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Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) -- Ex-con Elwood Blues outraces the Russian mafia, the police and the FBI while trying to organize a new band.

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Date of Birth:
9 December 1934, West Memphis, Arkansas, USA more
Date of Death:
15 January 1998, Chicago, Illinois, USA more
Mini Biography:
Born in Memphis in 1934, Wells was one of the primary blues harmonica... more
Trivia:
Blues harmonica player.
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NewsDesk:
Koko Taylor, Queen Of The Blues, Dead At 80
 (From MTV Music News. 4 June 2009, 6:39 AM, PDT)

Filmography

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Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "The Wire" (2002)   (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 9.7 (21,085)
1 TV episode:
- 2. Idiocracy (2006) (writer: "Hoodoo Man") (performer: "Hoodoo Man") 2006 - 6.4 (35,109)
- 3. Crime Spree (2003)   (performer: "Snatch It Back and Hold It") 2003 - 6.4 (2,839)
AKAs:
  • Wanted (France)
- 4. Deuces Wild (2002)   (performer: "Lovey Dovey Lovey One") 2002 - 5.3 (3,739)
AKAs:
  • Deuces Wild - Wild in den Straßen (Germany)
- 5. Showtime (2002) (writer: "Snatch It Back and Hold It" (1965)) (performer: "Snatch It Back and Hold It" (1965)) 2002 - 5.3 (20,143)
- 6. Home Fries (1998) (performer: "Why Are People Like That") 1998 - 4.7 (4,531)
- 7. Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) (performer: "Cheaper To Keep Her", "Checkin' Up On My Baby") 1998 $26M 4.4 (11,503)
- 8. Flipping (1997) (writer: "SNATCH IT BACK AND HOLD IT") (performer: "SNATCH IT BACK AND HOLD IT") 1997 - 4.2 (87)
- 9. 2 Days in the Valley (1996) (writer: "Going Home") (performer: "Going Home") 1996 $11.9M 6.4 (9,505)
- 10. Cabin Boy (1994) (writer: "IN THE WEE HOURS") 1994 - 4.4 (4,484)
- 11. Dutch (1991)   (performer: "Snatch It Back And Hold It") 1991 - 5.8 (3,723)
AKAs:
  • Driving Me Crazy
- 12. Eric Clapton: 24 Nights (1991) (TV) (writer: "Hoodoo Man") 1991 - 8.2 (80)
- 13. To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) (performer: "Good Morning School Girl", "Lawdy! Lawdy!") 1985 - 7.0 (8,684)
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) Junior Wells 1998 $26M 4.4 (11,503)
- 2. Le blues entre les dents (1973)   Bluesman 1973 - 7.9 (12)
AKAs:
  • Blues Under the Skin (USA)
Self
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- 1. The 39th Annual Grammy Awards (1997) (TV) Himself 1997 - 5.3 (11)
- 2. The 29th Annual Grammy Awards (1987) (TV) Himself - Performer 1987 - 4.3 (13)
- 3. Chicago on the Good Foot (1983) (TV) Himself 1983 - -
- 4. Jammin' with the Blues Greats (1982) (V) Himself 1982 - 6.1 (9)
- 5. "Soundstage" (1974)   Himself (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - -
1 TV episode:
Archive Footage
- 1. Blues Odyssey (2001) (TV) Himself

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