The Blues Brothers (or, more formally, The Blues Brothers’ Show Band and Revue) are an American blues and rhythm and blues revivalist band 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/backing vocalist Elwood Blues, fronted the band, which was composed of well-known and respected musicians. The Blues Brothers first appeared on Saturday Night Live on January 17, 1976. The band made its second appearance as the musical guest on the April 22, 1978, episode of SNL. They would make their third and last appearance on November 18, 1978.
The band began to take on a life beyond the confines of television, releasing an album in 1978, and then having a Hollywood film, The Blues Brothers, created around its characters in 1980.
Briefcase Full of Blues, the first album by The Blues Brothers, was released on November 28, 1978 by Atlantic Records. The album reached #1 on the Billboard 200 and went double platinum. Two singles were released, "Rubber Biscuit", which reached number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "Soul Man," which reached number 14.
Tracklist:
01. Opening- I Can't Turn You Loose (Otis Redding) 1:50
02. Hey Bartender (Floyd Dixon) 3:01
03. Messin' With The Kid (Mel London) 3:35 [Originally by Junior Wells]
04. (I Got Everything I Need) Almost (Donnie Walsh) 2:50 [Downchild Blues Band]
05. Rubber Biscuit (Charles Johnson, Adam R. Levy) 2:57 [The Chips]
06. Shot Gun Blues (Walsh) 5:23 [Downchild Blues Band]
07. Groove Me (King Floyd) 3:46
08. I Don't Know (Willie Mabon) 4:14
09. Soul Man (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) 3:28
10. B' Movie Box Car Blues (Delbert McClinton) 4:08
11. Flip, Flop & Fly (Jesse Stone, Big Joe Turner) 3:38
12. Closing- I Can't Turn You Loose (Redding) 0:51
Personnel:
Elwood Blues – Vocals, Harmonica
"Joliet" Jake Blues – Vocals
Matt "Guitar" Murphy – Lead Guitar
Steve "The Colonel" Cropper – Guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn – Bass guitar
Paul "The Shiv" Shaffer – keyboards, Background Vocals
Steve "Getdwa" Jordan – drums, Background Vocals
Lou "Blue Lou" Marini – Tenor & Alto Saxophones
Tom "Triple Scale" Scott – Tenor & Alto Saxophones
Tom "Bones" Malone – Tenor & Baritone Saxophones, Trombone, Trumpet, Background Vocals
Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin – Trumpet, Background Vocals
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