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House of Blues is an American chain of live music concert halls and restaurants. It was founded by Isaac Tigrett, the co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and Dan Aykroyd, co-star of the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. [1]
In 1992, Aykroyd and Hard Rock Cafe co-founder Isaac Tigrett founded the House of Blues, [39] a chain of music venues, with the mission to promote African-American cultural contributions to blues music and folk art. [citation needed] Many other music and Hollywood personalities helped to finance this chain at its start.
Isaac Burton Tigrett (born November 28, 1948) is an American businessman, best known as the co-founder of Hard Rock Café and House of Blues. He is the widower of the late Maureen Cox Tigrett (formerly Starkey), the ex-wife of Beatle drummer Ringo Starr. His wife died of leukemia in 1994.
Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin, and John Belushi performed the Lupner skit on the set of Saturday Night Live in New York City in 1975 ... Michaels reads one joke by him and hires him on ...
Aykroyd appeared on SNL from 1975 to 1979, starring in sketches like The Blues Brothers and Coneheads, both of which led to spinoff feature films. He also worked as a writer for the late-night ...
Aykroyd says the pacing is deliberate to keep the audience's attention, just like the TV show he's best known for: the actor was an original cast member of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" from 1975-79.
Hard Rock Cafe, Inc. is a chain of theme bar-restaurants, memorabilia shops, casinos and museums founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton in London.In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll memorabilia, a tradition which expanded to others in the chain.
Dan Aykroyd doesn’t see a future for himself in the Ghostbusters franchise.. While speaking to The New York Post about his History Channel series The Unbelievable with Dan Aykroyd, the actor ...