The Blues Brothers, a 1998 documentary included on some DVD editions of the first Blues Brothers film, Cropper noted that some of his peers thought that he and the other musicians backing the Blues Brothers were selling out to Hollywood or using a gimmick to make some quick money. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is "Sold Out" redirects here For other uses see Sold Out (disambiguation or Selling Out (disambiguation. Cropper responded by stating that he thought Belushi was as good as (or even better than) many of the singers he had backed; he also noted that Belushi had, early in his career, briefly been a professional drummer, and had an especially keen sense of rhythm. Rhythm (from Greek ῥυθμός - rhythmos, "any measured flow or movement symmetry" is the variation of the length and accentuation of

Albums, early gigs, character backgrounds

The Blues Brothers recorded their first album, Briefcase Full of Blues, in 1978 while opening for comedian Steve Martin at Los Angeles' Universal Amphitheatre. Briefcase Full of Blues was the first album by The Blues Brothers, released in 1978 by Atlantic Records. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actor, Comedian, Writer, Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The Gibson Amphitheatre (formerly Universal Amphitheatre) is a Theatre located in Universal City California, USA. The album reached #1 on the Billboard 200, went double platinum, and featured Top 40 hit recordings of Sam and Dave's "Soul Man" and The Chips' "Rubber Biscuit. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of Albums and singles sold through retail and The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. Sam & Dave were an American Soul and Rhythm & Blues (R&B vocal duo who performed together from 1961 through 1981 " Soul Man " is a 1967 song written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter, first successful as a hit single by Atlantic Records soul The Chips was a short-lived New York Doo-wop band consisting of teenage friends Charles Johnson (lead vocal Nathaniel Epps (baritone Paul Fulton (bass Sammy " Rubber Biscuit " is a song by The Chips. It is a Doo-wop song recorded in 1956. "

The album liner notes fleshed out the fictional back story of Jake and Elwood, having them growing up in a Roman Catholic orphanage in Calumet City, Illinois. An orphanage is an institution devoted to the care of children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable to care for them Calumet City is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. [2] and learning the blues from a janitor named Curtis. Their blood brotherhood was sealed by cutting their middle fingers with a string said to come from the guitar of Elmore James. Blood brother can refer to one of two things two males related by birth or two or more men not related by Birth, who swear loyalty to one another The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Elmore James ( January 27, 1918 &ndash May 24, 1963) was an American Blues Guitarist, Singer [3]

The band, along with the New Riders of the Purple Sage, opened for the Grateful Dead for the final show at Winterland, New Year's Eve 1978. New Riders of the Purple Sage is an American Country rock band The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area.

With the film, came the soundtrack album, which was the band's first studio album. The Blues Brothers is a 1980 musical comedy directed by John Landis and starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd "Gimme Some Lovin'" was a Top 40 hit and the band toured to promote the film, which led to a third album (and second live album), Made in America, recorded at the Universal Amphitheatre in 1980. " Gimme Some Lovin' " is a Song written by Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis and Muff Winwood, and originally performed by the Spencer Made in America is the third album by The Blues Brothers. The second live album by the band it was released in December 1980 as a followup to their hit film released The track "Who's Making Love" peaked at No 39. It was the last recording the band would make with Belushi's Jake Blues.

Belushi's wife, Judith Jacklin, and his friend, Tino Insana, wrote a book, Blues Brothers: Private, that further fleshed out the Blues Brothers' universe and gave a back story for the first movie. Blues Brothers Private is a book published in 1980 designed to help flesh out the universe in which The Blues Brothers (the first film took

In 1981, Best of the Blues Brothers was released, with a previously unreleased track, a version of The Soul Survivors' Expressway To Your Heart, and an alternate live recording of Everybody Needs Somebody To Love; this album would be the first of several compilations and hits collections issued over the years. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Best of the Blues Brothers is the fourth and final Blues Brothers ' album released before John Belushi 's death in 1982. The Soul Survivors were a Philadelphia R&B group known for their 1967 hit "Expressway to Your Heart" which was the first hit by Philadelphia soul A 1998 British CD compilation, The Complete Blues Brothers, exclusively features Lamont Cranston's Excuse Moi Mon Cheri, from the L. A. Briefcase recordings, originally available only as the b-side to the Soul Man 45 rpm single. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s

