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45 years after The Blues Brothers debuted in theaters, Jake and Elwood are back with their first sequel in decades. This one isn’t a movie; it’s a new graphic novel titled The Blues Brothers ...
A Blues Brothers archival concert recording, 'The Lost Album,' accompanies a new graphic novel, 'The Escape of Joliet Jake,' out this fall.
The Blues Brothers are back - this time, in graphic novel form. Dan Aykroyd's family and the estate of the late Judy Belushi-Pisano have announced The Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake ...
A previously unreleased live album from the Blues Brothers was announced along with a graphic novel sequel to their classic 1980 movie in June 2025.
The Blues Brothers are set for a major comeback after the Aykroyd family and estate of Judy Belushi-Pisano okayed work on a graphic novel.
An archival recording of the original Blues Brothers — John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd — performing live, The Lost Recordings, will arrive this October. Judy Belushi Pisano recently rediscovered ...
The following is adapted from “The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic,” published March 19 by Atlantic Monthly Press. The author ...
Blues Brothers Con: The Sequel takes place Aug. 17 at the Old Joliet Prison Historic Site, one of the movie’s few surviving filming locations.
The soundtrack album to The Blues Brothers hit No. 11 on the charts, and also went double platinum. In addition to singing, Franklin also played piano on the recording of "Think." ...
John Belushi formed the Blues Brothers with Dan Aykroyd in the late ’70s for “Saturday Night Live,” unknowingly creating a cult classic duo for the ages.
Daniel de Visé has compiled the definitive one-stop history of the Blues Brothers band, the film and a touching dual biography of John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd.
Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi created characters that embodied their devotion to blues and soul—and powered a surprisingly enduring film.