Bobby "Blue" Bland

R&BBluesFunk/Soulpostwar blues-soul crossovergospel-inflected R&BMemphis soul tradition

Bobby "Blue" Bland (Robert Calvin Brooks, January 27, 1930 – June 23, 2013) was an American rhythm & blues singer. Bland's craft was most clearly heard on a series of early 1960s releases, including "Cry Cry Cry", "I Pity the Fool" (number 1 on the R&B chart in 1961) and "Turn On Your Love Light", all included on the 1961 album "Two Steps From The Blues". Bobby Bland developed a sound that mixed gospel with the blues and R&B. Bland was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1981

Influenced by: B.B. King, T-Bone Walker, Lowell Fulson

Label:
Duke Records
Active:
1950s–2000s
Scene:
Memphis/Houston
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