The Blues Brothers were one of pop music’s wackiest flukes, hatched by Belushi and Aykroyd during their time on SNL. The idea of two comedians playing “ne’er-do-well musicians who wear sunglasses day ...

Steve Cropper, Blues Brothers band member and Booker T. & the MG's guitarist, has died. He was 84. Pat Mitchell Worley, president and CEO of the Soulsville Foundation, told The Associated Press that ...

We need this gig! exclaims Joliet Jake. We re on a mission from God, answers Elwood Blues. These famous lines from the iconic 1980 movie, The Blues Brothers, explained the plot of that comedy cum ...

The greatest musical comedy ever made is stepping back into the spotlight as The Blues Brothersreturn in the form of a graphic novel. Per the official press release, "The beloved Blues Brothers ...

On this day (April 22) in 1978, Dan Akroyd and John Belushi stepped into the roles of Elwood and “Joliet” Jake Blues, respectively, for the first time during an episode of Saturday Night Live. The ...

The Blues Brothers universe will come roaring back to life over the next few years with forays into television, film, live events, music, and much more. The first IP offering is a brand new original ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JOLIET, Ill. — The Joliet Area Historical ...

45 years after its release, the Blues Brothers movie is getting a comic book sequel. Z2 has partnered with the families of Blues Brothers stars Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi to create a graphic novel ...

There are few Chicago cliches more overdone than the Blues Brothers. Maybe hot dogs. OK, deep dish. The Bears logo. The Cubs logo. The Bean. Then there’s that iconic silhouette — dark shades, black ...

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Before he arrived at the Old Joliet Prison south of Chicago, now the Joliet Area Historical Museum, Erik Devereux made sure his ensemble was in appropriate Blues Brothers order. The basics weren’t a ...