#triviatuesday - What African-American musical superstar was asked to appear in the now-classical movie but declined?

It’s TriviaTuesday!

Who can forget the comic genius of the late John Belushi, who died on this date, March 5, in 1982, at age 33? (*) He’ll be remembered for his intense physical comedy and true-to-life characters on TV’s “Saturday Night Live” and for his role as Jake Blues in the 1980 mega-hit movie, “The Blues Brothers.” Speaking of the “Blues Brothers”....

What African-American musical superstar was asked to appear in the now-classical movie but declined?

The answer to today’s Trivia question is Little Richard, who declined to appear “because he was performing only Gospel music at the time.” (**) The movie’s musically-charged religious character, the “Reverend Cleophus James,” was portrayed by “The Godfather of Soul,” the late James Brown.

*From Wikipedia.

**From IMBd.com entertainment website:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080455/trivia

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