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  2. The Blues Brothers - Wikipedia

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    The Toronto-based Downchild Blues Band, co-founded in 1969 by two brothers, Donnie and Richard "Hock" Walsh, served as an inspiration for the two Blues Brothers characters. Aykroyd modeled Elwood Blues in part on Donnie Walsh, a harmonica player and guitarist, while Belushi's Jake Blues character was modeled after Hock Walsh, Downchild's lead ...

  3. The Blues Brothers (film) - Wikipedia

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    The Blues Brothers is a 1980 American musical action comedy film directed by John Landis. [4] It stars John Belushi as "Joliet" Jake Blues and Dan Aykroyd as his brother Elwood, characters developed from the recurring musical sketch "The Blues Brothers" on NBC's variety series Saturday Night Live.

  4. Category:The Blues Brothers members - Wikipedia

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    Members of The Blues Brothers, the band from the film of the same name, and its subsequent touring and recording units. Pages in category "The Blues Brothers members" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.

  5. Category:The Blues Brothers - Wikipedia

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    The Blues Brothers (novel) Blues Brothers 2000; The Blues Brothers Show; Bluesmobile; D. Dixie Square Mall; H. House of Blues; L. Live from the House of Blues; S.

  6. Murphy Dunne - Wikipedia

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    Dunne won the role in The Blues Brothers after their original pianist, Paul Shaffer, could not accept the part due to his contractual obligations with Saturday Night Live, as well as his choice to take part in Gilda Live. Dunne played himself in both of the two Blues Brothers films, with a fictional storyline: Murphy "Murph" Dunne was an ...

  7. Jim Belushi - Wikipedia

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    Belushi in House of Blues in Houston, 2008. In 2003, Belushi and Dan Aykroyd released the album Have Love, Will Travel, and participated in an accompanying tour. The concert was made available on video on demand by Bob Gold & Associates. [8] [9] He also performs at various venues nationwide as Zee Blues in an updated version of The Blues Brothers.

  8. Henry Gibson - Wikipedia

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    James Bateman (September 21, 1935 – September 14, 2009), known professionally as Henry Gibson, was an American actor, comedian and poet.He played roles in the television sketch-comedy series Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1971, was the voice of the protagonist Wilbur in the animated feature Charlotte's Web (1973), portrayed country star Haven Hamilton in Robert Altman's film ...

  9. Matt "Guitar" Murphy - Wikipedia

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    Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi attended one of their performances and subsequently asked Murphy to join the touring band of The Blues Brothers. [6] Murphy appeared in the films The Blues Brothers (1980) and Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), playing the husband of Aretha Franklin. He performed with the Blues Brothers Band until the early 2000s. [5]