Bobby "Blue" Bland

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Born
27 January 1930
Born In
Barretville, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Died
23 June 2013 (aged 83)
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, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1… read more
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&… read more
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 … read more

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1 Play track The Anthology Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City - Single Version
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2 Play track Two Steps From the Blues I'll Take Care Of You
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3 Play track I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me) - Single Version I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me) - Single Version
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4 Play track Blues & Ballads (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right
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5 Play track Dreamer Lovin' on Borrowed Time
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6 Play track Live on Beale Street Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone
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7 Play track Dreamer I Ain't Gonna Be the First to Cry
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8 Play track The Originals Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City
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9 Play track The Anthology Yolanda
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10 Play track Two Steps From the Blues I Pity The Fool
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  1. 177,331 listeners

    1 Jan 1974 · 10 tracks

    Dreamer
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    1961 · 12 tracks

    Two Steps From the Blues
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  3. 26,924 listeners

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    The Anthology
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  4. 16,325 listeners

    6 Jul 1989 · 10 tracks

    Midnight Run
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