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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 ]
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".
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 ...
"Turn On Your Love Light" was one of Bobby Bland's most popular singles. It entered the Billboard R&B chart on December 4, 1961, eventually reaching number two during a stay of fifteen weeks. [ 4 ] It was also a Top 40 hit, reaching number 28, one of Bland's highest showings in the pop chart. [ 4 ]
It should only contain pages that are Bobby Bland songs or lists of Bobby Bland songs, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about Bobby Bland songs in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .
It should only contain pages that are Bobby Bland albums or lists of Bobby Bland albums, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about Bobby Bland albums in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .
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)
"I Pity the Fool" is a soul blues song originally recorded by Bobby Bland in 1961 for his first Duke Records album, Two Steps from the Blues. Many music writers believe that it was written by Joe Medwick, [2] although Duke owner Don Robey (using the pseudonym "Deadric Malone") appears on the songwriting credits.