The Story Of Why The Blues Brothers Movie Does Not Feature Original Band Member Paul Shaffer

One of the most important unsung heroes in the history of The Blues Brothers is Paul Shaffer, whom some modern audiences may ...
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“The Blues Brothers” turns 45! This scene remains the greatest musical moment in cinema (and you better 'Think' about it before disagreeing)

Aretha Franklin is not taking any back talk. They were on a mission from God. When Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, and director John Landis decided they would adapt the popular Blues Brothers characters ...
USA Today

'The Blues Brothers' came out in June 1980. Is there a better Chicago movie? Not for me

The following is adapted from “The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic,” published March 19 by Atlantic Monthly Press. The author ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

5 things you might not know about Milwaukee's co-starring role in 'Blues Brothers' movie

One of Milwaukee's biggest moments in the movies barely lasts a minute. As part of the car-crash-filled chase scene near the end of the 1980 movie "The Blues Brothers," Jake and Elwood Blues (John ...
Rolling Stone

‘Kingfish’ Has a Plan to Make Sure Blues Artists Don’t Get Ripped Off

Along with the millions of people who’ve seen it, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram liked what he saw and heard in Sinners, this year’s left-field blues-and-vampires flick. It helped that he was also in it: ...