The Blues Brothers
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The Blues Brothers Biography
Whether celebrated as a sincere tribute or derided as a
tongue-in-cheek put-on, the Blues Brothers -- Joliet Jake and his
silent brother Elwood -- was among the most popular groups of the late
'70s; what started as a skit on the hit NBC television sketch comedy
series Saturday Night Live quickly snowballed to become a true
phenomenon, complete with hit records, a sold-out concert tour, and
even a feature film. Clad in vintage black suits, narrow ties, fedoras,
and omnipresent wrap-around sunglasses, the Blues Brothers delivered
spirited renditions of classic soul hits in the tradition of the
signature Stax-Volt sound; purists may still cringe, but if nothing
else the group deserves credit for introducing any number of soul and
blues classics to a new generation of listeners while also allowing
some of the most gifted session men in the business a chance to shine
on-stage and -screen.
According to Don Kirshner (actually Saturday Night Live bandleader
Paul Shaffer in disguise), the Blues Brothers' history was as follows:
In 1969, Marshall Checker, of the legendary Checkers Records, called
me on a new blues act that had been playing in the small, funky clubs
on Chicago's South Side....Today they are no longer an authentic blues
act, but have managed to become a viable commercial product. In
reality, however, vocalist Jake and harpist Elwood Blues were music
lovers John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, two of SNL's brightest stars who
created their respective aliases in early 1976 to warm up crowds before
performances of the hit series. The Blues Brothers made their national
TV debut with Belushi and Aykroyd outfitted in the bee costumes they
often wore for another sketch, performing (naturally enough) Slim
Harpo's I'm a King Bee, and in the months to follow they grew in
popularity, appearing on the program with increasing regularity.
The Blues Brothers' band included top Memphis session men like
guitarist Steve Cropper and bassist Donald Duck Dunn, who together
appeared on many of the original Stax label recordings of songs in the
group's repertoire; later incarnations also featured notables like
bluesman Matt Guitar Murphy. While opening for comedian Steve Martin
in Los Angeles in 1978, the Blues Brothers recorded their debut live
LP, Briefcase Full of Blues; the album quickly went platinum, launching
Top 40 hit covers of Soul Man and Rubber Biscuit. They also toured
in 1980 to promote their feature-length movie, The Blues Brothers, a
sprawling musical comedy featuring cameos by everyone from Cab Calloway
to Aretha Franklin, as well as their second LP, Made in America; two
more Top 40 hits -- Gimme Some Lovin' and Who's Making Love --
appeared that same year.
In 1981, The Best of the Blues Brothers was released, further
solidifying their massive popularity; however, on March 5, 1982,
Belushi died in Hollywood of an accidental drug overdose, and the Blues
Brothers' saga was effectively over. Or so it seemed; as the movie
remained a cult favorite and old Saturday Night Live sketches continued
to run in syndication, the group's legend continued to grow, and, in
1988, Cropper, Dunn, Murphy, and other players re-formed the Blues
Brothers Band for a world tour, often backing singer Eddie Floyd. In
1992, they even cut a new LP, Red White and Blues, which featured a
guest appearance from Aykroyd/Elwood. Around the same time, Aykroyd
also mounted his House of Blues franchise, an international chain of
upscale blues joints; he, actor John Goodman, and Belushi's brother Jim
also appeared on occasion in a new Blues Brothers lineup. Finally, in
1998 a second movie, Blues Brothers 2000, was released to negative
reviews and poor box office returns. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
Written by Jason Ankeny