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<\/a><\/div>\nI heard the news today that Alan Rubin, aka \u201cMr. Fabulous\u201d, has passed away. Rubin was the trumpeter in the legendary, and Vatican-approved<\/a>, Blues Brothers band.<\/p>\n Here is the official word from the Los Angeles Times<\/i> obituary page,<\/p>\n Trumpet player Alan Rubin was recruited to join the Blues Brothers after backing up John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in the \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d television skits that spawned the band in the late 1970s. Rubin died Wednesday of lung cancer at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, said his wife, Mary Moreno Rubin. He was 68.<\/p>\n He was a premier New York City session musician who was \u201csought out for his expertise in playing every style of music \u2014 from classical to jazz to blues to rock and disco \u2014 authentically and artistically,\u201d the Original Blues Brothers Band said in a statement.<\/p>\n When asked about his professional biography, Rubin liked to say: \u201cBeen everywhere, played with everyone.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Read the rest here.<\/a> Remember this scene with Rubin?<\/p>\n Here he is backing up Jake and Elwood with the rest of \u201cthe Band,\u201d ahem, and the constabulary of the Greater Chicago area. Did I mention the Nazi Brownshirts too? The whole clip is available at You Tube.<\/a> Below is a snippet.<\/p>\n Ow\u2026That dude could play. Say a prayer for Mr. Rubin\u2019s soul, and also for his loved ones who mourn their loss. Thanks for the music Alan, and thanks for the memories!<\/p>\n I heard the news today that Alan Rubin, aka \u201cMr. Fabulous\u201d, has passed away. Rubin was the trumpeter in the legendary, and Vatican-approved, Blues Brothers band. Here is the official word from the Los Angeles Times obituary page, Trumpet player Alan Rubin was recruited to join the Blues Brothers after backing up John Belushi and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[30,21,32],"class_list":["post-722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-living","tag-moviestv","tag-music","tag-passings"],"yoast_head":"\n
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One of many gifted session musicians in the group, Rubin became known for his movie portrayal of head waiter Mr. Fabulous in 1980\u2019s \u201cThe Blues Brothers\u201d and a 1998 sequel.<\/i><\/p>\n