I 2002 haldt bandet ein konsert i Norge i Oslo konserthus. Her er litt av den strålande omtalen:

Blues Brothers-party på Konserthuset
Blues Brothers Band innfridde foran et fullsatt Oslo Konserthus den 18. februar - den eneste Norges-opptredenen på denne turnérunden. Det var riktig så trivelig å være tilstede å oppleve en kveld med musikkhistorie presentert av bluesbrødre som fortsatt utstråler glede og entusiasme i framføringen av sine klassikere. I spissen for festen sto gitarlegenden, komponisten og produsenten Steve Cropper, en meget opplagt Eddie «Knock on Wood» Floyd og sprellemannen, sangeren og munnspilleren Rob "Honeydripper" Paparozzi.  Bandet ble klappet inn igjen to ganger før publikum ville forlate «festen».

Frå biografien til bandet:

Steve "The Colonel" Cropper - Guitar
Lou "Blue Lou" Marini - Sax
Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin - Trumpet
"Smokin" John Tropea – Guitar
Anthony "Rusty" Cloud - Keyboards
Eric "The Red" Udel - Bass
Clint "The Cannon" De Ganon– Drums
Rob "Honeydripper" Paparozzi – Vocals and Harmonica
Ned "The Howler" Holder – Trombone
And Special Guest: Eddie "Knock on Wood" Floyd - Vocals

The Original BLUES BROTHERS BAND is alive and well. Four original members hand-picked by JOHN BELUSHI and DAN AYKROYD have assembled the ultimate rhythm and blues review and have emerged as a powerful entity in their own right. The BLUES BROTHERS BAND, best known for the Universal Pictures feature films "The Blues Brothers" and "Blues Brothers 2000" and the Atlantic Record triple-platinum album "Briefcase Full of Blues."

STEVE CROPPER played on his first hit for Stax Records when he was still in high school in Memphis in 1961 with "Last Night" by the MARKEES. The next year (1962) he teamed up with BOOKER T. AND THE MGs. They had a string of hits including "Green Onions", "Hip Hug Her", and "Time is Tight". The MGs became the staff rhythm section for Stax Records. They played on such hits as "I’ve Been Loving You Too Long", "Respect", and "Dock of The Bay" for OTIS REDDING; "In The Midnight Hour" for WILSON PICKETT; "You Don’t Know Like I Know", "Hold On, I’m Comin’", and "Soul Man" for SAM and DAVE.

When John Belushi was putting the Band together he consulted blues songwriter DOC POMUS. Doc described MATT "GUITAR" MURPHY as "the best living blues guitar player". John called Matt and hired him immediately. Matt "Guitar" Murphy was born and raised in Sunflower County, Mississippi. He moved to Memphis as a young man and later to Chicago where he met and played with MEMPHIS SLIM, CHUCK BERRY, JAMES COTTON, HOWLIN’ WOLF, SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON, WILLIE DIXON, ETTA JAMES and other legendary blues musicians.

In 1975, Lou "Blue Lou" Marini and Alan ‘Mr. Fabulous" Rubin became part of the horn section for the TV comedy show "Saturday Night Live". John Belushi, an actor in the show, loved hearing the horn section play with such artists as JOE COCKER, THE METERS, RAY CHARLES, JAMES BROWN, ARETHA FRANKLIN, JIMMY CLIFF, THE BAND, DR. JOHN, and CHUCK BERRY. John Belushi chose Lou and Alan to be THE BLUES BROTHERS HORNS.

Since regrouping in 1988, the Band has triumphantly performed each year in international venues large and small. In Europe the Band played an unprecedented three sold-out nights in Paris’ prestigious Olympia Theater where the seats were removed for the first time in the history of the theater to accommodate the excitement exchanged between the Band and the audience during their performance. They have headlined at most of the Jazz and Blues Festivals throughout Europe such as Nimes Fair, France; North Sea Jazz Festival, the Netherlands; Pistoia Blues Festival, Italy; and Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland to audiences estimated up to 60,000 in one performance.

The BLUES BROTHERS BAND’s first album, "Live in Montreux" was recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival and is available on WEA, as is their second album "Red, White & Blues," which features guest DAN "ELWOOD BLUES" AYKROYD on vocals and harmonica. Also available on CD is the hugely successful "Blues Brothers 2000" soundtrack featuring B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Steve Windwood, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Blues Traveler and many others.

Recent highlights of the BLUES BROTHERS "MISSION" include performing in Atlanta coinciding with the grand opening of the Summer Olympics, headlining Super Bowl XXXI in New Orleans along with James Brown and ZZ Top and starring in the full length feature film "BLUES BROTHERS 2000" with DAN "ELWOOD BLUES" AYKROYD and JOHN "MIGHTY MACK BLUES" GOODMAN.