1982 and beyond

On March 5, 1982, John Belushi died in Hollywood of an accidental overdose of heroin and cocaine. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Speedballing (alternatively known as snowballing) is a term commonly referring to the Intravenous use of heroin or morphine and Cocaine together in

After John Belushi's death, updated versions of the Blues Brothers have performed on SNL and for charitable and political causes. Aykroyd has been accompanied by Jim Belushi and John Goodman in character as "Zee" Blues and "Mighty Mack" McTeer. James Adam "Jim" Belushi (born June 15, 1954) is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician, the younger brother John Stephen Goodman (born June 20 1952 is a Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning American Actor. The copyright owners have also authorized some copycat acts to perform under the Blues Brothers name; one such act performs regularly at the Universal Studios Florida theme park in Orlando, Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood. Universal Studios Florida is an Amusement park located in Orlando Florida. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Universal Studios Hollywood is a Movie studio in the Universal City community of unincorporated Los Angeles County, California,

In 1997, an animated sitcom with Jake and Elwood was planned, but scrapped after only eight episodes were produced. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar [4]

To promote Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), Dan Aykroyd, James Belushi and John Goodman performed at the halftime of Super Bowl XXXI, along with ZZ Top and James Brown. Blues Brothers 2000 is a 1998 musical / Comedy Film and Sequel to the 1980 film The Blues Brothers Super Bowl XXXI was an American football game played on January 26 1997 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana to decide the National ZZ Top (ˌziːziːˈtɒp is an American rock band formed in late 1969 in Houston Texas. James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The The performance was preceded with a faux news report stating the Blues Brothers had escaped custody and were on their way to the Louisiana Superdome. The Louisiana Superdome, often informally referred to simply as the The raucous innuendo-laden performance was considered somewhat scandalous at the time.

Aykroyd has continued to be an active proponent of blues music and parlayed this avocation into foundation and partial ownership of the House of Blues franchise, a national chain of nightclubs. House of Blues (HOB is a corporate chain of music halls and restaurants founded in 1992 by Hard Rock Cafe founder Isaac Tigrett and his friend and investor Dan

John Belushi's brother, James Belushi, toured with the band for a short time as "Zee Blues," and recorded the album, Blues Brothers & Friends: Live from House of Blues, with Dan Aykroyd but he didn't appear in Blues Brothers 2000. James Adam "Jim" Belushi (born June 15, 1954) is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician, the younger brother Blues Brothers and Friends Live from the House of Blues is a 1997 Live album by The Blues Brothers. Blues Brothers 2000 is a 1998 musical / Comedy Film and Sequel to the 1980 film The Blues Brothers It's rumored he was approached to play not the role of "Mighty Mack" (played by John Goodman), but the role of the local Sheriff "Cab" Chamberlain (which eventually went to Joe Morton). John Stephen Goodman (born June 20 1952 is a Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning American Actor. Joseph Morton Jr (born October 18, 1947) is an American stage television and film actor Jim would later reunite with Aykroyd to record yet another album, not as the Blues Brothers but as themselves: Belushi/Aykroyd - Have Love Will Travel (Big Men-Big Music).

In 2004, the musical, The Blues Brothers Revival, premiered in Chicago. The story was about Elwood trying to rescue Jake from an eternity in limbo/purgatory. See also Intermediate state Purgatory|Heaven|Sheol|Hades in Christianity|Hell in Christianity In Roman Catholic theology Limbo (Latin limbus See also Intermediate state Limbo|Heaven|Sheol|Hades in Christianity|Hell in Christianity Purgatory, in the original sense is the condition or process of purification The musical was written and composed with approval and permission from both the John Belushi estate (including his widow, Judith Belushi-Pisano) and Dan Aykroyd.

