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 Live on Beale Street Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone
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6 Play track Dreamer Lovin' on Borrowed Time
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7 Play track Two Steps From the Blues I Pity The Fool
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8 Play track Dreamer I Ain't Gonna Be the First to Cry
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9 Stormy Monday Blues - Single Version Stormy Monday Blues - Single Version
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10 Play track The Anthology Yolanda
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    Dreamer
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    The Anthology
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    6 Jul 1989 · 10 tracks

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