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Robert Calvin Bland (born Robert Calvin Brooks; January 27, 1930 – June 23, 2013), known professionally as Bobby "Blue" Bland, was an American blues singer. Bland developed a sound that mixed gospel with the blues and R&B. [1] He was described as "among the great storytellers of blues and soul music... [who] created tempestuous arias of love ...
Jan 2, 2024 · Bland, Bobby "Blue". Greatest Hits Vol. 1: The Duke Recordings. MCA Records 11783 (Compilation), 1998, accessed July 4, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/playlis...
Jun 24, 2013 · June 24, 2013. Bobby (Blue) Bland, the debonair balladeer whose sophisticated, emotionally fraught performances helped modernize the blues, died on Sunday at his home in Germantown, Tenn., a ...
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Apr 18, 2024 · Bobby (“Blue”) Bland was an American rhythm-and-blues singer noted for his rich baritone voice, sophisticated style, and sensual delivery; from 1957 to 1985 he scored 63 single hits on the R&B charts. Bland began his career in Memphis, Tennessee, with bluesman B.B. King and ballad singer Johnny Ace
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Jun 24, 2013 · Singer Bobby “Blue” Bland has died at the age of 83, his son said Monday. Bland’s son Rodd told CNN that failing health had forced his dad off the stage earlier this year. “He had a hole ...
Jun 24, 2013 · GRENADA, Miss. (AP) — Bobby "Blue" Bland, a distinguished singer who blended Southern blues and soul in songs such as "Turn on Your Love Light" and "Further On Up the Road," died Sunday. He was 83. Rodd Bland said his father died about 5:30 p.m. Sunday due to complications from an ongoing illness at his Memphis, Tenn., home surrounded by relatives. Bland was known as the "the Sinatra of the ...