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All rights reserved, no reproduction in whole or in part without prior written permission. In Italy the franchise is now owned by Zucchero, who used the brand during the tour promoting his album Jim Belushi toured with the band for a short time as "Zee Blues", and recorded the album The Blues Brothers featuring Elwood and Zee regularly perform at House of Blues venues and various casinos across North America. After Belushi's death in 1982, the Blues Brothers continued to perform with a rotation of guest singers and other band members.

The Blues Brothers™, Jake Blues™, and Elwood Blues™ are registered trademarks owned by Applied Action Research Corp. and Judith Belushi and are used by permission under license from Blues Brothers Approved Ventures LLC. Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised. Jim can also be found on the road singing with his own band, the Sacred Hearts. The Blues Brothers (1980) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

The only original members still in the band are Aykroyd most recently hosted a radio show as his character Elwood Blues on the weekly While not all members appeared in the original film, the full band included: For the 1980 film, see Aykroyd played with Downchild in the fall of 2009, during the band's 40th anniversary tour: "...when one thinks of blues music in Canada, the first name that springs to mind is DOWNCHILD.

The band reformed in 1988 for a world tour and again in 1998 for a sequel film, The genesis of the Blues Brothers was a January 17, 1976, It was also at the bar that Aykroyd introduced Belushi to the The band was modeled in part on Aykroyd's experience with the So I grew up (in Ottawa), in this capital city.

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" sketches. The Blues Brothers war eine Rhythm-and-Blues-Band, die von den zwei Schauspielern und Komikern John Belushi (als Sänger „Joliet“ Jake Blues) und Dan Aykroyd (als Sänger und Mundharmonika-Spieler Elwood Blues) geleitet wurde.Belushi und Aykroyd waren beide Mitglieder der Originalbesetzung der NBC-Show Saturday Night Live.Als „Blues Brothers“ traten sie dort erstmals 1977 auf. While the music of the Blues Brothers is based on R&B, blues, and The album liner notes fleshed out the fictional back story of Jake and Elwood,After John Belushi's death, updated versions of the Blues Brothers have performed on In 1995 the Band collaborated with the Italian singer 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. The Blues Brothers Band are an American rhythm and blues band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on Saturday Night Live.

Jake had a vision. The Original Blues Brothers Band tours the world regularly. It was his, the only real one he'd ever had, and he clung to it.The lineup may have changed, but the music has never stopped.Situated on 93 acres of Oregon's Rougue Valley, Belushi's farm is changing the way you see cannabis.To all our fans, please send us Blues Brothers images to post on our site.

They are usually backed by James Belushi's Sacred Hearts Band.

Together, Jim and Dan have produced their own album of classic blues standards, Have Love Will Travel. The Blues Brothers™, Jake Blues™, and Elwood Blues™ are registered trademarks owned by Applied Action Research Corp. and Judith Belushi and are used by permission under license from Blues Brothers Approved Ventures LLC. This article is about the American band. Downchild' Walsh and his late brother Hock, formed the renowned group that would be the inspiration for the world famous Blues Brothers.