Alan Rubin, Blues Brothers trumpeter, dies at 68

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une 11, 2011, 3:59 p.m.
Trumpet player Alan Rubin was recruited to join the Blues Brothers after backing up John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in the "Saturday Night Live" television skits that spawned the band in the late 1970s.

One of many gifted session musicians in the group, Rubin became known for his movie portrayal of head waiter Mr. Fabulous in 1980's "The Blues Brothers" and a 1998 sequel.

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.

He was a premier New York City session musician who was "sought out for his expertise in playing every style of music — from classical to jazz to blues to rock and disco — authentically and artistically," the Original Blues Brothers Band said in a statement.

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http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-alan-rubin-20110611,0,3513689.story?track=rss

RIP Mr Fabulous....

The restaurant scene...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvZgwtpPmLY

[Poll_Blind]

1. RIP

PB

[Blue-Jay]

2. damn.

[Bryan]

3. RIP. He was a terrific musician.

More than that, to this day, when I want to complain that a restaurant is expensive, I find myself saying "The soup is fucking ten dollars!" I'll miss him.

[marmar]

4. "The soup is fucking ten dollars. Come on let's go outside. I'll buy you a cup of coffee."

R.I.P. Mr. Fabulous.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Mr. Fabulous

Geez, a trumpet player dying of lung cancer. Giving up the horn had to be the most painful part of his prognosis.

[martymar64]

6. RIP Mister Fabulous

[MrScorpio]

7. RIP Mr Fabulous nt

[customerserviceguy]

8. So sad, and so young

"The Blues Brothers" is by far my favorite movie of all time. If I recall correctly, the only non-BB band musician featured in that film that is not yet dead is Aretha Franklin.

RIP, Alan Rubin.

[USA_1]

9. GREAT Musician

I enjoyed the role he played in that wonderful movie.

[MilesColtrane]

10. Alan leaves a hell of a resume behind.

Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Duke Ellington, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Eumir Deodato, Sting, Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Frankie Valli, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, B.B. King, Miles Davis, Yoko Ono, Peggy Lee, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Ray Charles and Dr. John.

Rest easy, friend.

No more tuxes. No more bandleaders, clients, or agents. No loading in through the kitchen next to the dumpster. No asshole producers trying to fuck you out of residuals.

Just righteous players, no hassles, and you get to call the tunes...forever.

[winstars]

11. "See ya at the 802" --Clarence Clemons to Robert De Niro

in 'New York New York' 1977

Alan Rubin, your classic working musician, horn player...

See ya at the next gig!!!