<P> Aykroyd currently reprises his character, Elwood Blues, as the host of the weekly House of Blues Radio Hour, heard nationwide on the Dial Global Radio Network . </P> <P> In 1980, The Blues Brothers, directed by John Landis, was released . Featuring epic car chases involving the Bluesmobile and musical performances by Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker, the story is set in and around Chicago, Illinois . It is a tale of redemption for the paroled convict Jake Blues and his brother Elwood as they choose to take on a "mission from God" and reform their blues band in order to raise funds to save the Catholic orphanage where they grew up . Along the way, the brothers are targeted by a "mystery woman" (Carrie Fisher) and chased by the Illinois State Police, a country and western band called the Good Ol' Boys, and "Illinois Nazis ." The film grossed $57 million domestically in its theatrical release, making it the 10th highest grossing movie of 1980, and grossed an additional $58 million in foreign release . It is the second - highest grossing film based on a Saturday Night Live sketch and ninth - highest grossing musical film . </P> <P> With Landis again directing, the sequel to The Blues Brothers was made in 1998 . It fared considerably worse than its predecessor with fans and critics, though it is more ambitious in terms of musical performances by the band and has a more extensive roster of guest artists than the first film . The story picks up 18 years later with Elwood being released from prison, and learning that his brother has died . He is once again prevailed upon to save some orphans, and with a 10 - year - old boy named Buster Blues (J. Evan Bonifant) in tow, Elwood again sets about the task of reuniting his band . He recruits some new singers, Mighty Mack (John Goodman) and Cab (Joe Morton), a policeman who was Curtis' son . All the original band members are found, as well as some performers from the first film, including Aretha Franklin and James Brown . There are dozens of other guest performers, including Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Junior Wells, Lonnie Brooks, Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett, Isaac Hayes, Sam Moore, Taj Mahal and Jonny Lang, Blues Traveler, as well as an all - star supergroup led by B.B. King called the Louisiana Gator Boys . On the run from the police, Russian mafia and a racist militia, the band eventually ends up in Louisiana, where they enter a battle of the bands overseen by a voodoo practitioner named Queen Moussette (Erykah Badu). During a song by the Blues Brothers (a Caribbean number called "Funky Nassau"), a character played by Paul Shaffer asks to cut in on keyboards, which Murph allows . This marks the first time in a film that the Blues Brothers play with their original keyboardist . </P> <Ul> <Li> 1978--Briefcase Full of Blues (Atlantic) </Li> <Li> 1980--The Blues Brothers: Music from the Soundtrack (Atlantic) </Li> <Li> 1980--Made in America (Atlantic) </Li> <Li> 1981--Best of the Blues Brothers (Atlantic) </Li> <Li> 1983--Dancin' Wid Da Blues Brothers (Atlantic) </Li> <Li> 1988--Everybody Needs the Blues Brothers </Li> <Li> 1990--The Blues Brothers Band Live in Montreux </Li> <Li> 1992--Red, White & Blues (Turnstyle) </Li> <Li> 1992--The Definitive Collection (Atlantic / WEA) </Li> <Li> 1995--The Very Best of The Blues Brothers (Atlantic) </Li> <Li> 1997--Blues Brothers & Friends: Live from House of Blues (A&M) </Li> <Li> 1998--Blues Brothers 2000: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack </Li> <Li> 1998--The Blues Brothers Complete (Atlantic) </Li> <Li> 2003--The Essentials (Warner Strategic) </Li> <Li> 2017 - An Introduction to: The Blues Brothers (Atlantic Records / Rhino) </Li> </Ul>

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