Ahnungslos durch die Nacht

This album was such a great contribution to the Blues community. The Blues Brothers were so influential and did such great things to bolster Blues awareness in the United States... reaching audiences far greater than many of the other musicians had been able to reach up to that point.
When looking at things like "Roots & Blues & BBQ" Festival in Columbia, MO or other great festivals, you have to wonder if that type of celebration would have been possible without the high profile Blues Brothers. A huge thank you to Jake and Elwood Blues for putting the band back together.
Briefcase Full Of Blues is the first album by The Blues Brothers, released on November 28, 1978 by Atlantic Records. The album reached #1 on the Billboard 200 and went double platinum. Two singles were released, Rubber Biscuit which reached number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Soul Man, which reached number 14.
The Blues Brothers originated as a Saturday Night Live skit, featuring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi (1949-1982), and would eventually make the outstanding comedy film, The Blues Brothers. Sadly, Belushi died in 1982 from an accidental speedball overdose when he was only 33. Eventually, Aykroyd fond a replacement, in Brother "Zee" Blues, played by James "Jim" Belushi, the latter who is John Belushi's younger brother.