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This is a live musical show-band and review

based on the Blues Brothers characters

originally created by Saturday Night Live

comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi.

Backed by an eight-piece band (with horn

section), the show is an entertaining and

accurate portrayal of the Blues Brothers

live stage act; even in a medium-sized

nightclub, audience members become

part of the show.

Founded in 1983, they played numerous

d Razz-Ma-Tazz in June of 1985, the band

became increasingly popular and in-demand.

appearances at special events, including

participation in numerous radio-sponsored

concerts and charity benefit performances

(some attended by 20,000 or more people)

indicated that the general mass appeal of the

Blues Brothers - and the connection they had

found with audiences - were complementing

each other. In many cases they are the

“hit of the event” simply because of the

appearance of “Jake” and “Elwood” - and

the strength of the backing band’s performance.

Rather than put forth a “parody” or

“Blues Brothers-esque” type performance,

they strive for as authentic a performance as possible.

The wide appeal of the Blues Brothers

characters cannot be overlooked. Since the

original appearance of Belushi & Aykroyd’s

characters in 1978 on two separate Saturday

Night Live shows, the Blues Brothers

phenomenon has been responsible for

five albums (all still in print), a smash

comedy motion-picture (still airing 2 to

3 times a year on several national television

networks, available on videotape), a

VIDEO GAME (still available on Super Nintendo),

and scores of cards, posters, T-shirts and more

with the images of “Jake” and “Elwood”. Tunes

from the albums (such as their rendition of

“Soul Man”) are in rotation on the classic

rock-format radio stations; at Halloween,

costume shops consistently sell out or rent

out all of their black suits and black porkpie

hats for Blues Brothers costumes. The

appeal of the Brothers is basically irreverent

I Can’t Turn You Loose

Hey Bartender

Messin’ With The Kid

Almost

Shotgun Blues

Groove Me

I Don’t Know

Soul Man

Flip Flop & Fly

Gimme Some Lovin’

Shake A Tailfeather

Jailhouse Rock

Soul Finger

Who’s Making Love

Gonna Tell Yo’ Momma

I Ain’t Got You

From The Bottom

Going Back To Miami

Do You Love Me

Perry Mason Theme

Theme From Rawhide

Treat Her Right

Riot In Cell Block #9

Fever

Midnight Hour