An archival recording of the original Blues Brothers — John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd — performing live, The Lost Recordings, will arrive this October. The release coincides with a new graphic novel, The Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake, written by Aykroyd’s daughter Stella, Luke Pisano (son of Belushi’s …
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Jake and Elwood are back! On Tuesday, the family of The Blues Brothers‘Dan Aykroydand the lateJudy Belushi-Pisano‘s estateannounced they are releasing a graphic novel inspired by the group, called The Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake, on Oct. 7. Stella Aykroyd, Luke Pisano, and James Werner co-wrote the book, …
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Before he arrived at the Old Joliet Prison south of Chicago, now the Joliet Area Historical Museum, Erik Devereux made sure his ensemble was in appropriate Blues Brothers order. The basics weren’t a stretch: The 61-year-old teacher at the University of Illinois-Chicago already owns a black jacket and pants, a …
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Backstage at an Illinois festival last weekend, two children of pop culture legends were hashing out a set list. “We’ll do ‘The River’ and then ‘Good Morning Sun’ and then ‘Bones’ last,” says Ben Taylor, the rugged-looking son of James Taylor and Carly Simon. Luke Pisano — whose mother was …
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