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639:. In the late 70s and throughout the 80s most blues artists were performing for white audiences; however, Bobby wanted to continue performing for African American audiences and felt that signing with Malaco Records would help him to do that. The two had collaborated on two albums in the 1970s. Despite occasional age-related ill health, Bland continued to record new albums for Malaco and perform occasional tours alone, with the guitarist and producer
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4078:"Bobby 'Blue' Bland, known for 'Further On Up the Road' and 'Turn on Your Love Light,' dies"
3352:"Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Known for 'Further On Up the Road' and 'Turn on Your Love Light', Dies"
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4282:"Two Steps from the Blues, contemporary album review in Cash Box 13/5/61"
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4288:. No. 22–35. The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. Cash Box, New York
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flavor were mostly unsuccessful. A return to his roots in 1980 for a
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Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons
3977:"Patty Smyth - Heartache Heard Round the World Lyrics | Lyrics.com"
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4196:"Grammy Winner Bobby 'Blue' Bland Releases New CD – 2003-05-16"
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His last record to reach number 1 on the R&B chart was "
4335:"Call on Me, contemporary album review in Cash Box 29/6/63"
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405:, during which time he performed in a band with the singer
3476:"Bobby (Blue) Bland, Soul and Blues Balladeer, Dies at 83"
3673:"Bobby 'Blue' Bland dies: Rhythm-and-blues singer was 83"
3558:. The Archive of Contemporary Music. Virgin. p. 51.
3496:"Bobby 'Blue' Bland dies: Rhythm-and-blues singer was 83"
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Angel in Anguish: The Deep, Deep Soul of Bobby Blue Bland
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Bland was born Robert Calvin Brooks in the small town of
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Takin' back my name : the confessions of Ike Turner
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Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press (January 15, 1992).
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Bobby "Blue" Bland at the 1970 Ann Arbor Blues Festival
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American blues and soul singer and musician (1930–2013)
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Burials at Memorial Park Cemetery (Memphis, Tennessee)
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Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: The ABC–Dunhill/MCA Recordings
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482:Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
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3387:"Bobby "Blue" Bland | Memphis Music Hall of Fame"
3166:"I Just Tripped on a Piece of Your Broken Heart"
4571:Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live
1500:Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live
718:In 2008 the British singer and lead vocalist of
687:In 1987 the first solo album by American singer
472:" (number 1 on the R&B chart in 1961) and "
449:Bland's first chart success came in 1957 with "
3926:"Radio Swiss Jazz - Music database - Musician"
3900:"Radio Swiss Jazz - Music database - Musician"
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2284:"Good Time Charlie (Working His Groove Bag)"
1586:The "3B" Blues Boy: The Blues Years 1952–1959
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3726:"Bobby Blue Bland: November 1973 Interview"
3035:"Get Your Money Where You Spend Your Time"
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817:National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame
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4002:"Mick Hucknall Tribute To Bobby Review"
3609:"POP QUIZ -- Q & A With Ike Turner"
3474:Friskics-Warren, Bill (June 24, 2013).
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2455:"Ask Me 'Bout Nothing (But the Blues)"
1628:Unmatched: The Very Best of Bobby Bland
503:success. He had 23 top ten hits on the
381:'s house in Memphis. Because Bland was
4645:Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City
4104:"Blues legend Bobby "Blue" Bland dies"
4024:"UK Official Charts – Simply Red"
3785:Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–1995
3552:Turner, Ike; Cawthorne, Nigel (1999).
3431:"The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time"
2637:"I Ain't Gonna Be (The First to Cry)"
2618:Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City
631:In 1985, Bland signed a contract with
574:Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City
511:Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–1995
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3950:Jazz, All About (February 17, 2012).
3875:. blogs.indiewire.com. Archived from
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3132:"She's Putting Something in My Food"
3066:"You've Got to Hurt Before You Heal"
782:Rhythm and Blues Pioneer Award – 1992
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4307:Cash Box, magazine (June 23, 1962).
