In December 2024, Paul Shaffer appeared on comedian Paul Ollinger’s podcast, Reasonably Happy. In the episode, he discusses how the extraordinary line-up of The Blues Brothers Band came together ...

Belushi moved to New York in 1973, and by 1975, he had caught the attention of Lorne Michaels and was cast as one of the ...

The 1980 film 'The Blues Brothers' had a love for soul and R&B music at its heart, and it recruited the likes of James Brown and Aretha Franklin in cameo roles.

“The Blues Brothers.” My roommates had no idea who that was, but having just read about them in a recent issue of Rolling Stone, I had an inkling. “I think that’s a band Belushi and ...

Jim Belushi is sharing fond memories of The Blues Brothers’ first appearance on Saturday Night Live. “When John and Danny entered that first time, nobody knew what was going to happen,” the ...

Bill Murray spoke out against Bob Woodward's 1984 biography of John Belushi, calling it "completely inaccurate." ...

At the height of his fame, thanks to his appearances on Saturday Night Live as well as hit movies Animal House and The Blues Brothers, John Belushi died of a drug overdose after taking a heroin ...

One of the greatest musical comedies ever made, The Blues Brothers, is airing tonight at 9 pm on ITV4.

Some were wildly popular while others, not so much. The first film spinoff from SNL was 1980’s The Blues Brothers. Starring John Belushi and Dan Akroyd, the movie tells the story of Elwood and ...

Shaffer recalls that he and Belushi managed to put their bad blood behind them before The Blues Brothers Band was scheduled to go on tour. Even more thankfully, Shaffer was able to reconcile with ...

Jim Belushi is sharing fond memories of The Blues Brothers’ first appearance on Saturday Night Live.