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The album charted at number 172 on the Billboard 200 and at number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It spawned three hit singles : " Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City ", "I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me)" and "Yolanda".
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...
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]
"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.
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 ...
It's a rendition of the Billie Holiday classic "Gloomy Sunday" so incredible, you'd hardly know it came from a 7-year-old. This performance earned Angelina Jordan Asta a standing ovation on the ...
Bobby Bland, B. B. King – vocals; B. B. King, Milton Hopkins, Johnny Jones, Ray Parker – guitar; Rudy Aikels, Louis Villery – bass guitar; John "Jabo" Starks ...