Blues Brothers Central - Cast News

Henry Gibson: 1935-2009

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:18:52 -0500

Veteran actor Henry Gibson has sadly passed away today at age 73.

He played the head of the Illinois Nazi's in the original Blues Brothers movie, as well as countless other movie and TV roles.

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Michael Klenfner Passes Away, Aged 62

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:47:44 -0500

Former Atlantic Records music executive Michael Klenfner passed away on Tuesday.

He helped transform the Blues Brothers from a skit on Saturday Night Live into a Grammy Award-nominated artist.

Michael was also well-known as the "President of Clarion Records" from the Blues Brothers movie.

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Lou Perryman: 1942-2009

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:33:58 -0500

Lou Perryman, best known to us as the "Man at Bar" (in Bob's Country Bunker) with one great line in the Blues Brothers movie, was murdered on April 2nd at his home in Austin, Texas.

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James Brown, Undisputed Godfather of Soul, Dead at 73

Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:48:51 -0600

While some debate about who created rock and roll, there has only been one Godfather of Soul, James Brown, who died this morning of pneumonia.

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