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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 Blues & Ballads (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right
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4 Play track The Anthology Turn on Your Love Light
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5 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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6 Play track Two Steps From the Blues I Pity The Fool
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7 Play track Live on Beale Street Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone
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8 The Anthology 36-22-36
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9 Dreamer Lovin' on Borrowed Time
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10 Play track The Originals Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City
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Albums

  1. 50,489 listeners

    1 Jan 1974 · 10 tracks

    Dreamer
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    1 Jan 2001 · 50 tracks

    The Anthology
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    1961 · 12 tracks

    Two Steps From the Blues
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  4. 13,268 listeners

    1 Jan 2008 · 27 tracks

    The Best of Bobby 'Blue' Bland
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