The Blues Brothers
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The Blues Brothers is a comedy-blues musical act and film duo created by Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, featuring their iconic black suits, fedoras, and soulful performances.
Observed surface forms (10)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| The Blues Brothers Band | 9 | 0 |
| Blues Brothers 2000 (1998 film) | 0 | 1 |
| Elwood Blues | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Blues | 1 | 0 |
| Joliet Jake Blues in The Blues Brothers | 0 | 1 |
| The Blues Brothers (1980 film) | 0 | 1 |
| The Blues Brothers (stage show) | 0 | 1 |
| The Blues Brothers universe | 0 | 1 |
| The Blues Brothers: Animated Series (unproduced project) | 0 | 1 |
| The Blues Brothers: Original Soundtrack Recording | 0 | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
backing band
→
comedy-blues act → fictional musical duo → film franchise → |
| basedOn | Saturday Night Live musical sketch → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Dan Aykroyd
→
John Belushi → |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Blues Brothers
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
The Blues Brothers universe
|
| firstAppearance | Saturday Night Live → |
| hasBackingBand | The Blues Brothers Band → |
| hasCharacteristic |
black fedoras
→
black suits → dark sunglasses → deadpan humor → skinny black ties → soulful performances → |
| hasMember |
Alan Rubin
NERFINISHED
→
Donald "Duck" Dunn → Elwood Blues → Jake Blues → Lou Marini → Matt "Guitar" Murphy → Murphy Dunne → Steve Cropper → Tom Malone → Willie Hall → |
| hasSetting |
City of Chicago
→
surface form:
Chicago
|
| influencedBy |
Chicago blues
→
classic blues artists → soul music → |
| language | English → |
| notableSongPerformance |
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
→
Gimme Some Lovin' → Minnie the Moocher → Rawhide → Soul Man → Sweet Home Chicago → |
| notableWork |
The Blues Brothers
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998 film)
Blues Brothers 2000: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack → Briefcase Full of Blues → Made in America (album) → The Blues Brothers self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
The Blues Brothers (1980 film)
The Blues Brothers self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
The Blues Brothers (stage show)
The Blues Brothers self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
The Blues Brothers: Animated Series (unproduced project)
The Blues Brothers self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
The Blues Brothers: Original Soundtrack Recording
|
| performerOfGenre |
blues
→
blues rock → rhythm and blues → soul → |
| portrayedBy |
Dan Aykroyd
→
John Belushi → |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Joliet Jake Blues in The Blues Brothers
this entity surface form:
The Blues Brothers universe
this entity surface form:
The Blues Brothers (1980 film)
this entity surface form:
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998 film)
this entity surface form:
The Blues Brothers: Original Soundtrack Recording
this entity surface form:
The Blues Brothers: Animated Series (unproduced project)
this entity surface form:
The Blues Brothers (stage show)