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Dan Aykroyd
Dan Aykroyd
Canadian film actor and comedian
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John Belushi
John Belushi
American comedian, actor, and musician
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Curtis Salgado
Curtis Salgado
American musician
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Tom Malone
Tom Malone
American musician
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Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
American musical group; R& B/funk band
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Sam & Dave
Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
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Donald Dunn
Donald Dunn
American bass guitarist (1941-2012)
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Steve Jordan
Steve Jordan
American composer, musical director and artist
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Steve Cropper
Steve Cropper
American guitarist, songwriter and record producer
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Matt Murphy
Matt Murphy
American blues guitarist
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Arlen Roth
Arlen Roth
American musician
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Tom Scott
Tom Scott
American jazz musician
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Canned Heat
Canned Heat
American rock band
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The J. Geils Band
The J. Geils Band
American rock band
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Michael Pickett
Michael Pickett
Canadian musician
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Fear
Fear
American band
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Wayne Cochran
Wayne Cochran
American soul singer
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The Electric Flag
The Electric Flag
American band that plays blues rock
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Charlie Musselwhite
Charlie Musselwhite
American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader
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James Gang
James Gang
American rock band
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Mike McKenna
Mike McKenna
Canadian musician
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The Kentucky Headhunters
The Kentucky Headhunters
band
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Mark Hummel
Mark Hummel
American musician
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Jon Tiven
Jon Tiven
American record producer
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The Strypes
The Strypes
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Kix
Kix
American glam metal band
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The Yardbirds
The Yardbirds
English band
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Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush
American musician
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Lou Marini
Lou Marini
American saxophonist, arranger and composer
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Lazy Lester
Lazy Lester
American blues harmonica player
The Blues Brothers
American blues and soul band

The Blues Brothers

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American blues and soul band
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Nominated For
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
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Members, past and present

The Blues Brothers are an American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on Saturday Night Live. Belushi and Aykroyd fronted the band, in character, respectively, as lead vocalist 'Joliet' Jake Blues and harmonica player/vocalist Elwood Blues. The band was composed of well-known musicians, and debuted as the musical guest in a 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live, opening the show performing "Hey Bartender", and later "Soul Man".

In 1978, the band released their debut album, Briefcase Full of Blues, and opened for the Grateful Dead at the closing of Winterland Arena in San Francisco. They gained further notoriety after spawning a Hollywood comedy film in 1980, The Blues Brothers.

After Belushi's death in 1982, the Blues Brothers continued to perform with a rotation of guest singers and other band members. The band reformed in 1988 for a world tour and again in 1998 for a sequel film, Blues Brothers 2000.