The Blues Brothers consists of Alan Rubin (trumpet), Dan Aykroyd (vocals, mouth harmonica), Donald "duck" (bass), Lou Marini (saxophone), Matt "guitar" (lead guitar), Paul Shaffer (saxophone), Steve Cropper (guitar), Steve Jordan (drums), Tom "bones" (drums), Tom Scott (trombone), Willie Hall (drums).
It has been suggested that Blues brothers bar be merged into this article or section. ( Discuss)
The Blues Brothers was a rhythm and blues/ blues band fronted by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi in character. Belushi (as lead vocalist Joliet "Jake" Blues) and Aykroyd (as harpist/vocalist Elwood Blues) were both members of the original cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live. The Blues Brothers' television debut was as the musical guest in the April 22, 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live, often cited as one of the best-ever SNL episodes.
The genesis of the Blues Brothers could be found in a January 1976 SNL skit. 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.
In the January 4, 1979 edition of the Eugene Register-Guard, an article provides key details about the real origins of Belushi's serious interest in blues music. Belushi was in Eugene, Oregon, filming National Lampoon's Animal House. In October 1977, he went to a local hotel to hear 25-year-old blues singer/harmonica player Curtis Salgado. After the show, Belushi and Salgado talked about the blues for hours. Belushi, interviewed for the article, found Salgado's enthusiasm infectious, saying: I was growing sick of rock and roll, it was starting to bore me...and I hated disco, so I needed some place to go. 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. Belushi was hooked.
