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Robert Calvin Bland (born Robert Calvin Brooks; January 27, 1930 – June 23, 2013), known professionally as Bobby "Blue" Bland, was an American blues singer. Bland developed a sound that mixed gospel with the blues and R&B. [2] He was described as "among the great storytellers of blues and soul music...
"Turn On Your Love Light" is a rhythm and blues song recorded by Bobby Bland in 1961. It was an important R&B and pop chart hit for Bland and has become one of his most identifiable songs. A variety of artists have recorded it, including Them and the Grateful Dead , who made it part of their concert repertoire.
The album's thirty-one tracks include previously unreleased collaborations with Tom Jones ("Cry For Home") and Bobby Bland ("Tupelo Honey") as well as duets with John Lee Hooker, B.B. King and Ray Charles. The 2003 duet with Ray Charles is "Crazy Love", a song originally recorded on Morrison's 1970 album Moondance.
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Years of Tears is an album by the American musician Bobby "Blue" Bland, released in 1993. [1] [2] Bland supported the album with a North American tour. [3] The album peaked at No. 80 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart. [4] It won a W. C. Handy Award, in the Soul/Blues category. [5]
The song is featured in episode 5 of Sex Education. The song is also featured in season five of the Netflix series, Last Chance U, which focuses on the lives of Laney College football players and staff within Oakland, California. In Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Aaron Davis of Earth-42 plays a Bobby Bland LP with this song on it.
Memphis Monday Morning is an album by the American musician Bobby "Blue" Bland, released in 1998. [1] [2] Bland supported the album with North American club dates. [3] It entered the Top Blues Albums chart at No. 14. [4] The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for best traditional blues album, as well as a W. C. Handy Award for best soul ...
It was originally recorded by blues singer Bobby "Blue" Bland. Over the years, the song has been covered by various artists, most notably Aretha Franklin who won a Grammy Award for her 1969 rendition. [1] Other artists who covered the song include The Band in 1973, Kenny Rogers in 1981, and most recently, Van Morrison in 2016.