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"Rubber Biscuit" is a novelty doo-wop song performed by the vocals-only team the Chips, who recorded it in 1956. It was covered by the Blues Brothers on their 1978 debut album, Briefcase Full of Blues , among many other artists, [ 1 ] as well as being featured in the 1973 film Mean Streets .
The album consists of covers of blues and soul songs from the 1950s to 1970s. The album hit number 1 on the Billboard album chart and sold over two million US copies, going double platinum; [4] according to Blues Brothers member Dan Aykroyd, the album has sold 3.5 million copies in total. [5] It is among the highest-selling blues albums of all ...
In 1981, Best of the Blues Brothers was released, with a previously unreleased track, a version of The Soul Survivors' "Expressway to Your Heart", and alternate live recordings of "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" and "Rubber Biscuit"; this album would be the first of several compilations and hits collections issued over the years.
Along with tracks from the first three albums, Briefcase Full of Blues, The Blues Brothers: Music from the Soundtrack and Made in America, it includes unreleased live versions of "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love", "Rubber Biscuit", and a new song, "Expressway to Your Heart". The album was remixed by Steve Jordan and Donald “Duck” Dunn.
"Rubber Biscuit" was resurrected in 1973 in Martin Scorsese's film Mean Streets, about small-time gangsters. In 1978, The Blues Brothers recorded a cover of "Rubber Biscuit" on the album Briefcase Full of Blues; this version was released as a single that peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #44 in Canada.
Dancin' wid da Blues Brothers is the fifth album by The Blues Brothers.It is a rare official Atlantic mini LP compiling seven tracks from previous albums, including four tracks taken from The Blues Brothers: Music from the Soundtrack album, two tracks from the Briefcase Full of Blues album, and one track from the Made in America album.
In 1968, the Chambers Brothers' version of this song reached number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. [2] In Canada it reached number 29. [3]The Blues Brothers Band performed the song in full in the performance for its 1990 live album The Blues Brothers Band Live in Montreux, which was included in the album.
John Adam Belushi (/ b ə ˈ l uː ʃ i /; January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American comedian, actor, and musician.He was one of seven Saturday Night Live cast members of the first season. [1]