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Birthday
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Death day
June 23, 2013 (83 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
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Celebrities born on January 27
Born in 1930
Born in Millington, Tennessee
Aquarius named Bobby
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Bobby Bland
Robert Calvin Bland, known by his stage name Bobby "Blue" Bland, is an American blues singer. Bland has developed a sound that merges gospel with blues and R&B. He is described as "among the great storytellers of blues and soul music ... [who] created the arcs. Feelings of love, betrayal and resignation, against dramatic orchestras, and exhausted but still waiting listeners." He is sometimes called "The Lion of the Blues" and "Sinatra of the Blues". His music is also influenced by Nat King Cole. Bland was featured at the Blues Hall of Fame in 1981, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, and the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2012. He received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. Great The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as "second in stature behind BB King as a product of the Memphis Beale Street blues scene".
Birth nameRobert Calvin Brooks
Also known asBobby "Blue" Bland
BornJanuary 27, 1930, Barretville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedJune 23, 2013, Germantown, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresBlues, soul blues, R&B, soul
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, arranger, bandleader
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsDuke, ABC, MCA, Malaco
Associated actsB.B. King, Junior Parker

About Bobby Bland

Blues Singer Bobby Bland was born in Millington, Tennessee, United States on January 27, 1930. He dies at the age of 83, on June 23, 2013.

Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1981 and awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997, he is a blues and soul vocalist.

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Bobby Bland before becoming famous

Bobby Bland was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1930 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Horse (馬).

In 1947, he moved to Memphis and began singing gospel music with ensembles such as The Miniatures.

Achievement of Bobby Bland

In the 1970s, he recorded two albums with B.B. King.

Bobby Bland's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born to I.J. Brooks, who abandoned him as a toddler and later adopted the last name of his stepfather, Leroy Bland.

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Bobby Bland Collabed with

In the 1950s, R&B Singer Ike Turner advised that he record singles for Sun Records.

Ike Turner (1931 - 2007) (R&B Singer)
Ike Turner (1931 - 2007)

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Bobby Bland Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Bobby Bland updated on March 14 2023.