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In the 50s and early 60s, Bobby "Blue" Bland was one of the main creators of the modern soul-blues sound. Along with such artists as Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, and Junior Parker, Bland developed a sound ...

Bobby “Blue” Bland, a singer who became one of the most popular, electrifying and influential rhythm-and-blues entertainers in the late 20th century and who modernized the genre by blending elements ...

Bobby had prevailed and his dream had finally come true. He was at last a star. On the strength of the number one hit "Farther Up the Road" in 1957, "Little Boy Blue" in 1958, and three big hits in ...

Bobby “Blue” Bland is The Man. There’s no other way to think about the singer. Though he passed away last Sunday at 83, for me Bland will live forever. He came into my life when I was young, and for ...

On May 18, 2003, Bobby "Blue" Bland appeared on Mountain Stage in Huntington, W.Va. Daniel Lanois, Tracy Nelson and singer-songwriter Will Hoge were on the bill that night, as well. When news of Bland ...

Bobby 'Blue' Bland, a distinguished singer who blended Southern blues and soul, died Sunday at the age of 83. (NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune archive) "Bobby 'Blue' Bland, a distinguished singer who ...

Bobby "Blue" Bland, a colossal figure in R&B and the blues, died Sunday in Memphis, Tenn., at age 83. His son told the Associated Press that Bland died of complications from an "ongoing illness." In a ...

On Friday morning several hundred blues fans gathered in downtown Memphis for a dedication ceremony celebrating a new statue honoring late R&B legend, Bobby “Blue” Bland. Dignities from the music ...

GRENADA, Miss. (AP) -- Bobby "Blue" Bland, a distinguished singer who blended Southern blues and soul in songs such as "Turn on Your Love Light" and "Further On Up the Road," died Sunday. He was 83.

Bobby “Blue” Bland, the blues and soul singer of songs such as “Further on Up the Road” and “Turn on Your Love Light,” died yesterday in Memphis. He was 83. According to Bland’s son, the blues singer ...