In 1998- present, The Original Blues Brothers Band continues to headline Jazz, Blues & Rock Festivals worldwide, on the success of "Blues Brothers 2000" and the hugely successful CD of the same name.

The Mission Continues…….

"A -movin’ and a-groovin with the Blues Brothers Band. The hottest thing in all the land" (BOOGIE THING by James Cotton & Matt "Guitar" Murphy)

STEVE "THE COLONEL" CROPPER (Guitar)
Whenever one hears Sam and Dave or Jake Blues shout "Play it, Steve" in the towering ‘60s hit "Soul Man," it can only mean MG Steve Cropper-Stax house producer and author of more than 400 BMI registered songs. He won a large following during his years at Stax Records where, in addition to being house producer, he was lead guitarist for Booker T. and the MGs and was instrumental in developing the "Memphis Sound". One of the legends of rock ‘n’ soul, Cropper has collaborated with Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Booker T. Jones, Nashville’s Razzy Bailey and Eddie Floyd, among many others. He has also scored several motion pictures. Recently he toured with Jimmy Buffet, Neil Young, Dave Edmunds and the reunited MGs during time off from THE BLUES BROTHERS BAND. "It’s like a beautiful dream, playing the music I love for so many people all over again," Cropper says, "When we lock in we can really kick with this band." In January 1992, Cropper and the rest of the MGs were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

"SMOKIN" JOHN TROPEA (Guitar)
At the age of 12, John began playing guitar. After graduating high school he began carving out his musical niche gathering experience playing R & B with many groups around Boston including The Three Degrees, while he attended the prestigious Berklee School Of Music. He then returned to New York City and in a very short time became one of busiest and in demand studio guitarists ever, while he also produced and arranged records, commercials and film. Although renown for his solo work and career, he has also played and recorded with the likes of Paul Simon, Harry Chapin, Eric Clapton, Dr. John, Deadato, Manhattan Transfer and many others. When not performing with The Blues Brothers Band John is touring worldwide and recording with his renowned JOHN TROPEA BAND. See website-(johntropea.com)

LOU "BLUE LOU" MARINI (Saxophone)
Founding BLUES BROTHER Lou "Blue Lou" Marini, has performed, toured and recorded with such diverse artists as Stevie Wonder, Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, Woody Herman, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Dr. John, Frank Zappa, The Band, The Supremes, Bonnie Raitt, Aretha Franklin, Sinead O’Connor, Steely Dan, Frank Sinatra, Maureen McGovern, Elton John, Donald Fagen, Eric Clapton and many more. Although originally a student of the clarinet, at an early age Lou was encouraged by his father, a saxophonist, and he soon nurtured a love of jazz, discovering Stan Getz and others. It was not until he attended North Texas State University in Dallas that his inherent love affair with rhythm and blues began to flourish. He loved "the grooves" and the audience reaction. In 1972, Lou then moved to New York City and soon became a sought after session player/writer/arranger/performer and eventually became a mainstay of The Saturday Night Live Band for 9 years. It was here that Lou would brush shoulders with co-performers John "Jake Blues" Belushi and Dan "Elwood Blues" Aykroyd and as a result be chosen as saxophonist for THE BLUES BROTHERS BAND.

ALAN "MR FABULOUS" RUBIN (Trumpet)
Like Lou Marini, Brooklyn-born Alan Rubin was hand-picked to be a BLUES BROTHERS horn by John Belushi. Classically-trained at Juilliard but self-schooled in the music of Clifford Brown and Miles Davis, Rubin in the 1970’s staked out a lucrative career as a session player (Blood, Sweat & Tears, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington and Paul Simon, among others) and joined the "Saturday Night Live" band. THE BLUES BROTHERS BAND, then and now, astounds him. "The sound was - is - ferocious," he says. "We are essence players. We go for the jugular. I get on that bandstand and something happens. It comes from a deep, dark, magical place, the way we take each other to new levels. We’re the heartbeat of the old Stax Records, the bedrock of American R&B, with a wholly contemporary edge. We’re very proud players. Being a BLUES BROTHER is a very Zen experience."

