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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 ]
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, the singer who was famed for blending soul with Southern blues and for hits including Turn On Your Love Light, has died aged 83.
Jun 25, 2013 · Bobby Bland Was 'Two Steps From the Blues'—and Ahead of Everyone Else. The extraordinary songs of the singer who died Sunday at age 83 offer reminders of how complex the blues can be, and how...
Jun 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 suburb of...
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.
Jan 27, 2024 · On January 27, 1930, the voice of one of the great 20th century soul stylists was heard for the first time. Robert Calvin Bland, later to become a seminal part of the history of rhythm and blues...
Jun 24, 2013 · Bobby "Blue" Bland, the "Sinatra of the blues" who sang such classics as "Turn On Your Love Light" and "Further On Up The Road," has died. He was 83.
Jul 19, 2016 · Nearly three quarters of a century later, Bobby “Blue” Bland sits in his tour bus and remembers life on the farm. “I used to pick cotton,” he’s saying, in his gentle, gruff tones. “But I never liked it. I was about eight or nine, and it was just too hot out in the field, man. Boy, it was burning up.
Jun 23, 2013 · One of the most powerful and distinctive voices in blues and R&B, thanks to his steady stream of classic singles during the '50s and '60s. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY:
