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We are not actually brothers, but we have been friends a long time! I have loved the Blues Brothers since the first time I saw John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd take on the legendary roles on SNL, when I saw "Soul Man" performed, I rushed out and bought an 8-Track tape of "Briefcase Full of Blues". I worked for Malco Theatres in Jackson, TN in the early 80's and after putting the movie "The Blues Brothers" together, I was one of the first people in the state to get to watch it, I was hooked! On July 11, 1980 we were lucky enough to get to see The Blues Brothers in concert in Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum. We do a high energy Blues Brothers Tribute Act and have been performing together since 1982. We entered a church "Gong Show" and won first prize, we've been dancing and singing as Jake and Elwood ever since. This makes us one of the longest running Blues Brothers Tribute Acts in the world. Our goal is to keep the excitement and magic of the Blues Brothers alive to the best of our ability, and have a lot of fun in the process! Most of our performances are at fundraisers for good causes. Our main focus has been to perform at American Cancer Society Relay for Life events after losing some of our loved ones to the dreaded disease over the past several years. Alan, actually lost his former wife Cathy to breast cancer. We have done dozens of shows at the Relays across Tennessee. Elwood is portrayed by Alan, an amazing man with Aykroyd-like looks and fancy footwork keeps the crowds in stitches. Joliet Jake is played by Mike, a big man with a big heart full of the Blues. I must also mention our Blues Mobile that we drive to the gigs in, always gets a lot of looks! With the cart wheels and fast tempo dancing, the Tennessee Blues Brothers aim to entertain! Our show is fun for the whole family!