"Nuestra idea era rendir homenaje a la música negra Americana" - Dan Aykroyd.
The Blues Brothers es un número cómico musical creado por John Belushi y Dan Aykroyd para el programa de televisión Saturday Night Live. La fecha en la que John Belushi trabajó para el programa es de 1975-79. Al principio el grupo que les acompañaba era el del programa, pero reunierón una banda estable para su primer disco. Tom Malone, al que se le puede ver soplando el trombón en la película "The Last Waltz" de Martin Scorsese
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAILHOUSE ROCK - The Blues Brothers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Sydney Fox Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard
[Verse]
C#D The warden threw a party in the county jail C#D The prisonband was there and they began to wail C#D The joint was jumping and the place began to swing C#D You should have heard those knocked out jailbirds sing
[Chorus]
G Let's rock D Everybody let's rock AG Everybody on the whole cell block D They was dancing to the jailhouse rock
[Verse]
C#D Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone C#D Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone C#D The drummerboy from Illinois went crash boom bang C#D The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang
[Chorus]
G Let's rock D Everybody let's rock AG Everybody on the whole cell block D They was dancing to the jailhouse rock
[Verse]
D Well number 47 said to number 3 D You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see D I sure'll be delighted with your company D Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me
[Chorus]
G Let's rock D Everybody let's rock AG Everybody on the whole cell block D They was dancing to the jailhouse rock
[Solo] (same as verse & chorus):
C#D C#D C#D C#D
GD AG D
[Verse]
C#D Sad Sack was sittin' on a block of stone C#D Way over in the corner weepin' all alone C#D The warden said Hey buddy don't you be no square C#D If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair
[Chorus]
G Let's rock D Everybody let's rock AG Everybody on the whole cell block D They was dancing to the jailhouse rock