The Blues Brothers - wikipedia The Blues Brothers For other uses, see The Blues Brothers ( film ) and Blues Brothers ( disambiguation ). The Blues Brothers Elwood and Jake Blues and the Bluesmobile Background information Origin Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Genres Blues, rhythm and blues Years active 1978 -- present Labels Atlantic The Blues Brothers are an American blues and soul revivalist band which was founded in 1978 by comedy actors Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on Saturday Night Live. Belushi and Aykroyd, respectively in character as lead vocalist `` Joliet '' Jake Blues and harmonica player / vocalist Elwood Blues, fronted the band, which was composed of well - known and respected musicians. The band made its debut as the musical guest on the April 22, 1978, episode of Saturday Night Live, performing `` Hey Bartender. '' The band 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. 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 band reformed in 1988 for a world tour and again in 1998 for a sequel to the film, Blues Brothers 2000. They make regular appearances at musical festivals worldwide. Contents 1 Band members 1.1 Original lineup 1.2 Other members 2 Band history 2.1 Origins 2.2 Band formation 2.3 Sound 2.4 Albums, early gigs, character backgrounds 3 Films 3.1 The Blues Brothers 3.2 Blues Brothers 2000 4 Discography 5 References 6 External links Band members Original lineup While not all members appeared in the original film, the full band included : `` Joliet '' Jake E. Blues -- lead vocals Elwood J. Blues -- harmonica, vocals Steve `` The Colonel '' Cropper -- lead and rhythm guitar ( former Booker T & the M.G. 's ) Donald `` Duck '' Dunn -- bass guitar ( former Booker T & the M.G. 's ) Murphy Dunne -- keyboards, Tambourine ( brought in to act in the film due to Paul Shaffer 's commitment to perform with Gilda Radner in Gilda Live !, toured with the band in the summer of 1980 ) Willie `` Too Big '' Hall -- drums, percussion ( formerly of the Bar - Kays, Isaac Hayes ' band, appears in the movie ) Steve `` Getdwa '' Jordan -- drums, percussion ( Saturday Night Live Band, appears only on the albums ) Birch `` Crimson Slide '' Johnson - trombone ( does not appear in movie ) Tom `` Bones '' Malone -- trombone, trumpet, saxophone ( Saturday Night Live Band ) `` Blue '' Lou Marini -- saxophone ( Saturday Night Live Band ) Matt `` Guitar '' Murphy -- lead and rhythm guitar ( Howlin ' Wolf, other artists ) Alan `` Mr. Fabulous '' Rubin -- trumpet ( Saturday Night Live Band ) Paul `` The Shiv '' Shaffer -- keyboards, arranger Tom `` Triple Scale '' Scott -- saxophone ( does not appear in the movie, though his saxophone can still be heard on the soundtrack ) Other members At various times, the following have been part of the act : Jim Belushi ( as `` Brother '' Zee Blues ) -- vocals John Goodman ( as `` Mighty Mack '' McTeer ) -- vocals Buster Blues -- harmonica, vocals ( acted by J. Evan Bonifant in Blues Brothers 2000, actual harmonica recorded by John Popper ) Joe Morton ( as Cabel `` Cab '' Chamberlain ) - vocals Cab Calloway -- vocals Larry `` T '' Thurston -- vocals Eddie `` Knock on Wood '' Floyd -- vocals Sam `` Soul Man '' Moore - vocals Bobby `` Sweet Soul '' Harden - vocals Tommy `` Pipes '' McDonnell -- harmonica, vocals Rob `` The Honeydripper '' Paparozzi -- harmonica, vocals Leon `` The Lion '' Pendarvis -- piano, vocals, arranger Danny `` G - Force '' Gottlieb -- drums Jimmy `` Jimmy B '' Biggins -- saxophone Anthony `` Rusty '' Cloud -- keyboards Birch `` Crimson Slide '' Johnson -- trombone Eric `` The Red '' Udel -- bass John `` Smokin '' Tropea -- guitar Lee `` Funky Time '' Finkelstein -- drums Steve Potts -- drums Anton Fig - drums Larry `` Trombonius Maximus '' Farrell -- trombone Alto Reed - saxophone Jonny `` The Rock & Roll Doctor '' Rosch - vocals, harmonica Band history Origins The genesis of the Blues Brothers was a January 17, 1976, Saturday Night Live sketch. 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. 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. Dan and John filled a jukebox with songs from many different artists such as Sam and Dave and punk band The Viletones. John bought an amplifier and they kept some musical instruments there for anyone who wanted to jam. It was here that Dan and Ron Gwynne wrote and developed the original story which Dan turned into 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. An interest soon became a fascination, and it was not long before the two began singing with local blues bands. Jokingly, SNL band leader Howard Shore suggested they call themselves `` The Blues Brothers. '' In an April 1988 interview he gave to the Chicago Sun - Times, Aykroyd said the Blues Brothers act borrowed from Sam & Dave and others ; the Sun - Times quoted him as explaining : `` Well obviously the duo thing and the dancing, but the hats came from John Lee Hooker. The suits came from the concept that when you were a jazz player in the 40 's, 50 's 60 's, to look straight, you had to wear a suit. '' The band was also modeled in part on Aykroyd 's experience with the Downchild Blues Band, one of the first professional blues bands in Canada, with whom Aykroyd continues to play on occasion. Aykroyd first encountered the band in the early 1970s, at or around the time of his attendance at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and where his initial interest in the blues developed through attending and occasionally performing at Ottawa 's Le Hibou Coffee House. As Aykroyd has said of this time : So I grew up ( in Ottawa ), in this capital city. My parents used to work for the government, and I went to elementary school, high school, and the university in the city. And there was a place on Sussex Drive ( Sussex Drive is where the Prime Minister 's house is, right below Parliament Hill ), and there was a little club there called Le Hibou, which in French means ' the owl. ' And it was run by a gentleman named Harvey Glatt, and he brought every, and I mean every blues star that you or I would ever have wanted to have seen through Ottawa in the late 50s, well I guess more late 60s sort of, in around the Newport jazz rediscovery. I was going to Le Hibou and hearing James Cotton, Otis Spann, Pinetop Perkins, and Muddy Waters. I actually jammed behind Muddy Waters. S.P. Leary left the drum kit one night, and Muddy said ' anybody out there play drums ? I do n't have a drummer. ' And I walked on stage and we started, I do n't know, Little Red Rooster, something. He said ' keep that beat going, you make Muddy feel good. ' And I heard Howlin ' Wolf ( Chester Burnett ). Many, many times I saw Howlin ' Wolf. And of course Buddy Guy, Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. So I was exposed to all of these players, playing there as part of this scene to service the academic community in Ottawa, a very well - educated community. Had I lived in a different town I do n't think that this would have happened, because it was just the confluence of educated government workers, and then also all the colleges in the area, Ottawa University, Carleton, and all the schools -- these people were interested in blues culture. The Toronto - based Downchild Blues Band, co-founded in 1969 by two brothers, Donnie and Richard `` Hock '' Walsh, served as an inspiration for the two Blues Brothers characters. Aykroyd initially modeled Elwood Blues in part on Donnie Walsh, a harmonica player and guitarist, while John Belushi 's Jake Blues character was modeled in part on Hock Walsh, Downchild 's lead singer. In their first album as the Blues Brothers, Briefcase Full of Blues ( 1978 ), Aykroyd and Belushi featured three well - known Downchild songs closely associated with Hock Walsh 's vocal style : `` I 've Got Everything I Need ( Almost ), '' written by Donnie Walsh, `` Shotgun Blues, '' co-written by Donnie and Hock Walsh, and `` Flip, Flop and Fly, '' co-written and originally popularized by Big Joe Turner. All three songs were contained in Downchild 's second album, Straight Up ( 1973 ), with `` Flip, Flop and Fly '' becoming the band 's most successful single, in 1974. Belushi 's budding interest in the blues solidified in October 1977 when he was in Eugene, Oregon, filming National Lampoon 's Animal House. 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 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... and I hated disco, so I needed some place to go. I had n't heard much blues before. It felt good. In the now - defunct Crawdaddy aka Crawdaddy Feature, during an interview he and Aykroyd gave it, he added : I could n't stop playing the stuff ! ! ! I bought hundreds of records and singles... I walked around playing that shit all the time. And then I knew Danny had played the harp in Canada, and I always could sing, so we created the Blues Brothers. Salgado lent him some albums by Floyd Dixon, Charles Brown, Johnny `` Guitar '' Watson, and others. Belushi was hooked. 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 Do n't Know '' : I said Woman, you going to walk a mile for a Camel Or are you going to make like Mr. Chesterfield and satisfy ? 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 It was every bit as hard as my Canadian Club 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. These included SNL band members, saxophonist `` Blue '' Lou Marini and trombonist - saxophonist Tom Malone, who had previously played in Blood, Sweat & Tears. 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. 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. For the brothers ' look, Belushi borrowed John Lee Hooker 's trademark Ray - Ban Wayfarer sunglasses and soul patch. 