Blues Brothers - Port Charlotte, Florida, USA
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Statues of fictional Blues Brothers in Port Charlotte, Florida.
Waymark Code: WM12D44
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2020
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The statues are of Jake and Elwood Blues, the characters portrayed by Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" in the late 1970s. The two performed as the Blues Brothers first for the live comedy show with Belushi as lead singer and Aykroyd on harmonica and backup vocals.
The act grew popular and the two performed at concert venues and released an album within a year. The Blue Brothers movie directed by John Landis came out in 1980 as one of a string of films Akroyd and Belushi co-wrote and acted in just a few short years before Belushi's untimely death from drugs in 1982.
Located at Ice Cold Auto Repair at 4868 Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte, Florida 33980. According to one of the employees this set of the Blues Brothers has been a feature of their business for over 20 years and has been moved from their former location to this current location. This may explain the rough condition of the statues. Earlier this year we found another set of statues like this in Dunnellon, Florida WM1270K that are in excellent condition.
Character Type: TV
Character originator: Saturday Night Live
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Address or Location:
Ice Cold Auto Repair
4868 Tamiami Trail
Port Charlotte, Florida 33980
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