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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.
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...
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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 · 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...
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...
Jun 19, 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 · 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...