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. 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. 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 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. 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. 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. 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 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 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. 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. With the film, came the soundtrack album, which was the band 's first studio album. `` 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. 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. 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 alternate live recordings of `` Everybody Needs Somebody to Love '' and `` Rubber Biscuit '' ; this album would be the first of several compilations and hits collections issued over the years. 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. On March 5, 1982, John Belushi died in Hollywood of an accidental overdose of heroin and cocaine. 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. 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. In 1995 the Band collaborated with the italian singer Zucchero Fornaciari, who had been invited to the event in memory of the 46th John Belushi 's birthday. After a concert together, they registered the videoclip of the famous Zucchero 's song Per Colpa Di Chi ? at the House of Blues. In 1997, an animated sitcom with Jake and Elwood was planned, but scrapped after only eight episodes were produced. 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. 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. 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. In Italy the franchise is now owned by Zucchero Fornaciari, who used the brand during the tour promoting his album Black Cat of 2016. 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. 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. 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. They are usually backed by James Belushi 's Sacred Hearts Band. The Original Blues Brothers Band tours the world regularly. The only original members still in the band are Steve Cropper and Lou Marini. The lead singers are Bobby `` Sweet Soul '' Harden, Rob `` The Honeydripper '' Papparozi and Tommy `` Pipes '' McDonnel. They are ocasionally joined by Eddie Floyd. The Original Blues Brothers are releasing a new record... THE LAST SHADE OF BLUE BEFORE BLACK on Oct. 6th, 2017 on Severn ( Sony ) Records. Guests include Dr. John, Paul `` The Shiv ) Shaffer, Eddie Floyd, and Joe Louis Walker. ( Bobby Harden has his own solo cd 's... Soul Purpose & River of Soul - both available on i - tunes and Amazon. He tours with his own Soul Purpose Band, including Cliff Lyons of AWB on sax. ) Aykroyd 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. Films The Blues Brothers Main article : The Blues Brothers ( film ) In 1980, The Blues Brothers, directed by John Landis, was released. 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. It is a tale of redemption for the paroled convict Jake Blues and his brother Elwood as they choose to take on a `` mission from God '' and reform their blues band in order to raise funds to save the Catholic orphanage where they grew up. 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. '' The film grossed $57 million domestically in its theatrical release, making it the 10th highest grossing movie of 1980, and grossed an additional $58 million in foreign release. It is the second - highest grossing film based on a Saturday Night Live sketch and ninth - highest grossing musical film. Blues Brothers 2000 Main article : Blues Brothers 2000 With Landis again directing, the sequel to The Blues Brothers was made in 1998. 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, and learning that his brother has died. 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. He recruits some new singers, Mighty Mack ( John Goodman ) and Cab ( Joe Morton ), a policeman who was Curtis ' son. All the original band members are found, as well as some performers from the first film, including Aretha Franklin and James Brown. There are dozens of other guest performers, including Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Junior Wells, Lonnie Brooks, Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett, Isaac Hayes, 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. 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 ). 