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The Blues Brothers

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The Resume

    (1978-1982)
    Born in New York City, New York
    Joliet Jake Blues
    Elwood J. Blues
    Reunited in 1988 and 1997-98 with Jake replaced by Zee Blues and Mighty Mack McTeer
    Recorded the singles 'Soul Man' and 'Rubber Biscuit'
    Recorded the albums 'Briefcase Full of Blues' (1979), 'Made in America' (1980) and 'The Blues Brothers and Friends: Live from the House of Blues' (1997)
    Starred in the films 'The Blues Brothers' (1980) and 'Blues Brothers 2000' (1998)
    Elwood hosts the House of Blues Hour on the Dial Global radio network

Why they might be annoying:

    They ran the Blues Brothers Bar, an unlicensed basement bar that was shut down when the authorities discovered it (1982).
    'Blues Brothers 2000' was a critical and box office flop.
    For 'Blues Brothers 2000,' they added a 10-year-old kid, Buster Blues (aka J. Evan Bonifant), to the group.
    UPN announced plans for an animated Blues Brothers series but cancelled after only two episodes had been produced (1997).

Why they might not be annoying:

    They gave a lot of blues and soul greats cameos in their movies.
    Guitarist Steve Cropper, who played with many soul legends as a member of Booker T. and the MGs, said Jake was as good as many of the singers he had backed.
    Statues of them are located at Chicago Midway Airport, Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans, the Corn Palace in South Dakota and in the cities of Indianapolis, Indiana, Rock Island, Illinois and Brookline, Massachusetts.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 26.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 25 Votes: 44.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 34.78% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 230 Votes: 36.96% Annoying