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===Original lineup=== While not all members appeared in the original film, the full band included: * [[John Belushi|"Joliet" Jake E. Blues]] β [[lead vocalist|lead vocals]] * [[Dan Aykroyd|Elwood J. Blues]] β [[blues harp|harmonica]], [[lead vocalist|vocals]] * [[Steve Cropper|Steve "The Colonel" Cropper]] β [[lead guitar|lead]] and [[rhythm guitar]] (former [[Booker T & the M.G.'s]]) * [[Matt Murphy (blues guitarist)|Matt "Guitar" Murphy]] β [[lead guitar|lead]] and [[rhythm guitar]] ([[Howlin' Wolf]], other artists) * [[Donald "Duck" Dunn]] β [[bass guitar]] (former Booker T & the M.G.'s) * [[Paul Shaffer|Paul "The Shiv" Shaffer]] β [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[arrangement|arranger]] (Saturday Night Live Band, does not appear in the film) * [[Murphy Dunne]] β [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[tambourine]] (appears in the film due to Paul Shaffer's commitment to perform with [[Gilda Radner]] in ''Gilda Live!'', and toured with the band in the summer of 1980) * [[Alan Rubin|Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin]] β [[trumpet]] (Saturday Night Live Band) * [[Lou Marini|"Blue" Lou Marini]] β [[saxophone]] (Saturday Night Live Band) * [[Tom Scott (saxophonist)|Tom "Triple Scale" Scott]] β [[saxophone]] (does not appear in the film, but played on the soundtrack) * [[Tom Malone (musician)|Tom "Bones" Malone]] β [[trombone]], [[trumpet]], [[saxophone]] (Saturday Night Live Band) * [[Birch Johnson|Birch "Crimson Slide" Johnson]] β [[trombone]] (does not appear in the film) * [[Willie Hall (drummer)|Willie "Too Big" Hall]] β [[drum kit|drums]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]] (formerly of the [[Bar-Kays]], [[Isaac Hayes]]' band, appears in the film) * [[Steve Jordan (drummer)|Steve "Getdwa" Jordan]] β [[drum kit|drums]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]] ([[Saturday Night Live Band]], appears only on the albums)
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