That wasn’t the only reason The Blues Brothers movie was a big deal. However, in the 1980s, The Blues Brothers was the very first time a Saturday Night Live skit crossed over to the big screen with a feature-length film. Sure, we’ve seen countless movies come from popular SNL skits by now, like Wayne’s World, Coneheads, and Superstar. Their success would go on to spawn a feature film, which was a really big deal at the time. Blues Brothers Transition to the Big Screen The Blues Brothers then opened for the Grateful Dead on New Year’s Eve in 1978. It went on to reach #1 on the Billboard 200 and went double platinum. It was while opening for comedian Steve Martin at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles in 1978 that they recorded their first album, Briefcase Full of Blues. Steve Cropper and Donald “Duck” Dunn were brought in from Booker T and the M.G.’s, plus Juilliard-trained trumpeter Alan Rubin and guitarist Matt Murphy. The group included two other SNL band members, saxophonist Blue Lou Marini and trombonist/saxophonist Tom Malone. With the help of SNL band keyboardist Paul Shaffer, a real-life band of talented musicians was formed. It probably also helped that Belushi reportedly had a keen sense of rhythm thanks to being a professional drummer early in his career. But on the other hand, Aykroyd had a long-running obsession with blues and R&B, and it rubbed off on Belushi big time.
On one (tattooed) hand, Belushi and Aykroyd were comedians and actors. In fact, they even released albums and went on tour.
They opened the show performing “Hey Bartender” and later performed “Soul Man.”Ĭreated by SNL cast members John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the Blues Brothers weren’t quite real, but they also weren’t entirely fake, either. But on April 22, 1978, that is what Paul Shaffer told Saturday Night Live audiences when he announced that night’s musical guest, the Blues Brothers. via GIPHY The Debut of the Blues Brothers on SNL They were discovered by Marshall Checker, of the legendary Checker brothers in 1969, and he handed them their big break some years later when he introduced them to music heavyweight Don Kirshner, the “Man With the Golden Ear” himself. It was in the gritty blues clubs of Chicago’s South Side when the Blues Brothers got their break. Yes, you read that correctly - it’s been over 40 years since blues musicians “Joliet” Jake and his brother Elwood made their worldwide debut. It was in April of 1978 when the world was introduced to the Blues Brothers.
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