Dan Aykroyd, Stevie Van Zandt, Public Enemy frontman Chuck D and others are mourning the loss of Steve Cropper, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer whose guitar was omnipresent on classic recordings by Booker T. & the MGs, Otis Redding, the Blues Brothers, and other rock and soul hits over the years.

They were on a mission from God. When Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, and director John Landis decided they would adapt the popular Blues Brothers characters from Saturday Night Live into a feature film, there was a bidding war before there even was a script.

Released 21 November 2025, by Z2 Comics / RSK Entertainment, ‘The Blues Brothers: The Lost Recordings’ were discovered on a tape in Belushi’s old briefcase, and this album will be available exclusively as a Royal Blue-coloured vinyl release.

A producer of “The National Lampoon Radio Hour” and albums by the Blues Brothers, he became S.N.L.’s head writer after a dismal season early in its history. By Richard Sandomir Bob Tischler, who was part of the production and writing team that helped ...

Music and film critics scoffed, and some accused the two white comics of cultural appropriation, but Briefcase Full of Blues, the band’s debut album, sold more than 2 million copies. Two years later, TheBlues Brothers movie grossed over $50 million at the U.S. box office.