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Steve "The Colonel" Cropper

Whenever one hears Sam or Dave or Jake Blues shout "Play it, Steve" in the towering 60's hit "Soul Man", it can only mean , producer and author of more than 400 songs. One of the legends of rock'n'soul, Cropper has collaborated with , , Booker T. Jones, and among others. In January 1992, Cropper and the MGs were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Donald "Duck" Dunn

Whenever "Duck" Dunn steps on stage, he brings a slice of pop music history. As a member of Booker T. and the MGs with Steve Cropper, he was a major architect of ' sound. Dunn describes himself as the eyes and ears for the band. "I pick the songs according to the mood of the crowd, because I love to play for the people." Matt "Guitar" Murphy

The first musician hired by to play in band, Matt Murphy is one of the great blues guitar players (Even though, just between you and me, he's not the best actor Hollywood has ever seen!). Born in Mississippi, raised in Memphis and musically bred in post-war Chicago, he has played behind stellar talent, including Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dexton, , Sonny Boy Williamson, , and many others. "Blue"

Founding Blues Brothers member Lou Marini started out playing clarinet in his native Ohio. "I was a jazzer until I went to school in Texas", Marini recalls. "Then I tasted the R&B scene in Dallas and I fell in love with the way the R&B crowd love to bop." In New York, Marini became a sought after session player, recording with such diverse artists as Dr. John, The Band, , Woody Herman et al. Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin

Like Lou Marini, was hand picked to be a Blues Brothers horn by John Belushi. Classically trained, but self-schooled in the music of Clifford Brown and , Rubin in the 1970's stalked out a lucrative career as a session player, (Blood, Sweat & Tears, , and , among others) and joined the band.