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[Brother Zee]

Everyone has a story pertaining to the great blues brothers and their music, but does anyone have a story about your childhood that involves SOMETHING, ANYTHING with the Blues Brothers, I mean, like with me, when I was just a young child of 1 or 2, my mother used to put the green onions song on my radio to get me back to sleep, true story.

[theologica]

Anything that has Clapton. *g*

I know it's not quite the Blues Brothers, but Elwood counts Clapton as a blues artist, so... My Mom used to have this cassette of, "The Cream of Clapton", which she would play when she tidying up around the house. Consequently, my sister and I grew up knowing his name.

As I've learned more about the blues and started listening to Clapton, myself, it's been a joyous reunion with the music of my own childhood. "Lay down, Sally", "Layla", "Sunshine of Your Love", "I Shot the Sheriff". ^_^

[Brother Zee]

very cool

[mad-wolfie]

my mum was more into things like Barry Manilow, my dad however was into Heavy metal along with Country & Western (both types) but usually on a Sunday morning i'd be woken to the sound of Atlantic / Stax soul as it seemed to be the only thing either could listen to without the other complaining.

So i suppose when you think about it that is probably what influenced me onto the Blues Brothers - the cabaret / big band style of Manilow, the Country & Western influence (Rawhide, Riders) & the sound of Atlantic & Stax records, mix them all up, simmer on a low heat & you get the Blues Brothers. I'd also like to point out i'm into my heavy metal music as well, so that's another chip off the old block.

[Blueblood]

Good God. Wolfie was born after I graduated High School

and Theo, when I moved to Florida.

I got my Blues infusion in the 1960's!

Feelin' pretty damned old.

[blueswan]

My father had an enormous LP collection and went on to collect more than 500 CDs in the 20 years I lived with him. He had a pretty broad selection -- but he favored the British Invasion music of his own childhood: LOTS of Beatles, Who, Dave Clark Five, Rolling Stones, Moody Blues. He also loved Elvis, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Harry Chapin, Jim Croce. I heard Clapton a little when I was growing up, but not much after he started praising Enoch Powell in public.

I will never forget the man's face when I asked for a Screamin' Jay Hawkins and a Janis Joplin CD for my birthday. It was like I'd asked for a Roman artifact and a dirty magazine.