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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 ]
Members Only ", by Bobby Bland from album Members Only, 1985 (covered by Billy Joe Royal on The Royal Treatment, 1987) "Members Only", ...
For his 2001 album The Blueprint, rapper Jay-Z recorded the song "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)," a Kanye West-produced track built around a sample of Bobby Bland's chartmaking rendition. Other notable cover versions have been recorded by: Bobby Bazini - on his sophomore album, Where I Belong (folk/soul, 2014)
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 ...
Bobby Bland: Members Only: Malaco Records: 1985 Studio: Big Joe Williams: Piney Woods Blues: Delmark Records: 1958 Compilation: Etta James: Etta James Rocks the House: Argo Records: 1964 Live: Jimmy Reed: I'm Jimmy Reed: Vee-Jay Records: 1958 Studio: Freddie King: Freddy King Sings: King Records: 1961 Studio: 2009 Various Artists: Blues with a ...
By the end of 1949, Bobby "Blue" Bland had joined the group as the vocalist and singer/guitarist/drummer Willie Nix. [3] They performed with the house bands at local nightclubs and competed in amateur night contests at the Palace Theatre. [4] Members of the Beale Streeters often lodged at Mitchell Hotel, owned by Sunbeam Mitchell.
The latter was lifted only as the b-side of "Keep on Loving Me (You'll See the Change)" (1970). The third song on that session is "Don't Cry No More", featuring a faster rhythm, later charted at number 2 on Billboard R&B. [3] "I Pity the Fool" was written by Joe Medwick and became Bland's second number-one hit on the R&B chart. [6]
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]