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Donald "Duck" Dunn Passes Away

Sun, 20 May 2012 10:46:02 -0500

It is with great sadness that we report the death of original Blues Brothers Band bass player and legendary STAX recording artist Donald "Duck" Dunn.

Duck passed away in his sleep on the morning of May 13, 2012 after playing at the Blue Note in Tokyo with Steve Cropper.

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RIP Charles Napier

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:04:00 -0500

Veteran Hollywood actor Charles Napier died Wednesday afternoon at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, according to a family friend.

Napier is best known to us as "Tucker McElroy", lead singer of the "Good Ole Boys".

He was 75.

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Alan "Mr Fabulous" Rubin - 1943-2011

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:26:29 -0500

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Blues Brothers Band trumpet player Alan Rubin, known to all of us as "Mr Fabulous".

Alan passed away today at aged 68.

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Steve Cropper to Release New Album

Mon, 17 May 2010 11:10:47 -0500

Blues Brothers guitarist Steve Cropper's new album is set to drop on June 15th on Amazon.com, from the STAX Records label.

"Midnight Flyer" is the second collaborative work between Cropper and Felix Cavaliere, the followup to their "Nudge It Up A Notch" release from a few years ago.

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The Original Bluesmobile Found! (sort of...)

Thu, 13 May 2010 04:58:51 -0500

That's it, call off the search! One of the original Bluesmobiles from the original 1980 movie has finally been located!

At least, that's what the owner would have you believe. Allow me to explain...

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Blues Brothers Parody Film Trailer Released

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:33:28 -0500

Some of you may already know about this story, but last year we confirmed that there was a Blues Brothers parody film in production called 'Eldorado'.

Well, the first trailer has been released, and...I still don't know what to make of this film. It's unlike any trailer I've seen before. (Actually it was posted several months ago, but only just came to our attention recently).

It features several of the songs that performed by the Blues Brothers (including 'Groove Me', 'R-E-S-P-E-C-T', 'Flip, Flop & Fly'). And a Bluesmobile, of sorts.

Here's the link, you be the judge (share your comments in the forum)

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Blue Lou Marini Releases New Album

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:41:16 -0500

Lou 'Blue Lou' Marini, along with composer Misha Segal, have just released a brand new album!

Titled "The Blue Lou and Misha Project: Highly Classified", this album is made up of 10 original tracks and 1 cover.

You can buy the new album from the official website:
http://www.bluelouandmisha.com
(In both CD format and digital download)

Featuring saxes by Lou himself, and a star-studded lineup of New York musicians (several from the Blues Brothers Band!), this album is sure to be a hit with fans of both jazz music and Blue Lou.

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John Landis to give talk in London

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:41:45 -0600

Blues Brothers director John Landis will be giving a talk at the British Film Institute in Southbank, London on March 16th 2010 at 8:15pm.

Tickets are �12.90 for non BFI members.

Booking Information Here

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Blues Brothers to be Made into a TV Show

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:41:25 -0600

Wayne Catania and Kieron Lafferty, the current Jake & Elwood Blues from the Official Blues Brothers Review, are set to star in a planned Blues Brothers TV Show.

Judy Belushi Pisano, former wife of the late John Belushi, tells Undercover that plans are underway to produce a television series based on the Blues Brothers characters. "I�ve written a script with one of the Saturday Night Live writers, Anne Beatts, and with Kieran and Wayne"

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Attention SNL Fans!

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:20:32 -0600

We've just received a message from Amazon.com notifying us that until January 24th, all of their Saturday Night Live DVDs are on sale!

Of particular interest to Blues Brothers fans are:
Series 1 - The King Bee performance
Series 3 - The first Blues Brothers appearance
Series 4 - The second Blues Brothers appearance

Series 1, 2 and 4 are reduced from $70 to $20, and Series 3 is reduced to $23! The "Best Of" DVDs are also reduced from around $10 to $6.

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