In 1976, a sketch on the popular American comedy show 'Saturday Night Live'
featured Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi performing with Howard Shore and His
All-Bee Band. The sketch prompted Aykroyd and Belushi to form the double act
that would become known as The Blues Brothers.
They began performing regularly with blues bands and recorded their first album,
'Briefcase Full of Blues', in 1978. On the album they included three songs from
their biggest influence, Canadian brothers Downchild Blues Band. By now the band
was fully formed and consisted of Aykroyd and Belushi up front, wi...