Steve Cropper: Meeting John Belushi & Starting The Blues Brothers Band

This clip was shot in March, 2019 with our good friend, Steve Cropper.
Steve talks about the first time he met John Belushi and how they became The Blues Brothers. Steve also talks about how he got "Soul Man" into the movie.

[dalecrowe]

Cropper and Dunn, you may not know them by name but you damned sure know them by ear! They were responsible for some of the best music from the 60's and 70's.

[jimhoffmann]

I’m from Chicago and grew up 8 miles from John Belushi. The Blues Brothers gave our city so much pride.

[lancesmith]

The blues brothers..best thing that ever came out of SNL.

[charliedee]

I was 16 when The Blues Brothers came out. That movie and the musicians in it changed me, I have probably seen it 100 times now, it's still great every time. Later in life I teched for a guitar player friend, every show I used a line at the beginning and end from the movie. Pre show, "chicken wire?" and after show, "let's get the hell out of here".

[beauwhitlock]

Steve used to spend a lot of time at my home as a child writing songs with my father. He was always such a nice guy

[royskuderin]

I was at a Blues club in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida called The Musicians Exchange (no longer there, sadly) and in 1986, Matt "Guitar" Murphy was the headliner and I swear to God, Steve, Donald "Duck" Dunne and a few other members of The Blues Brothers Band were on stage with him (sans Belushi and Akroyd, obviously. They rocked the house down and the event was unforgettable.

[mplsmark]

I heard in an interview with Dan Ackroyd that John was not into the blues and R&B, Dan was. John was more of a hard rock fan. So glad he decided to give the blues a try, created a career defining character.

[ikkenhisatsu]

Cropper is the coolest. I'd love to hang out with him over a few drinks. What a legendary talent.

[joelmccoin]

God Bless Joe Chambers, I miss him. When I need to get some motivation, I watch one of Joes interviews, always works. Thanks Joe

[jackd.ripper]

I think the most amazing part of this interview is that Paul McCartney hired John Belushi to do his Joe Cocker imitation from National Lampoon's "Lemmings" show and album. That just blows my mind.

[PondoSinatra]

Mr. Cropper was the real talent behind Murph and the Magictones.

[onceuponatimeintoronto]

I was a kid when they made Briefcase Full of Blues and the Blues Brothers movie, Animal House etc, might have been a bit before my time but it certainly had an effect on my sense of humor and music choices later, my high school girlfriends older brother in law who was 38 was just as crazy as Belushi and hilarious as hell, he impacted my sense of humor as much as John and Dan did, loved John Candy and the SCTV crew as well, I still refer to the B.B's as the Good Ol Blues Brothers Boys band even though it was the Good Ol Boys they mocked in the movie lol. Still have my BCFOB album, got rid of all my albums from the old days but kept that and Cheech and Chong and Sinatra, Bennett and those types of albums.

[richardcoreno]

This is not only music history -- it's U.S. History.

[nellymoriarty_]

Love Steve Cropper what a great interview Thanks Joe

[wintonhudelson]

Joe, another session you've hit out of the park. You apparently have a way with people for them to give a great interview. Steve Cropper is a consumate musician and showman. I thank you and Steve for this.

[WarriorMigs]

The blues brothers band is so good it's classic music i love it still to this day

[TheMisterMonkeyman]

Every one of these interviews is gold. The Colonel is a great musician that brought so much to music and helped to shape rock. Thank you for another piece of priceless music info. Peace.

[JohnDyer-jcxc]

In 1996 I was a caddie at Valhalla country Club in Louisville KY. One Day morning I had the pleasure of caddying for Mr. Cropper and he was a very nice and congenial guy and we or I should say I enjoyed caddying for him very much .

[mrabrasive]

Saw the blues Brothers tour in Concord Calif about 6 months before John died..

[jfkkennedy]

John Belushi RIP, gone too early
Blues Bros one of my favorite movies