Ray Charles has a good time with "Shake a Tail Feather," and he's helped out by Jake and Elwood Blues ( Belushi and Aykroyd, respectively). The rollicking remake of the Spencer Davis Group's "Gimme Some Lovin'" was a hit, featuring an arrangement notable for the horn section that replaces Steve Winwood's rumbling organ work. On the surface this doesn't seem unusual, since the Blues Brothers' Atlantic debut, Briefcase Full of Blues, was a number one album but the movie was released by Universal, and its parent company, MCA, passed on the soundtrack. The Blues Brothers soundtrack was released on Atlantic Records.
But they should be given credit for exposing many people - including this reviewer - to the music of blues and R&B veterans.
Comic actors John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd received a lot of flak for their Blues Brothers shtick - mostly for the albums, not 1980's beloved classic film.
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