3815:The Guinness Who's Who of Soul Music
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3069:"I'm Not Ashamed to Sing the Blues"
2673:"You've Never Been This Far Before"
2500:"I've Just Got to Forget About You"
2267:"I'm Too Far Gone (To Turn Around)"
1592:I Pity the Fool: The Duke Recordings
4564:Together for the First Time... Live
4280:Cash Box, magazine (May 13, 1961).
3845:Soul of the Man: Bobby "Blue" Bland
3639:Soul of the Man: Bobby "Blue" Bland
2531:"The Love That We Share (Is True)"
2150:"Sometimes You Gotta Cry a Little"
258:Bland developed a sound that mixed
4968:20th-century American male singers
3787:. Record Research. pp. 34–35.
3671:McArdle, Terence (June 25, 2013).
3607:Selvin, Joe (September 14, 1997).
3407:. AllAboutJazz.com. Archived from
1723:"A Letter from a Trench In Korea"
772:He received the following honors:
393:(which licensed its recordings to
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5028:People from Germantown, Tennessee
4080:. Windsorstar.com. Archived from
3524:"Biography at BobbyBlueBland.com"
3149:"There's a Stranger in My House"
2874:"Givin' Up the Streets for Love"
2770:"Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne"
2309:"Back in the Same Old Bag Again"
2250:"These Hands (Small but Mighty)"
2100:"How Does a Cheating Woman Feel"
1604:That Did It!: The Duke Recordings
921:Call on Me/That's the Way Love Is
792:Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
681:The Best of Van Morrison Volume 3
678:" on his 2007 compilation album,
453:", which reached number 1 on the
357:, who collectively were known as
291:Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
4045:Marshall, Matt (June 23, 2013).
3229:. Livinblues.com. Archived from
3186:"Double Trouble (long version)"
2871:"What a Difference a Day Makes"
2689:Today I Started Loving You Again
329:With his mother, Bland moved to
4164:Recording Academy Grammy Awards
3754:. Pbase.com Soulful Impressions
3728:. SoulMusic.com. Archived from
3358:. June 24, 2013. Archived from
3284:Russell, Tony (June 24, 2013).
3261:Russell, Tony (June 24, 2013).
2417:"Rockin' in the Same Old Boat"
2210:"Ain't Doing Too Bad (Part 2)"
2207:"Ain't Doing Too Bad (Part 1)"
2055:"You're the One (That I Need)"
1887:"You Got Me Where You Want Me"
584:. Much later it was sampled by
564:The first single released from
4226:Recording Academy Grammy Award
2773:"I Intend to Take Your Place"
2576:"This Time I'm Gone for Good"
2420:"Wouldn't You Rather Have Me"
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4251:"Bobby "Blue" Bland – Awards"
4051:American Blues Scene Magazine
3286:"Bobby 'Blue' Bland obituary"
3263:"Bobby 'Blue' Bland Obituary"
2837:"Soon As the Weather Breaks"
1870:"Teach Me (How to Love You)"
1709:"Drifting from Town to Town"
1576:, vol. 2, 1968 (Duke Records)
711:The album reached #66 on the
4182:Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
2562:"If You Could Read My Mind"
2545:"Do What You Set Out to Do"
2343:"Getting Used to the Blues"
2298:"Building a Fire with Rain"
2270:"If You Could Read My Mind"
2083:"Who Will the Next Fool Be"
1921:"I Lost Sight of the World"
1810:"You've Got Bad Intentions"
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5038:United States Army soldiers
4801:The Jimi Hendrix Experience
3018:"Can We Make Love Tonight"
2982:"New Merry Christmas Baby"
2733:"Strange Things Happening"
2548:"Ain't Nothing You Can Do"
2239:"Dust Got in Daddy's Eyes"
2181:"Ain't Nothing You Can Do"
1473:Together for the First Time
656:Collaborations and tributes
509:R&B chart. In the book
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4730:Booker T. & the M.G.'s
4704:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
4423:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
3391:memphismusichalloffame.com
3118:"If I Don't Get Involved"
3083:"If I Don't Get Involved"
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2705:"It Ain't the Real Thing"
2486:"Lover with a Reputation"
2483:"If Love Ruled the World"
2406:"Share Your Love With Me"
2097:"Yield Not to Temptation"
1998:"I've Been Wrong So Long"
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1612:, 1998 (MCA, Duke/Peacock)
811:Memphis Music Hall of Fame
786:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
761:was Bland's half-brother.
650:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
387:They Call It Stormy Monday
287:Memphis Music Hall of Fame
283:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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4444:Wenig-Lamonica Associates
4364:Top Pop Singles 1955–2002
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4511:Two Steps from the Blues
4026:. www.officialcharts.com
3843:Farley, Charles (2011).
3636:Farley, Charles (2011).
3405:"Bobby Bland: Biography"
3271:Retrieved June 26, 2013.
3135:"Let Love Have Its Way"
2954:"You Got Me Loving You"
2930:"If It Ain't One Thing"
2784:"Love to See You Smile"
2469:"If You've Got a Heart"
2434:"Gotta Get to Know You"
2403:"Save Your Love for Me"
2069:"Ain't That Loving You"
1684:"Crying All Night Long"
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1123:I Feel Good, I Feel Fine
940:Ain't Nothing You Can Do
875:Two Steps from the Blues
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30:Not to be confused with
5023:Northern soul musicians
4993:Dunhill Records artists
4617:Turn On Your Love Light
4435:Bobby Bland discography
4360:Whitburn, Joel (2003).
3586:. Popular Culture Inc.
3099:Starting All Over Again
2979:"You Are My Christmas"
2721:Let The Good Times Roll
2528:"Shape Up or Ship Out"
2354:"A Touch of the Blues"
2194:Share Your Love with Me
2167:"I Can't Stop Singing"
2050:Turn On Your Love Light
1807:"I Can't Put You Down"
1582:, 1987 (Malaco Records)
1574:The Best of Bobby Bland
1568:The Best of Bobby Bland
805:Turn On Your Love Light
580:, featuring the singer
474:Turn On Your Love Light
305:blues scene". In 2023,
5018:Malaco Records artists
5008:Modern Records artists
4978:American blues singers
4631:That's the Way Love Is
4546:Memphis Monday Morning
4129:Wilson, Scott (2016).
3115:"Take Off Your Shoes"
2919:"You're About to Win"
2902:"You're About to Win"
2801:"Ain't God Something"
2437:"Baby, I'm on My Way"
2199:"After It's Too Late"
2164:"The Feeling Is Gone"
2153:"You're Worth It All"
2134:That's the Way Love Is
2072:"Jelly, Jelly, Jelly"
1890:"Loan a Helping Hand"
1838:"Don't Want No Woman"
1821:"I Learned My Lesson"
1477:(with B. B. King)
1385:Memphis Monday Morning
754:Memorial Park Cemetery
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493:That's the Way Love Is
446:
369:In 1951, talent scout
324:Barretville, Tennessee
99:Barretville, Tennessee
61:Background information
4983:American soul singers
4909:(Ahmet Ertegun Award)
4596:I'll Take Care of You
4454:July 7, 2011, at the
4222:"Grammy Hall of Fame"
3930:www.radioswissjazz.ch
3904:www.radioswissjazz.ch
3152:"Hurtin' Time Again"
3052:"I've Got a Problem"
2999:"I Just Got to Know"
2035:Saint James Infirmary
1962:I'll Take Care of You
1570:, 1967 (Duke Records)
1440:Peak chart positions
1323:Portrait of the Blues
842:Peak chart positions
746:Germantown, Tennessee
726:, released the album
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457:and number 43 on the
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116:Germantown, Tennessee
5033:Soul-blues musicians
5013:Kent Records artists
4988:Duke Records artists
4261:on February 11, 2013
4178:"Bobby "Blue" Bland"
4160:"Bobby "Blue" Bland"
3582:Cotten, Lee (1995).
