Bobby Bland
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. He was described as "among the great storytellers of blues and soul music... [who] created tempestuous arias of love, betrayal and resignation, set against roiling, dramatic orchestrations, and left the listener drained but awed." The inspiration behind his unique style was a Detroit Preacher, CL Franklin, because Bland studied his sermons. He was sometimes referred to as the "Lion of the Blues" and as the "Sinatra of the Blues". His music was influenced by Nat King Cole.
Bland was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1981, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, and the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2012. He received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame described him as "second in stature only to B.B. King as a product of Memphis's Beale Street blues scene". In 2023, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked Bland at number 163 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. Provided by Wikipedia
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Bobby "Blue" Bland : his greatest hits. by Bland, Bobby
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Together again-- live /
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Together for the first time /
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How blue can you get? : classic live performances 1964 to 1994 / by King, B. B.
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World of the Small Faces and beyond
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Heroes : 15 classic tracks.
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Mean old world Vol. 3.
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