They actually get to keep the money this time. NO PASSING THE PLATE FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS. “Sweet Home, Chicago”, “Messin’ with the Kid” and, of course, “Soul Man”, all backed by the internationally renowned Sacred Hearts. The Blues Brothers are an American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on. Elwood Blues returns as “the legacy” and joins Brother Zee as “the blood”, singing and dancing their way through all the greatest Blues Brothers hits. Twenty-two years later, after the passing of Jake, the long-lost Brother Zee finally peeled his face from the gutter to carry on the family tradition: a high-energy, authentic, rhythm-and-blues showband – with a South Memphis accent and an East Texas kick. Brothers Jake (John Belushi) and Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) Blues are two musicians tasked by a strict nun ‘The Penguin’ (Kathleen Freeman) to raise 5000 in 11 days to keep their childhood orphanage from closure. “Soul Man” sparked a national summer tour, two platinum albums and the landmark feature film, The Blues Brothers. It was an overnight sensation that catapulted these two brothers from Calumet City, IL to the heights of stardom. November, 1978 – Jake and Elwood Blues make their national television debut (and first paying gig) on Saturday Night Live with their breakthrough, high-energy rendition of Sam Dave’s classic “Soul Man”.
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