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A Celebration of The Blues Brothers

Writer and journalist Daniel De Visé chats to Cerys about his new book The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Classic.

Writer and journalist Daniel De Visé chats to Cerys about his new book The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Classic. The book tells the story of making the classic film from 1980, the bond between Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi and their love of blues music.

The film written by Dan Aykroyd had a mission: to honour the then-seemingly forgotten tradition of rhythm and blues, some of whose greatest artists (Aretha Franklin, James Brown, John Lee Hooker, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles) made the film as unforgettable as its wild car chases.

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Mon 8 Apr 2024 21:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Beverly ‘Guitar’ Watkins

    Back In Business

    • Song Keepers - Back In Business: Electric Blues.
    • No Depression/Music Maker Foundation.

  • Muireann Bradley

    Police Dog Blues

    • I Kept These Old Blues.
    • Tompkins Square.
    • 03.

  • Essie Mae Brooks

    Rain In Your Life

    • Song Keepers - No Ways Tired: Sacred Soul & Gospel.
    • No Depression/Music Maker Foundation.

  • Barbara Dane

    Hurry Up Sundown, Let Tomorrow Come

    • When I Was A Young Girl/On My Way.
    • Jasmine Records.
    • 3.

  • Blues Brothers

    Everybody Needs Somebody To Love

    • Simply The Best Movie Album (Various).
    • Warner Strategic Market.

  • Blues Brothers

    Sweet Home Chicago

    • The Blues Brothers Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 10.

  • Ray Charles & Blues Brothers

    Shake A Tail Feather

    • Genius & Soul - The 50th Anniversary Collection.
    • Rhino Records.

  • Neal Hefti & his Orchestra and Chorus

    Robin's Egg Blues

    • Batman Theme & Other Bat Songs (Expanded Edition).
    • BMG Special Products.
    • 16.

  • Blues Brothers

    She Caught the Katy

    • The Blues Brothers Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Joe Bonamassa

    The Last Matador of Bayonne

    • Live At The Hollywood Bowl With Orchestra.
    • J&R Adventures.

Broadcast

  • Mon 8 Apr 2024 21:00
    BBC Radio 2