The Blues Brothers featuring Elwood and Zee regularly perform at House of Blues venues and various casinos across North America. House of Blues (HOB is a corporate chain of music halls and restaurants founded in 1992 by Hard Rock Cafe founder Isaac Tigrett and his friend and investor Dan They are usually backed by James Belushi's Sacred Hearts Band. James Adam "Jim" Belushi (born June 15, 1954) is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician, the younger brother The rest of the Blues Brothers Band tours the world regularly. The only original members still in the band are Steve Cropper, Lou Marini, and Alan Rubin. Steve "The Colonel" Cropper (born October 21, 1941) is an American guitarist songwriter and producer Lou Marini Jr (aka "Blue Lou" (born May 13, 1945) is an American Saxophonist, arranger and composer Alan Rubin (born February 11, 1943) also known as "Mr Fabulous" is an American musician The lead singer is Rob "The Honeydripper" Paparozzi, and they are frequently joined by Eddie Floyd. Eddie Floyd (born Eddie Lee Floyd 25 June 1937 Montgomery Alabama) is a Soul/R&B singer and songwriter best known for his work on Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s

Akyroyd currently reprises his character, Elwood Blues, as the host of the weekly House of Blues Radio Hour, heard nationwide on the Dial Global Radio Network. House of Blues (HOB is a corporate chain of music halls and restaurants founded in 1992 by Hard Rock Cafe founder Isaac Tigrett and his friend and investor Dan Dial Global is a radio syndication company It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Triton Media Group.

Films

The Blues Brothers

Main article: The Blues Brothers (film)

In 1980, The Blues Brothers, directed by John Landis, was released. The Blues Brothers is a 1980 musical comedy directed by John Landis and starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American movie Actor, director, writer, and producer. Featuring epic car chases involving the Bluesmobile and musical performances by Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker, the story is set in and around Chicago, Illinois. Car chase often describes the pursuit of a criminal by Police, and is increasingly captured on film from media and police Helicopters. The Bluesmobile is a 1974 Dodge Monaco sedan that was prominently featured in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The Cabell "Cab" Calloway III ( December 25, 1907 &ndash November 18, 1994) was a famous American Jazz Singer Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American John Lee Hooker ( August 22, 1917 &ndash June 21, 2001) was an influential American Post-war Blues singer Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. It is a tale of redemption for the paroled convict Jake Blues and his brother Elwood as they decide to take on a "mission from God" and reform their blues band in order to raise funds to save the Roman Catholic orphanage where they grew up. In Theology, salvation can mean three related things being saved from or Liberation from something such as Suffering or the punishment of Parole may have different meanings depending on the field and judiciary system A convict is "a person found guilty of a Crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison" sometimes referred to in Slang God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. An orphanage is an institution devoted to the care of children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable to care for them Along the way, the brothers are targeted by a "mystery woman" (Carrie Fisher) and chased by the Illinois State Police, a country and western band called the 'Good ol' Boys' and "Illinois Nazis. Carrie Frances Fisher (born October 21, 1956) is an American actress, Screenwriter and Novelist. The Illinois State Police (ISP is the State police force of Illinois. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German " The film had a limited run when it was screened theatrically, but has since become popular through television, home video and late-night cinema screenings. It is the second-highest grossing film based on a "Saturday Night Live" sketch and sixth-highest grossing musical film. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City The musical film is a Film genre in which several Songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative [5]

