How the BLUES BROTHERS got made...

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John Lee Hooker 1917 - 2001

Industry icon Bernie Brillstein dies

Bernie Brillstein, pioneering manager and producer whose keen eye for talent led him to steer the careers of such stars and creatives as John Belushi and Jim Henson, died Thursday night of chronic pulmonary disease. He was 77.
Brillstein was an influential force in the 1975 launch of NBC mainstay ``Saturday Night Live'' as the manager of creator-exec producer Lorne Michaels as well as stars Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and Gilda Radner.
In the 1980s, the Brillstein Co. was among the first contempo talent rep shingles to branch out into TV production in a significant way with shows packaged around clients, a list that included "ALF,'' "It's Garry Shandling's Show,'' and "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd''.
Early in his career, Brillstein was mightily impressed by the talent and vision of a young puppeteer he'd met in New York. He repped Muppets creator Henson until the latter's death in 1990.
Variety obit HERE
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From "Hee Haw" to "The Blues Brothers" to "Mr. Show with Bob and David"...Bernie was ever-present and always jolly...we'll miss him dearly...

Thanks for the memories Bernie.

Happy Birthday Joe Cocker

John Belushi died 26 years ago today

“I owe it all to little chocolate donuts." [And big ones, too.]
- John Belushi






Comic actor John Adam Belushi was born on January 24, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois and died on March 5, 1982 in Los Angeles, California