Released 45 years ago, the cult movie starred John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as Jake and Elwood Blues, and featured a string of hits and cameos from music legends Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and James Brown.
Disco legend working on Blues Brothers musical set to launch on Broadway before ‘dream’ West End stint HE is already one of the busiest men in music, working with everyone from Beyonce to Ariana Grande.
And at the age of 72, Chic legend Nile Rodgers is now branching out with an entirely new project — a Broadway adaptation of hit 1980 movie The Blues Brothers.
A sequel, Blues Brothers 2000, was released in 1998, with new music from Eric Clapton and Bb King.
Nile’s venture into musicals comes just months after Elton John opened a stage adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada.
