Galley's Music Scene

The Blues Brothers were one of the most popular bands when I was in high school. What began as a skit on Saturday Night Live, turned into one of the best rhythm and blues bands ever assembled. The Blues Brothers were hugely successful, and of course spawned one of the best comedy films of all-time The Blues Brothers (now available in a 25th anniversary DVD). What the Blues Brothers did for me was to turn me on to Soul, Rhythm & Blues, and Blues. Likewise, their movie re-launched the careers of the artists who appeared in it: James Brown, Aretha Franklin, and Ray Charles. Like Robert Johnson before them, they left us a very small catalog of only 34 songs, but we were thankful for every one of them.

More info at Blues Brothers Central