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. This marks the first time in a film that the Blues Brothers play with their original keyboardist. Discography 1978 -- Briefcase Full of Blues ( Atlantic ) 1980 -- The Blues Brothers : Music from the Soundtrack ( Atlantic ) 1980 -- Made in America ( Atlantic ) 1981 -- Best of the Blues Brothers ( Atlantic ) 1983 -- Dancin ' Wid Da Blues Brothers ( Atlantic ) 1988 -- Everybody Needs the Blues Brothers 1990 -- The Blues Brothers Band Live in Montreux 1992 -- Red, White & Blues ( Turnstyle ) 1992 -- The Definitive Collection ( Atlantic / WEA ) 1995 -- The Very Best of The Blues Brothers ( Atlantic ) 1997 -- Blues Brothers & Friends : Live from House of Blues ( A&M ) 1998 -- Blues Brothers 2000 : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1998 -- The Blues Brothers Complete ( Atlantic ) 2003 -- The Essentials ( Warner Strategic ) 2017 - An Introduction to : The Blues Brothers ( Atlantic Records / Rhino ) References Jump up ^ `` Facebook ''. Blues Brothers Central. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 05. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ Aykroyd is playing 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. It 's been 40 years since Donnie ' Mr. Downchild ' Walsh and his late brother Hock, formed the renowned group that would be the inspiration for the world famous Blues Brothers. DOWNCHILD plans to celebrate this anniversary in style, with some very special friends -- including blues brother and movie icon DAN AYKROYD. '' News Release, July 21, 2009 ; www.downchild.com. See also Cross Reference At Blues Brothers Central ; www.bluesbrotherscentral.com, where it is also mentioned that when the Blues Brothers played the Casino Rama in 2005, Donnie `` Mr. Downchild '' Walsh appeared as their guest. Jump up ^ Still on a mission from God ; interview with Dan Ackroyd by Roger Gatchet, May 18, 2007, www.austinsound.net. Jump up ^ Jim Slotek, Bye to blues brother : Downchild 's Donnie Walsh talks about late sibling, Jam ! Music, February 4, 2000 ; www.jam.canoe.ca. Jump up ^ This is detailed in an article in the January 4, 1979, edition of the Eugene Register - Guard. Jump up ^ The 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. Jump up ^ Biography of the Blues Brothers from their album, A Briefcase Full of Blues, retrieved on November 30, 2006. Jump up ^ The Blues Brothers Animated Series ( 1997 ) - Episode list ^ Jump up to : `` Box Office Mojo ''. The Blues Brothers. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 02. Jump up ^ The Blues Brothers Live in Montreaux, BluesBrothersCentral.com ( retrieved on January 8, 2007 ). Jump up ^ Red, White & Blues, BluesBrothersCentral.com ( retrieved on January 8, 2007 ). Jump up ^ The Blues Brothers Complete, BluesBrothersCentral.com ( retrieved on January 8, 2007 ). Jump up ^ The Essentials, BluesBrothersCentral.com ( retrieved on January 8, 2007 ). External links Official DVD site Fan Site The Blues Brothers at AllMusic House of Blues Radio Hour ( Hosted by Dan Aykroyd ) Interview ( MP3 ) with John Belushi biographer Tanner Colby and widow Judith Belushi Pisano on the public radio program The Sound of Young America regarding their book, `` Belushi ''. Includes clips from Belushi 's work on The National Lampoon Radio Hour. The Blues Brothers Members `` Joliet '' Jake E. Blues Elwood J. Blues Steve `` The Colonel '' Cropper Donald `` Duck '' Dunn Murphy Dunne Willie `` Too Big '' Hall Steve `` Getdwa '' Jordan Tom `` Bones '' Malone `` Blue '' Lou Marini Matt `` Guitar '' Murphy Alan `` Mr. Fabulous '' Rubin Paul `` The Shiv '' Shaffer Tom `` Triple Scale '' Scott Albums Briefcase Full of Blues ( 1978 ) The Blues Brothers : Original Soundtrack Recording ( 1980 ) Made in America ( 1980 ) Best of The Blues Brothers ( 1981 ) Dancin ' wid da Blues Brothers ( 1983 ) The Blues Brothers Band Live in Montreux ( 1990 ) Red, White & Blues ( 1992 ) The Very Best of The Blues Brothers ( 1995 ) Blues Brothers and Friends : Live from Chicago 's House of Blues ( 1997 ) Blues Brothers 2000 : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ( 1998 ) Films The Blues Brothers Blues Brothers 2000 Video games The Blues Brothers Blues Brothers 2000 Related articles The Blues Brothers ( novel ) Blues Brothers : Private Bluesmobile The Blues Brothers Show Saturday Night Live Seasons 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 History 1975 -- 80 1980 -- 85 1985 -- 90 1990 -- 95 1995 -- 2000 2000 -- 05 2005 -- 10 2010 -- 15 2015 -- present Related lists Commercials Cast members Writers Guests A -- D E -- H I -- L M -- P Q -- T U -- Z Awards DVD releases Incidents Recurring characters and sketches Chronological Alphabetical By cast member Musical sketches TV show sketches Weekend Update characters TV Funhouse segments Characters and sketches The Barry Gibb Talk Show Bill Brasky Bill Swerski 's Superfans Blizzard Man The Blues Brothers The Boston Teens Canteen Boy Celebrity Jeopardy ! 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Question: what is the name of the blues brothers
Answer: lead vocalist "Joliet" Jake Blues