Belushi told the Eugene Register-Guard in 1979В that the then-25-year-old had вЂњa lot of appeal in terms of star power and charisma on stage. It was during a visit toВ The Eugene Hotel when he first heardВ Curtis Salgado, who was playing as part of aВ weekly residency that was known as Blue Monday. Growing restlessВ on set, he started checking out watering holes around town in search of some entertainment. In October of 1977, more than a year-and-a-half later,В BelushiВ wasВ in Bend, Ore., filming National LampoonвЂ™s Animal House. It was here that Aykroyd started developing the story that would turn into The Blues Brothers movie, as well as introduced Belushi to the blues for the first time. Their outfits aside, the sketch featuredВ Aykroyd on harmonica and Belushi on lead vocals, beltingВ out a rendition of Slim HarpoвЂ™sВ вЂњ IвЂ™m A King Bee,вЂќ which helpedВ lay the groundwork for what would become twoВ of the most popularВ characters in the showвЂ™s history.ДЄround the time ofВ that initial performance, cast members were known to hang out at AykroydвЂ™s Holland Tunnel Blues Bar after hours, a place with a stocked jukebox and a handful of instruments Belushi kept down there for impromptu jam sessions.

Billed as вЂHoward Shore and his All-Bee Band,вЂ™ they were lackingВ the trademark black suits, fedoras, and sunglasses, instead wearing some familiar looking beeВ costumes. It was 40 years ago that John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd first debuted what would become the Blues Brothers on the SNL stage.

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