Back in the 60s, actor John Belushi was in a band called The Ravens whose music is finally going to see a wide release.
In 1965, whilst a student at Wheaton Central High School in Wheaton, IL, Belushi (drums) teamed up with Tony Pavolonis (guitar), Michael Blasucci (vocals, guitar), Dick Blasucci (bass) and Phil Special (organ) to record the song Listen To Me Now and The Kingsmen’s Jolly Green Giant.
The songs were recorded at a studio in Chicago and around forty copies were given to friends and families.
Skip to 2011 and a small label known as Alona’s Dream has reissued the record in an almost equally as limited run – 198 copies (two were mispressed).
So have a listen to the song here:
And if you like it, head on over to Alona’s Dream Records and pick yourself up a copy… if they have any left, that is.
Belushi’s band might not have found much success, but his musical bones would get a workout in 1980 when he starred in The Blues Brothers, featuring one of the most memorable closing titles ever:
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