Bobby "Blue" Bland

Bobby "Blue" Bland

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About Bobby "Blue" Bland

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

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Top Tracks

1

Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City - Single Version

1.1M plays
2

I'll Take Care Of You

129.9K plays
3

I Pity The Fool

63.2K plays
4

Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City

89.3K plays
5

Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone

60.8K plays
6

I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me) - Single Version

52.2K plays
7

Turn on Your Love Light

47.0K plays
8

St. James Infirmary

38.6K plays
9

(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right

44.9K plays
10

Farther Up The Road

30.6K plays

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