Briefcase Full Of Blues

Moving forward with my music digitization project. Pulled out said album performed by a makeshift band called the Blues Brothers. Led by Dan Ackroyd and the John Belushi as an extension of skits performed on Saturday Night Live, this album was released well before the movie titles "Blues Brothers".

A real band was assembled from qualified musicians, some of which went on to personal fame, other that had already achieved that as blues musicians.

• Paul "The Shiv" Schaffer on keyboards and backup vocals. Paul was already in the SNL band and went on to become David Letterman's orchestra leader.
• Steve "The Colonel" Cropper on guitar, a noted session musician.
• Matt "Guitar" Murphy, on guitar, alter in the movie Murphy played Aretha Franklin's husband.
• Donald "Duck" Dunn, on bass guitar, bearded pipe smoking played in the movie as well.
• Steve "Getdwa" Jordan on drums.
• Lou "Blue Lou" Marini on tenor sax.
• Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin on the trumpet.
• Tom "Triple Scale" Scott also played the tenor saxophone.
• Tom "Bones" Malone, played tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trombone and trumpet.

The songs played were all covers of blues music that the comedic partnership was clearly focused on at the time. The movie Incorporated more music and appearances by Cab Callaway and Aretha Franklin and my favorite John Lee Hooker.

The songs are..

• Hey Bartender, written by Floyd Dickson. In 1984 Dickson was commissioned and wrote the "Olympic Blues" for the Olympic Organizing Committee.
• Messin' With The Kid, written by Mel London, first performed by Junior Wells.
• Almost, written by Don Walsh
• Rubber Biscuit, written by C. Johnson
• Shot Gun Blues, , written by Don Walsh
• Groove Me, written by King Floyd who was a sometimes creative partner with Dr. John.
• I Don't Know, written by Willie Mabon
• Soul Man, written by Dave Porter and Isaac Hayes, best performed by Sam and Dave.
• "B" Movie Box Car Blues, written by Delbert McClinton, not a bad song for a white boy. No McClinton did not teach John Lennon to play the harmonica.
• Flip, Flop & Fly, Charles Calhoun and Lou Willie Turner.

The opening which blends into song number one is "I Can't Turn You Loose" which was and Otis Redding song, this same song serves to fade out at the end of the album

A thoroughly entertaining set of covers. The movie included a broader some of artists. The energy in the Belushi Ackroyd partnership in in full force.

The album was a cut out but the condition is pretty good.