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The Blues Brothers Back in Black
Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi tried to use their celebrity to focus attention on black musicians
Bring home brothers Jake and Elwood Blues, and Ray Charles, for a little musical get together. — Photo: Universal/courtesy Everett Collection
As the classic 1980 musical/comedy/road movie/buddy picture gets a new DVD/BluRay release, director John Landis recalls the challenge of filming the greatest soul singers of all time...and what The Blues Brothers has in common with The Sound of Music.
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