Blues Brothers Band Gear

[bm4you]

Hallo,
Who can help?
Can somebody tell me what instuments were used by the BB Band and who the producers are?

Would be a very important information for me!

Hope to hear from someone!

Thank´s and Best
to all

Jürgen

[sigmfsk]

Hi Jurgen:

I think a good start would be to do some searching on the old BBC site. Here's some info to get the ball rolling:

> Matt's common guitar was a 1967 Gibson SG. That was the only year
> Gibson used chrome grover tulips on the headstock.



> His other guitar (Minnie the Moocher) was an E-335 The same kind John
> Lee Hooker used on Maxwell Street.



info from
www.bluesbrotherscentral.com/forum/topic/330-what-type-of-guitar-does-matt-murphy-play/#entry3177


> At their concert, Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) uses a Shure 520DX
> "Green Bullet" blues harp microphone.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0080455/trivia



your friend in getting the band (instruments) back together,
arthur

[sigmfsk]

Dec 5, 2012 6:08:37 GMT -5 bm4you said:

Can somebody tell me what instuments were used by the BB Band?

Jurgen, are you attempting to replicate the selection of instruments seen in the movie, or the instruments used to make the music? I remembering hearing in one of the documentaries that the music was actually recorded with 4 horns, but there are only 3 horn players seen in the movie.

So if you wanted to know the type of instrument used to make the music, you could look at the sheet music, maybe like this:
www.ejazzlines.com/mc_files/2/MinnietheMoocher-JLP-9056-Sample.pdf

Dec 5, 2012 6:08:37 GMT -5 bm4you said:

...and who the producers are?

These guys?

Produced by
Bernie Brillstein .... executive producer
George Folsey Jr. .... associate producer
David Sosna .... associate producer
Robert K. Weiss .... producer
www.imdb.com/title/tt0080455/combined


For instruments, I see some more stuff here:
www.bluesbrotherscentral.com/forum/topic/3974-can-you-name-the-instruments/
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Willie Hall....Slingerland Drums
Duck Dunn....Fender P Bass
Murphy Dunne....Hammond B3 organ & Acoustic piano (unknown make). Fender Rhodes piano at the Holiday Inn

Steve Cropper...'52-'55 Fender Telecaster (blonde finished one live, red one in movie)
Elwood Blues...Honner Blues 20 Harmonica (I think that's right), most likely Shure M57 mics, same as Jake
Matt Murphy...1958 Gibson ES-335 Dot 2x (one red and one sunburst for live) mid 1960's Gibson SG Special - natural finish

I believe that the Grand piano that Murph has is a Steinway and Sons. I'm not entirely sure, though...

The Vocal Microphones used in the Movie were definitely Shure SM58, not M57. They were also used by Willie Hall for his Toms. Elwoods Harp Mic must have been a Shure 520DX "Green Bullet" (or at least the "ancestor" of it...)

Blue Lou plays a Selmer Mark VI Tenor Sax
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Are you entering a contest where you need to know just the general list of instruments that the band members are (visually) using in the movie, like "sax", and you don't need to know "alto sax", or the particular make or model?

your friend in understanding the scope of the question,
arthur

[2FAB]

Dec 5, 2012 12:39:36 GMT -5 sigmfsk said:

I remembering hearing in one of the documentaries that the music was actually recorded with 4 horns, but there are only 3 horn players seen in the movie.

Yes, there were 4 horns. An example that comes to mind is the baritone sax that is heard but not seen in "Shake A Tail Feather" and "Sweet Home Chicago."

*edit* Tom Bones Malone is a friend of mine -- on Facebook (pretty sure it's really him), and he just mentioned in a comment that Lewis Del Gatto played all the baritone sax for the movie/soundtrack. I would have guessed it was Tom Scott. (Malone also said that "Boom Boom" was the only song that was actually performed live in the movie.)

[bm4you]

Arthur and 2FAB,
Thanks for the information.
Arthur, it´s just a personal interest of mine. The particular make and model would be fine.

Best
Jürgen

[sigmfsk]

Dec 5, 2012 14:54:50 GMT -5 2FAB said:

(Malone also said that "Boom Boom" was the only song that was actually performed live in the movie.)

I thought that James Brown and Aretha were live, because they couldn't lip-sync their own music - per John Landis in the dvd extras.

[sigmfsk]

Jurgen, don't forget the tamborine, played by Murph:



Here's one signed by Blue Lou:

www.ebay.com/itm/Blues-Brothers-Blue-Lou-Marini-Authentic-Autographed-Tambourine-/390510275100?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5aec39ea1c

[bm4you]

Thank you Arthur for the link...
Jürgen

[sigmfsk]

Dec 5, 2012 12:39:36 GMT -5 sigmfsk said:

Blue Lou plays a Selmer Mark VI Tenor Sax

From Blue Lou himself:

> Selmer Mk. VI tenor
> Serial # 196940
> I've been playing this horn since 1971 when I joined Blood, Sweat &
> Tears. Played it in the Aretha scene in the first Blues Brothers movie.
> Still my #1 ax.
...
> On my tenors, I play a Phil Barone metal mouthpiece, New York
> model, no baffle, Harrison gold plated ligature; and sometimes an
> Otto Link hard rubber #7, Wood Stone ligature.
...
> Roberto's, Rigotti, La Voz, or Rico Royal 3 1/2 reeds on all tenors.

from:
www.blueloumarini.com/gear.html