Dan Aykroyd revisits the Blues Brothers' remarkable legacy in new Audible Original

The shades are on, the skinny tie is knotted and the fedora is perched just so — Dan Aykroyd is ready to look back.

St. Johns County commissioners want to hear from residents on 25-year growth plan. Here’s how to have your voice heard Entertainment FILE - Dan Aykroyd attends the world premiere of"Get On Up" in New York on July 21, 2014. Aykroyd writes and narrates the Audible Original Blues Brothers: The Arc of Gratitude, which starts with him meeting John Belushi in 1973. which starts with him meeting Belushi one freezing night in Toronto in 1973 and takes us to today, with gigs still lining up.

The two-hour lookback includes interviews with Jim Belushi, band leader Paul Shaffer, singer Curtis Salgado, director John Landis, drummer Steve Jordan, widow“I provided the structural skeleton to a lot of really strong organic material there,” says Aykroyd. “I think it really brought back the time vividly.”

The Blues Brothers — Aykroyd's Elwood and Belushi's “Joliet” Jake — wore black suits and black string ties inspired by comedian Lenny Bruce and snap-brim fedora hats and shades borrowed from the album cover of John Lee Hooker's “House of the Blues.” Listeners will learn that one of the most memorable lines was a collaboration. Aykroyd wrote “It’s a 106 miles to Chicago. We’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes.” Landis added: “It’s dark and we’re wearing sunglasses. Hit it.”

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