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THE SACRED HEARTS


The first thing you need to know about Jim Belushi is that he’s a performer. Not an actor, not a comedian, not a singer, but a performer. Which is pretty much all those things put together and multiplied by two or five or something. The second thing you need to know- and this is in some ways more important than the first thing- is that he has absolutely no shame. None. Zip. Zero.

Add those two things together and you have a pretty good working definition of that most indescribable of qualities known as presence. And, as anyone who’s spent two minutes with the guy knows, Jim’s got it. Big time!

So here’s this guy, this presence, disregarding any and all warning signs and diving into life headfirst. From the live stages of Second City and Saturday Night Live, to the soundstages of "About Last Night", "K-9", "Mr. Destiny", "Return to Me," and, most recently, starring in ABC TV's breakout comedy series of 2002 "According to Jim", he has taken everything life’s thrown at him and hit it out of the park. And, by the way, he's been having a blast.

Speaking of "According to Jim", the hit series happens to be very heavily influenced by the Sacred Hearts. Jim and the boys wrote and recorded the music for the show, and John and Tony are regular members of the cast. Who the hell are John and Tony? We'll get to that later.

So anyway, one day Dan Aykroyd asks him to join the Blues Brothers Band as Brother Zee- a possibly daunting proposition, even for Jim. Sure, he’d been on stage for years, but comedy and theatre are one thing (well, two things) but it’s not like he’d ever fronted a blues band before.

However, in order to be completely shameless, one is required to be completely fearless, which Jim, of course, is, so he takes a beat, looks at Aykroyd and says the same thing he’s been saying all his life. "Yeah, what the hell…why not? Sounds like a whole lotta fun!"

So, to get ready to play with the Blues Brothers, Belushi crashes rehearsals of the House of Blues’ own band, The Sacred Hearts. He sits in with the band, laughing, acting, singing, dancing, in a word - performing. As it turns out, Jim was right because those rehearsals were "a whole lotta fun." So much fun, in fact, that for the last seven years the band has been Jim Belushi and the Sacred Hearts.

They’ve played for Al Gore, Governor Gray Davis and many other politicos. President Clinton is a really big fan and since one of these days he’s going to be out of a day job, he’ll probably want to sit in (Jim says he’ll consider it). They play all the House of Blues venues, all the casinos, many
benefits and hundreds of corporate events for the Fortune 500 companies. Word on the street is if it’s going to be a tough audience, get Jim Belushi and the Sacred Hearts . . . a butt hasn’t been born that can stay in a chair through their first set.

For those who like their Rhythm & Blues seasoned with a lot ‘o soul with a Memphis sound, but who aren’t on the White House guest list, the music is now available on the band’s first CD, "36 x 22 x 36" (Platinum Records).

Belushi sings, talks, flirts (again, completely shameless), dances on table tops and does at least one back flip every show.


 

Let's meet the band:
THE SACRED HEARTS

 

 

Larry Lee Lerma (bassist) – He has performed with The Blues Brothers, Sam Moore, Michelle Wright and recorded with Jimmy Vaughn and House of Blues recording artist Becky Barksdale.

 

 

Glen Clark (piano) – The leader of the Sacred Hearts born in Fort Worth, Texas, is a talented songwriter whose songs have been recorded by Bonnie Raitt, Rita Coolidge and Loretta Lynn.

 

Joe "Lester" Sublett (saxophonist/composer) – Joe is an accomplished musician, who along with Darrell Leonard as the "Texicali Horns," has worked on film soundtracks such as "Indecent Proposal," "Tommy Boy" and "That Thing You Do," and has performed with such legendary performers as Stevie Ray Vaughn, Little Feat, B.B. King, Wynonna Judd, Travis Tritt, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, and won a Grammy for his work with Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band. He has performed on television, on Grammy award winning records such as "In Step" with Stevie Ray Vaughn and "Feels Like Rain" with Buddy Guy as well as composing film scores.

 

Julie "The Dove" Delgado (vocalist) – Julie is a native of Los Angeles, California where she attended The Eubanks Conservatory of Music studying voice with emphasis on classical and light opera. Julie began singing professionally in 1982 and has toured the world with such artists as Al
Jarreau, k.d. lang, Tom Jones, The Blues Brothers, Natalie Cole and Brian McKnight. She has recorded with Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder and Richard and Karen Carpenter. Her current television work includes the title themes to "The Addams Family", "Monster Farm" as well as "The Adventures of Oliver Twist". She can be heard on the motion picture soundtrack "Four Wedding and a Funeral","A Quest for Camelot" and most recently the IMAX movie "The Magic Box" starring Siegfried and Roy. She can also be heard on many national and international television jingles. One of her most memorable moments was being featured as a lead vocalist for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra at the 1996 PBS Christmas Salute. With a range that spans four octaves, Julie has been said to have the voice of an angel, truly her gift from God.

