Creating a Fresh New Look
To get what would become their distinct Blues Brothers’ look, Belushi borrowed John Lee Hooker’s trademark Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses as well as his soul patch. Their resulting style of everyone wearing black hats, black suits, and black sunglasses was fresh. In many ways, it was different from the musical trends of that time.
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In a 1988 interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, Aykroyd said their act borrowed from Sam and Dave and others. “Well, obviously, the duo thing and the dancing, but the hats came from John Lee Hooker. The suits came from the concept that when you were a jazz player in the ’40s, ’50s ’60s, to look straight, you had to wear a suit.”
This cool new blued band was just about ready to bring down the house that summer…