{"id":58492,"date":"2025-02-17T18:59:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T07:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/maintenance.html\/?p=58492"},"modified":"2025-02-17T19:01:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T08:01:10","slug":"shake-a-tail-feather-the-blues-brothers-iconic-ray-charles-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=58492","title":{"rendered":"Shake a Tail Feather: The Blues Brothers\u2019 Iconic Ray Charles Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ray_Charles_and_The_Blues_Brothers.jpg\" alt=\"Ray Charles and The Blues Brothers\" width=\"943\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ray_Charles_and_The_Blues_Brothers.jpg 943w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ray_Charles_and_The_Blues_Brothers-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ray_Charles_and_The_Blues_Brothers-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Step back in time with this iconic scene from &#8216;The Blues Brothers&#8217; (1980) and relive one of the most electrifying moments in movie history!<\/h1>\n<p><strong>In this unforgettable scene from The Blues Brothers, Jake and Elwood Blues (John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd) stop by Ray&#8217;s Music Exchange, where the legendary Ray Charles delivers a soulful performance of Shake a Tail Feather that turns the streets into a dance floor. From Ray\u2019s infectious energy to the synchronized moves of the crowd, this scene is pure joy on film. A cult classic that blends comedy, music, and chaos, The Blues Brothers is a love letter to rhythm and blues, packed with iconic performances by legends like Aretha Franklin, James Brown, and Cab Calloway. Whether you\u2019re a longtime fan or discovering it for the first time, this scene is guaranteed to put a smile on your face and a groove in your step.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flixxy.com\/shake-a-tail-feather-the-blues-brothers-iconic-ray-charles-scene.htm\">https:\/\/www.flixxy.com\/shake-a-tail-feather-the-blues-brothers-iconic-ray-charles-scene.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Step back in time with this iconic scene from &#8216;The Blues Brothers&#8217; (1980) and relive one of the most electrifying moments in movie history! In this unforgettable scene from The Blues Brothers, Jake and Elwood Blues (John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd) stop by Ray&#8217;s Music Exchange, where the legendary Ray Charles delivers a soulful performance &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=58492\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Shake a Tail Feather: The Blues Brothers\u2019 Iconic Ray Charles Scene&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=58492"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58495,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58492\/revisions\/58495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=58492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=58492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=58492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}