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Born Robert Calvin Bland, January 27, 1930, in Rosemark, TN. Military/Wartime Service: U.S. Army, early 1950s. Addresses: Record company--Malaco Records, P.O. Box 9287, 3023 Northside Drive, Jackson, MS 39206.
As a singer, Bobby "Blue" Bland is regarded as the definitive blues stylist, the "black [Frank] Sinatra," as Dave Marsh described him in the Rolling Stone Record Guide.
Often backed by a simple rhythm section and deftly arranged horn lines, Bland became known for his sexy, liquid-smooth approach. He rarely sang hard blues; his style was one of distilled fervor.
Although Bland never really crossed over to white audiences, as has his friend B.
B. King, he has been enduringly popular.
Bobby bland songs biography
According to Joel Whitburn's Top R&B Singles: 1942-88, Bland is the Number 11 rhythm and blues chart artist of all time; in the blues genre he trails only King. In a listing of top artists of the 1960s, Bland is at Number Four, ahead of a slew of household names.
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