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Original lineup from Wikipedia
While not all members appeared in the original film, the full band included:
- "Joliet" Jake E. Blues - vocals
- Elwood J. Blues - harmonica, vocals
- Steve "The Colonel" Cropper - lead and rhythm guitar (former Booker T & the M.G.'s)
- Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass Guitar (former Booker T & the M.G.'s)
- Murphy Dunne - keyboards (brought in to act in the film due to Paul Shaffer's commitment to perform with Gilda Radner in Gilda Live!, toured with the band in the summer of 1980)
- Willie "Too Big" Hall - drums, percussion (formerly of the Bar-Kays, Isaac Hayes' band, appears in the movie)
- Steve "Getdwa" Jordan - drums, percussion (Saturday Night Live Band, appears only on the albums)
- Birch "Crimson Slide" Johnson - trombone
- Tom "Bones" Malone - trombone, trumpet, Saxophone (Saturday Night Live Band)
- "Blue" Lou Marini - saxophone (Saturday Night Live Band)
- Matt "Guitar" Murphy - lead and rhythm guitar (Howlin' Wolf, other artists)
- Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin - trumpet (Saturday Night Live Band)
- Paul "The Shiv" Shaffer - keyboards, arranger
- Tom "Triple Scale" Scott - saxophone (doesn't appear in the movie, though his saxophone can still be heard on the soundtrack)
- Other members
At various times, the following have been part of the act:
- Zee Blues - vocals
- "Mighty Mack" McTeer - vocals
- Buster Blues - harmonica, vocals (acted by J. Evan Bonifant in Blues Brothers 2000, actual harmonica recorded by John Popper)
- Cabel "Cab" Chamberlain - vocals
- Cab Calloway - vocals sources
- Larry "T" Thurston - vocals
- Eddie "Knock on Wood" Floyd - vocals
- Sam "Soul Man" Moore - vocals
- Tommy "Pipes" McDonnell - harmonica, vocals
- Rob "The Honeydripper" Paparozzi - harmonic vocals
- Leon "The Lion" Pendarvis - piano, vocals, arranger
- Danny "G-Force" Gottlieb - drums
- Jimmy "Jimmy B" Biggins - saxophone
- Anthony "Rusty" Cloud - keyboards
- Birch "Crimson Slide" Johnson - trombone
- Eric "The Red" Udel - bass
- John "Smokin" Tropea - guitar
- Lee "Funky Time" Finkelstein - drums
- Steve Potts - drums
- Anton Fig - Drums
- Larry "Trombonius Maximus" Farrell - trombone
- Alto Reed - saxophone
- Jonny "The Rock & Roll Doctor" Rosch - vocals, harmonica
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