The Bluze brothers are an authentic Blues brothers tribute act based in Stoke on Trent in the UK
Blues brothers fans Matt ("Elwood" number 1) & Ian ("Jake") who had both had some limited success on the local & national karaoke & singing scene over the last 10 years or so, who after listening to some Blues brothers tracks decided they could do a tribute to emulate their heroes & quickly worked on a new act & founded "the Bluze brothers" as a gimmick. Matt was already an established singer having some success in local singing contests as well as pub/club singing & even national singing contests & televised talent shows & Ian was an experienced karaoke show host who had also had some small sucess in local competition. Following this the two began their quest, mainly singing Blues brothers songs in costume as a duet at karaoke & disco events to backing tracks in a hope to to gain credibility.
Matt decided that he wanted to concentrate more on his day job & his own singing career & so a new "Elwood" stepped forwards to take his place, however Gavin ("Elwood" number 2) wanted to sing more to a backing band & become a proper tribute than to sing to backing tracks & suggested that it would be a great idea to perform as The Blues Brothers as a more authentic tribute act - the two immediately began practicing for the show & decided it was time to put a band together. Gavin has one significant difference over Matt in that Gavin lives & breathes the Blues brothers 24/7 - so much so that even on a daily basis can be seen walking around in his black suit, fedora hat & dark glasses even blowing the harp from time to time when the mood takes him. Gavin, however has now left the Bluze Brothes due to personal reasons but we hope 1 day soon he will return.
With the recent death of Soul Legend James Brown, Bluze Brothers Ian, Matt & Gavin each wanted to ensure the new show lives on to continue the great legacy of the Godfather of soul & of course the iconic character he played from the 2 films.
After a few weeks of Gavin joining the act, a band was put together but for reasons known only to them they decided to split so the Bluze brothers are now like their original counterparts "putting the band back together" & looking for new band members. The main singers continue to appear in the famous black suits and glasses whenever they can doing charity events & even enterting talent contests or singing contests & continue to work on their act,
We still require a backing band.....You can be the backbone. The nerve centre of a great rhythm and blues show. You can, make that live, breath and jump again.
- Failing that you could always play as "Murph & the magic tones" but we'll never get the Phat sound again, not without Mr Fabulous.
We are looking for a complete established or up & coming band that wouldn't mind us fronting vocally from time to time or musicians to come forward so we can form a new band ourselves. Ideally we need the following musicians:: Guitarists, Horn players & Keyboard / Synth player. NOTE, you must have your own instruments & relevant PA equipment. You should be familiar with music from the 2 Blues Brothers films & music from well known and legendary artists from the Atlantic & Stax Records era.
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