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Related News - Blues Brothers director John Landis will be giving a talk at the British Film Institute in Southbank, London on March 16th 2010 at 8:15pm.

Tickets are £12.90 for non BFI members.

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Related News - By 1993, actor Russell Crowe had appeared in 9 Australian films. That same year, he appeared as Jake Blues in the Australian production of "The Official Tribute to the Blues Brothers".

In 1994, Crowe's big break came when he appeared in the Hollywood film "The Quick and the Dead" with Sharon Stone.

Related News - Grammy Award-winning blues legend Koko Taylor, 80, died on June 3, 2009 in her hometown of Chicago, IL, as a result of complications following her May 19 surgery to correct a gastrointestinal bleed. On May 7, 2009, the critically acclaimed Taylor, known worldwide as the “Queen of the Blues,” won her 29th Blues Music Award (for Traditional Female Blues Artist Of The Year), making her the recipient of more Blues Music Awards than any other artist.

Related News - Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died Monday after months of ill health. He was 79.