Blues Brothers 2000

Main article: Blues Brothers 2000

With Landis again directing, the sequel to The Blues Brothers was made in 1998. Blues Brothers 2000 is a 1998 musical / Comedy Film and Sequel to the 1980 film The Blues Brothers It fared considerably worse than its predecessor with fans and critics, though it is more ambitious in terms of musical performances by the band and has a more extensive roster of guest artists than the first film. The story picks up 18 years later with Elwood being released from prison. He is once again prevailed upon to save some orphans, and with a 10-year-old boy named Buster Blues (J. Evan Bonifant) in tow, Elwood again sets about the task of reuniting his band. J Evan Bonifant (born August 19, 1985) is an American actor As a child actor he played small parts on television shows and starred in several films He recruits some new singers, Mighty Mack (John Goodman) and Cab (Joe Morton), a policeman who was Curtis' son. John Stephen Goodman (born June 20 1952 is a Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning American Actor. Joseph Morton Jr (born October 18, 1947) is an American stage television and film actor All the original band members are found, as well as some performers from the first film, including Aretha Franklin and James Brown. Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The There are dozens of other guest performers, including Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Junior Wells, Lonnie Brooks, Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett, Sam Moore, Taj Mahal and Jonny Lang, Blues Traveler, as well as an all-star supergroup led by B.B. King called the Louisiana Gator Boys. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Stephen Lawrence "Steve" or "Stevie" Winwood (born 12 May 1948 in Handsworth, Birmingham) is an English Singer-songwriter Junior Wells ( December 9, 1934 – January 15, 1998) born Amos Blakemore, was a blues Vocalist and Harmonica Lonnie Brooks (born Lee Baker Jr, December 18 1933 In 1960 he moved to Chicago, Illinois. Eddie Floyd (born Eddie Lee Floyd 25 June 1937 Montgomery Alabama) is a Soul/R&B singer and songwriter best known for his work on Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s Wilson Pickett ( March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B / Rock and Roll and soul For other people of that name see Samuel Moore Sam Moore (born 12 October 1935) is an American Southern Henry Saint Clair Fredericks (born May 17, 1942) who goes by the Stage name Taj Mahal, is an internationally recognized Blues musician Jonny Lang (born Jon Gordon Langseth Jr, January 29 1981 in Fargo North Dakota) is a Grammy Award -winning American SuperGroup is a Reality show on the channel VH1. The show puts together five Heavy metal musicians packed into a large mansion that must play a show after B B King (born Riley B King, September 16 1925 is an American Blues Guitarist and Singer-songwriter. Blues Brothers 2000 is a 1998 musical / Comedy Film and Sequel to the 1980 film The Blues Brothers On the run from the police, Russian mafia and a racist militia, the band eventually ends up in Louisiana, where they enter a battle of the bands overseen by a voodoo practitioner named Queen Moussette (Erykah Badu). Russian Mafia ( Русская мафия, Russkaya Mafiya) Red Mob ( Красная мафия Krasnaya Mafiya) or List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary Citizens to provide defense emergency law enforcement or Paramilitary service The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Battle of the Bands is a generic term for a contest in which many bands, usually rock/guitar bands but often from a range of different styles compete for the Erica Abi Wright (born February 26 1971 better known by her Stage name Erykah Badu is a Grammy -nominated American soul During a song by the Blues Brothers (a Caribbean number called "Funky Nassau"), a character played by Paul Shaffer asks to cut in on keyboards, which Murph allows. The Music of the Caribbean is a diverse grouping of Musical genres They are each syntheses of African European Indian and Paul Allen Wood Shaffer, CM (born November 28, 1949 in Fort William, now Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian This marks the first time in a film that the Blues Brothers play with their original keyboardist.

Video games

Main article: The Blues Brothers (video game)

A video game involving the characters was made for various platforms by Titus. The Blues Brothers is a video game based on the band The Blues Brothers, where the object is to evade police in order to make it to a blues concert Platform game, or platformer, is a video game genre characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles Titus Software, later known as Titus Interactive SA, was a long-running French software publisher that produced and published Video games for various formats over The same company produced another video game for the Amiga, Game Boy, PC and Super NES. The Amiga is a family of Personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation. The is a handheld video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was A Nintendo 64 game titled Blues Brothers 2000 was also released. The, often abbreviated as N64, is Nintendo 's third home Video game console for the international market

