Farewell Blues Brother Widow
The recent death of Judith Belushi, who was married to the late and much missed John, highlights the contributions she made behind the scenes, not least with The Blues Brothers
In December 1981, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd were being interview by Gene Shalit on the Today Programme on NBC. This was not only to promote their new film, Neighbors (sadly, Belushi’s last), but also a new Blues Brothers Compilation album. Aykroyd and Belushi pointed out during an interview that they missed out the name of Tom Malone during the credits and that everyone checked the album layout beforehand, mentioning those who did including Judith, John Belushi’s wife.
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