Bobby "Blue" Bland, one of the best pure rhythm and blues singers ever, died Sunday in Memphis. He was 83. His son Rodd told Associated Press he died from complications of an ongoing illness. Bland was a classic music business survivor, an artist who
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.
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. Bobby "Blue" Bland at the 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Enlarge image i. Bobby "Blue"
Often called "The Lion of the Blues” and the “Sinatra of the Blues” – due to being heavily influenced by Frank Sinatra – Bland packed elements of gospel, blues, pop, country, jazz and R&B into emotionally raw performances that became a standard for the
Over a number of years – in conjunction with books I've written with B.B. King and Aretha Franklin – I've had the great pleasure of interviewing Bobby "Blue" Bland, who died last Sunday at age 83. As a great blues balladeer, noted for his trademark
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