The Blues Brothers Bar

The Blues Brothers Bar was an illegal basement tavern operated on Wells Street In Chicago's Old Town in the 1970s and 1980s which was started by John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. Old Town is a neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, bounded by Wisconsin Street on the north Division Street on the south Halsted Street The Bar was down the street from The Second City theater. In the DVD commentary of the film Thief (a film shot in Chicago in 1981), James Caan mentions the bar. Thief is a 1981 noir crime Drama written and directed by Michael Mann, based on the novel The Home Invaders by "Frank Hohimer" James Edmund Caan (born March 26, 1940) is an American Academy Award - Emmy - and Golden Globe -nominated American The bar was run by a college friend whom Belushi met at College of DuPage, the friend often operated as a bouncer. The College of DuPage, or COD, is the Midwest 's largest single-campus two-year Community college, with its main campus located in Glen Ellyn As the bar was unlicensed, alcohol was bought by the purchase of 'tickets' which were then traded to the bartender for the drinks. The bar was discovered by authorities in 1982 and was forced to close shortly after.

In popular culture

There have been many takeoffs and parodies of the Blues Brothers, most notably in the Chicago area. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.

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References

  1. ^ This is detailed in an article in the January 4, 1979, edition of the Eugene Register-Guard. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Briefcase Full of Blues was the first album by The Blues Brothers, released in 1978 by Atlantic Records. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The Blues Brothers is a 1980 musical comedy directed by John Landis and starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Made in America is the third album by The Blues Brothers. The second live album by the band it was released in December 1980 as a followup to their hit film released Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Best of the Blues Brothers is the fourth and final Blues Brothers ' album released before John Belushi 's death in 1982. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Dancin' Wid Da Blues Brothers is a very rare official Atlantic mini LP of The Blues Brothers. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Track listing "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love" "Gimme Some Lovin'" "I Can't Turn You Loose" "She Caught The Katy" Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Track listing Hold On I'm Comin' In the Midnight Hour She Caught The Katy The Thrill Is Gone Can't Turn You Loose Sweet Home Chicago Knock Eddie Floyd (born Eddie Lee Floyd 25 June 1937 Montgomery Alabama) is a Soul/R&B singer and songwriter best known for his work on Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Track listing You Got the Bucks (330 Red White & Blues (355 Can't Play the Blues (In An Air-Conditioned Room(315 Early In The Morning (339 Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Track listing Everybody Needs Somebody to Love Gimme Some Lovin' Think Soul Man Soul Finger (Including Funky Broadway Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Blues Brothers and Friends Live from the House of Blues is a 1997 Live album by The Blues Brothers. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Blues Brothers 2000 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the Soundtrack album to the 1998 film Blues Brothers 2000, the sequel Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Track listing Disc 1 Opening I Can't Turn You Loose Everybody Needs Somebody to Love Gimme Some Lovin' Think Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Track listing Opening I Can't Turn You Loose Rubber Biscuit Soul Man Soul Finger (Including 'Funky Broadway' Do You Love Me (Including 'Mother Popcorn' Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Register-Guard is a daily Newspaper published in Eugene, Oregon, United States
  2. ^ - script has a typo, referring to the location of the St. Helen of the Blessed Shroud Orphanage as being in Calumed City...it is properly Calumet City
  3. ^ Biography of the Blues Brothers from their album, A Briefcase Full of Blues, retrieved on November 30, 2006.
  4. ^ "The Blues Brothers Animated Series" (1997) - Episode list
  5. ^ Box Office Mojo. The Blues Brothers. Retrieved on December 16, 2006. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  6. ^ http://www.ndbrotherstv.com/roots.html
  7. ^ Go-Kart vs. the Corporate Giant, Volume 2 (All-Music Guide)
  8. ^ The Blues Brothers Live in Montreaux, BluesBrothersCentral. com (retrieved on January 8, 2007).
  9. ^ Red, White & Blues, BluesBrothersCentral. com (retrieved on January 8, 2007).
  10. ^ The Blues Brothers Complete, BluesBrothersCentral. com (retrieved on January 8, 2007).
  11. ^ The Essentials, BluesBrothersCentral. com (retrieved on January 8, 2007).

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