ANTHONY ‘RUSTY’ CLOUD (Keyboards, vocals)
"Rusty" Cloud, born on January 22, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland, was raised in Wilmington, Delaware where at an early age he became interested in music and attended summer jazz workshops at the Wilmington Music School whose faculty included Herbie Hancock, Thad Jones, Pepper Adams and Bobby Timmons. Although strongly influenced by these Jazz greats, "Rusty’s" desire to perform enlisted him in local Blues and Soul bands where he absorbed the music of such legends as James Brown, Otis Redding, Muddy Waters and many others. In 1974 he moved to New York City and met Ed and Alvin Pazant, former sidemen of Lionel Hampton, who were co-leaders of the Melba Moore Band. While he worked with them for three years, "Rusty" also performed at the world famous Cotton Club with the likes of Billy Ekstein and Chuck Jackson. Some of "Rusty’s" touring and recording credits are Gary U.S. Bonds, Little Steven Van Zandt, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, the E Street Band and now the Blues Brothers Band. While continuing to tour and record for major artists, "Rusty" also writes, arranges and composes for television and film, and is currently finishing his second solo effort with his own band, self titled "Skillet".

ERIC "THE RED" UDEL (Bass)
Eric Udel, a dynamic performer with looks that match his incredible talent, has evolved into a superb musician. After studying at the University of New Mexico’s Music College, North Texas State University, and Banff School of Fine Arts in Canada, he began recording and performing with Bob Belden, Downbeat magazine’s Arranger of the Year, 1993, as well as David Liebman. Eric worked clinics with such greats as John Scofield and Bill Evans of the Miles Davis Band. He soon met up with Michael Stern and began performing with him in clubs. He made a notable contribution to Mike’s first solo recording on Atlantic Records, "Upside Down". Eric moved to Manhattan where he soon became a regular performer at various blues and soul clubs. He has added his tremendous talent to the performances of J.T. Bowen, singer with Clarence Clemmons’ Band, George Thorogood, Donald Byrd, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Bobby Blue Bland, Lou Rawls, Richie Havens, Jon Paris from the Johnny Winter Band and original BLUES BROTHERS member, Matt "Guitar" Murphy. Impressed with Eric’s incredible performances while on numerous world tours together, Matt invited Eric to sit in with THE BLUES BROTHERS BAND.

CLINT "THE CANNON" DE GANON (Drums)

NED "THE HOWLER" HOLDER (Trombone)
Born and raised in North Carolina, Ned First played the cornet listening to Motown and R & B. At the age of 14, he broadened his musical horizons and turned to the trombone. Then, upon hearing some Urbie Green albums, he was moved by Jazz and never looked back. After years of tour ship dance gigs and multiple local and regional club gigs, Ned soon became an arranger and soloist in his own right, performing with Ray Charles, Herbie Mann, Al Hirt, Chet Atkins, and many more. He then, with his own quartet, began recording his own original music cd titled "Mane Stream" and toured the York City where he continues to write, arrange and perform live with the likes of Lionel Hampton, States and Europe. Ned then achieved his Master of Music Degree in trombone and moved to New The Temptations, The Four Tops, Ben E. King, Wyclef Jean and many more.

ROB "HONEYDRIPPER" PAPAROZZI (Lead vocals and harmonica)
Performing since the age of 16, Rob has been actively involved in nearly every aspect of the worldwide music industry. In the late 60’s he graduated high school in Linden, New Jersey and was already fronting his own band opening for Sly and the Family Stone, BB King and Bruce Springsteen, circa 1969-1973. Having also studied Classical music, Rob has become a leading session harmonicist and singer. An avid fan of the Chicago Blues Scene, Rob studied the genre and has been playing Blues and Jazz for thirty years. When not fronting The Blues Brothers Band or his own Hudson River Rats, Rob has worked /toured/recorded with Roberta Flack, Cyndi Lauper, Bo Diddley, David Clayton Thomas, Bobby McFerrin, Phil Ramone, Paul Schaeffer, Dr. John, Phoebe Snow, Etta James and many others.

EDDIE "KNOCK ON WOOD" FLOYD (Special Guest - Lead Vocals)
Eddie Floyd is a very special link to the authentic Stax sound. The originator of ‘Knock On Wood’, ‘Raise Your Hand’, ‘Big Bird’, and ‘Never Found A Girl’ and co-writer of such classics as ‘634-5789’ and ‘Ninety Nine and A Half (Won’t Do)’, Floyd was one of the label’s most distinctive singers and songwriters. Today his music lives on with a new generation of listeners. "It just makes me feel stronger about what we do, " he says. "Every time we play there’s a new twist, and the more I get into it, the more energy I get. Maybe the kids expect to see an old man on crutches, but there’s so much excitement fore me to draw on that I just keep getting younger. It would sound dramatic if I told you that I made a pace with the Devil, but I don’t mess with him. It’s THE BLUES BROTHERS that keep me going. And that’s why I love ‘em to death."