“The mural was refurbished in 2000 but had faded by the demolition.
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Ever since the movie was released, people from around the world would visit, some even “shaking their tailfeather” on 47th Street in front of the store, employees said. The dancers were all people from the neighborhood, the Shelly’s employees said. “In a famous scene, the Blues Brothers visit Ray’s Music Exchange and talk to Ray Charles about an electric piano, prompting him to come out from behind the counter to play “Shake A Tail Feather” while people dance on the street in front of the mural. The building with the mural was actually home to pawnshop Shelly’s Loan & Jewelry from 1946 until about 18 months ago.” was painted during the production of “The Blues Brothers” in 1979 and remained until last week, when May 31 fire damage to the building forced the city to demolish the empty store and two others attached to it. The mural on the Prairie Avenue side of the building at 300 E. There never was an actual store called Ray’s Music Exchange.
“The Ray’s Music Exchange mural in Bronzeville that celebrated Black musicians and drew “Blues Brothers” fans from around the world for the past 40 years is no more, demolished with the building it was painted on after vandals set fires last month.
Prairie Street in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood.
Ray’s Music Exchange Shake A Tail Feather scene from The Blues Brothers featuring the building at 300 E.
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