3411:on December 26, 2007
3227:"Bobby 'Blue' Bland"
3080:"Ain't No Sunshine"
3038:"For the Last Time"
2916:"Is This the Blues"
2787:"I'm Just Your Man"
2750:"The Soul of a Man"
2708:"Who's Foolin' Who"
2670:"I Take It On Home"
2605:"Up and Down World"
2326:"You're All I Need"
2281:"Good Time Charlie"
2030:"Don't Cry No More"
1859:"Sometime Tomorrow"
1793:"Woke Up Screaming"
1779:"It's My Life Baby"
1606:, vol. 3, 1996 (MCA)
1600:, vol. 2, 1994 (MCA)
1594:, vol. 1, 1992 (MCA)
1588:, 1991 (Ace Records)
1520:Live on Beale Street
1016:His California Album
997:Spotlighting the Man
566:His California Album
543:His California Album
245:Robert Calvin Brooks
71:Robert Calvin Brooks
4662:The Beale Streeters
4589:Farther Up the Road
4339:Cash Box (magazine)
4313:Cash Box (magazine)
4286:Cash Box (magazine)
4057:on December 9, 2013
3820:Guinness Publishing
3703:The Daily Telegraph
3678:The Washington Post
3530:on October 21, 2016
3169:"Hole in the Wall"
2899:"Here We Go Again"
2885:"Recess In Heaven"
2818:"Come Fly with Me"
2798:"Come Fly with Me"
2236:"Ain't No Telling"
2113:Stormy Monday Blues
1984:"Hold Me Tenderly"
1918:"You Did Me Wrong"
1854:Farther Up the Road
1762:"No Blow, No Show"
1636:, 2013 (Fingertips)
1545:Collaborative album
1085:Reflections in Blue
959:The Soul of the Man
801:Grammy Hall of Fame
606:Matthew McConaughey
559:Reflections in Blue
486:Stormy Monday Blues
451:Farther Up the Road
373:recorded Bland for
359:the Beale Streeters
241:Robert Calvin Bland
4897:Professor Longhair
4871:Paul Samwell-Smith
4767:The Isley Brothers
4740:Donald "Duck" Dunn
4460:AuthenticBlues.com
4202:. October 27, 2009
3871:The Lincoln Lawyer
3818:(First ed.).
3752:"Bobby Blue Bland"
3481:The New York Times
3356:Washingtonpost.com
3233:on August 24, 2007
2726:Bobby Bland &
2579:"Where Baby Went"
2392:"A Piece of Gold"
2329:"Deep in My Soul"
1932:"I'm Not Ashamed"
1901:"Little Boy Blue"
1841:"I Smell Trouble"
1824:"I Don't Believe"
1551:Blues Consolidated
978:Touch of the Blues
777:Blues Hall of Fame
601:The Lincoln Lawyer
531:
466:Blues Consolidated
447:
437:Commercial success
279:Blues Hall of Fame
251:, was an American
249:Bobby "Blue" Bland
81:Bobby "Blue" Bland
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3854:978-1-60473-920-6
3822:. pp. 21/2.
3500:Bangor Daily News
3439:. January 1, 2023
3201:
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3183:"Double Trouble"
3049:"24 Hours a Day"
2965:"Get Real Clean"
2933:"Tell Mr. Bland"
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1580:First Class Blues
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1285:Blues You Can Use
604:(2011), starring
592:'s hip-hop album
285:in 1992, and the
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1166:Try Me, I'm Real
1147:Sweet Vibrations
1104:Come Fly with Me
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551:Michael Omartian
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2600:Goin' Down Slow
2559:"I'm So Tired"
2517:"Yum Yum Tree"
2118:"Your Friends"
2019:"Close to You"
2014:I Pity the Fool
1935:"Wishing Well"
1740:"I.O.U. Blues"
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2139:"Call on Me"
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1981:"Lead Me On"
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1967:"That's Why"
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1946:"Is It Real"
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1904:"Last Night"
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1759:"Army Blues"
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1622:The Anthology
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1555:Junior Parker
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614:tribute album
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431:Wayne Bennett
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