KINGWOOD The Blues Brothers tribute artists, The Soul Men, made a triumphant return to Kingwood a few weeks back as they performed in front of a packed house at the Preston Community Arts Center.

The people here just really loved the show, and we had a show in Pittsburgh last night and it was close enough we could piggy back it off the trip and we called and said if you enjoyed the show in July, we can give you the same show for the same price tonight, and we had an even better turn out tonight, Elwood Blues said.

We had a great time last year, and we had an even better time this year, Jake Blues said.

From their knuckle tattoos to their signature hat and sunglasses, The Soul Men impersonated Jake and Elwood Blues to perfection. The Soul Mens performance was fast paced, high energy and included a lot of audience participation. The Soul Men performed all the classic songs featured in the original film: Soul Man, Gimme Some Lovin, Rawhide, Everybody Needs Somebody, Flip, Flop and Fly, Minnie the Moocher, Mustang Sally, Do You Love Me? and New Orleans.

Almost 39 years after the original debut of the Blues Brothers on Saturday Night Live the humor, music and spirit of the Blues Brothers still attracts new fans. The show drew participation from audience members of all ages, with the youngest being a small child all decked out in his own black suit, hat and sunglasses.

The Blues Brothers go way back to before the 80s and its just awesome to see, especially when the parents pass the music down to their kids and they really enjoy it, said Jake Soul of the Soul Men. We had a girl the other night tell us, We listen to this CD every day in the car on the way to school on the way home, and they just love it, and she was about 8 years old. And blues music is a dying art, and its just so good to see these parents passing it down to their kids. We had a few kids in the audience tonight and they were having a ball, so we inspired them to listen to a little blues music, said Jake.

Preston Community Arts Center Vice President Paul Burger was on hand as the shows sound engineer for the night.

Of course, everybody enjoys music and dancing, relaxing and enjoying each others company, so its always a good social event to have art and music together to bring people together, Burger said. We need to get together. There are a lot of people in the community who are homebound and theres nothing much to do, and weve got to bring the arts to the community and make it happen, said Burger.

News Correspondent Daniel R. Miller can be reached at 304-329-0090 or by email at news

@prestonnj.com

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