 

 

 

Johnny "The Beast" Rubano (vocalist/trumpet)- John will tell you he’s actually an actor who can sing. John is a former member of Chicago’s famed Second City. His credits include numerous television and film roles, including regular appearances on ABC's "According to Jim." His voice can be heard
on animated projects including "Pinky and the Brain", "Superman" and the lead voice in The Greedy Show on Shockwave.com. His previous music experience includes trumpet and vocals with the Kurt Goletz Big Band.

 

 

 

J.J. "Taboo" Holiday (guitarist) – From Seattle to Chicago, he has made the scene with Sunnyland Slim and legendary guitarist Hubert Smith. Then on to Cleveland to work with Robert J. Lockwood and to Memphis to work with Gus Cannon and Furry Lewis. Working with Bob Dylan’s band, Carole King and The Blues Brothers, he continues to play on scores of movies for composer David Newman.

 


   

   

Jimmie "The Dynamic" Wood (harmonica/vocals) – Known by those who have heard him play as "The Cadillac of Harmonica Players." Ask Bruce Springsteen, Etta James, Bruce Hornsby, Gladys Knight, Cheap Trick and Megadeath - he’s worked with just about everyone to show them how blue the blues can be.

 

 


 

 

 
Darrell "The Good Shepherd" Leonard (trumpet)
– He is a multi-faceted arranger and composer who has worked on the Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer Awards, the Directors Guild Awards and has performed with Wilson Pickett, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Henry Mancini, Joe Walsh, Glenn Fry and scores of others. He even won a Grammy for his work with Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band. Along with Joe Sublett as "The Texicali Horns," he has recorded with such greats as Smokey Robinson, Otis Rush, Linda Ronstadt, Little Feat, Lou Rawl and much, much more. He has done musical arrangements for such films as Home Alone, Swing Shift, Indecent Proposal, Tommy Boy and, most recently, music for the soundtrack to The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood.

 

 

Tony "Diamond Ring" Braunagel (drummer) – Born in Houston, Texas, he grew up listening to the rock, country blues and gospel music that provided the soundtrack to his life. He has played with Eric Burdon, with Rickie Lee Jones on her "Girl at her Volcano" LP and has toured with Bette Midler. He eventually joined Bonnie Raitt’s band and worked on the Grammy award winning "Nick of Time" and "Luck of the Draw". He has worked with hundreds of performers, even the cast of "According to Jim", where his regular appearance proves that John Rubano and Jim aren't the only actors in the bunch. And if he's never recognized with an Emmy for his acting chops, he'll have to console himself with the Grammy he received for his work with Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band.

 



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The Blues Brothers and The Sacred Hearts perform at both public and private functions. For more information on how to book either bands please click here.

Tour Dates:



LEGENDS OF ROCK & BLUES
with Jim Belushi of the Blues Brothers, Brad Whitford (Aerosmith), Barry Goudreau (former member of the band Boston), Michael Carabello (Santana), David Hull (The Joe Perry Project), and Johnny A. Backing this blues rock superband will be The James Montgomery Blues Band with The Uptown Horns.
   
Saturday
February 27 2010
8:00 PM
The Colonial Theatre
95 Main Street
Keene, NH 03431


Sunday
February 28 2010
8:00 PM
House of Blues Boston
Boston, MA

tickets available via
ticketmaster





THE BLUES BROTHERS

Feb 18th
San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino
Highland, CA

purchase tickets via ticketmaster









 



 

 

 

36-22-36


Available Here!

1. If You Don't Leave Me Alone
2.Smokin Blues
3. 29 Ways
4. Watch Yourself
5. 36-22-36
7. Hot Weather Blues
8. You Can't Use My Car
9. Leap of Faith
10. I Just Want to Make Love to You
11. Born in Chicago
12. If the House is Rockin
6. Chicken and the Hawk

 

 

 


Have Love Will Travel


Available Here!

1. Skybox Ballroom Pump
2. Have Love Will Travel
3.   Dig Myself a Hole
4. Time Won't Let Me  
5. Polk Salad Annie
6.  300 Pounds of Joy   
8. Can't Get Out of It
9. Greenbacks
10. Truth at the Time
11.   Cadillac Man
12. Swinging Party
13. Driving Wheel
14. Skybox Ballroom Pump (reprise)

7. All She Wants to Do is Rock

 

 

 

 

 

According to Jim Soundtrack


Available Here!

1. Sweet Home Chicago

2. Cadillac Man

3. Say I Do

4. Have Love Will Travel

5. 300 Pounds o Jo

6. Jimmie's Theme

7. Angel

10. Almost
11. Bless My Soul
12 Mambo Miami
13. Viva Las Vegas
14. All She Wants to Do is Rock

 

 

 

 

 





Sound Clips of Live Performances:

I'm Ready

Grits Ain't Groceries- John Rubano

Can't Get Out of ItWritten by Glen Clark

Just A Fool -
     Julie Delgado

Truth At the Time

Who's Cheatin' Who -
    John Rubano

Now You See Me, Now You Don't -
Written by Glen Clark, Jim Belushi,  Jimmie Wood & Johnny Lee Schell
You Don't Love Me - vocals Jimmie Wood (featuring JJ Holiday on guitar and Jimmie on harmonica)

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

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