Blues on the Blacktop: A Jake and Elwood Road Trip

The Blues Brothers may have been one of the most popular comedies of the '80s, but amid all the shopping-mall car chases, synchronized dance routines, and Illinois Nazi showdowns was a serious music-history lesson. With blues legends (John Lee Hooker), R&B royalty (Booker T's MGs), and both the queen (Aretha Franklin) and godfather (James Brown) of soul coming along for the hot-wired ride, a road trip with Jake and Elwood is a journey to the roots of rock ‘n' roll. All that's missing here is the omnipresent sound of police sirens.