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Jun 25, 2013 · As admirers sing the praises of Bobby Bland, who died yesterday, we dig into the vaults to find a lovely snapshot from a 1982 NME profile with the great bluesman. Charles Shaar Murray. Tue 25 Jun ...
Jun 24, 2013 · Bobby "Blue" Bland, the blues and soul singer whose most memorable songs included Further On Up the Road and Turn On Your Love Light, has died. The 83-year-old died on Sunday at home in...
Jun 24, 2013 · By ADRIAN SAINZAssociated Press. Published 9:02 PM PDT, June 23, 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.
Apr 18, 2024 · Bobby (“Blue”) Bland (born January 27, 1930, Rosemark, Tennessee, U.S.—died June 23, 2013, Germantown, Tennessee) 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.
Jun 24, 2013 · Bobby "Blue" Bland was known as the Frank Sinatra of the blues. He smoothed out Southern soul with the elegance of jazz and big-band music, sparked it with elements of country and pop, and...
Jun 23, 2013 · Associated Press. 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...
< Class of 1992. All Inductees > YEAR. 1992. INDUCTED BY. B.B. King. CATEGORY. Performers. Blue is his middle name for a reason. Bobby “Blue” Bland mesmerized audiences with a voice both velvety and primal, controlled and impassioned. His career was one of innovation and artistic integrity, spanning nearly his entire life. Bobby "Blue" Bland.
