(Reuters) - Bobby "Blue" Bland, a pioneer of the modern soul-blues sound, died on Sunday, according to Memphis media reports. He was 83. June 24, 2013, 4:53 AM UTC / Source: Reuters (Reuters) - Bobby ...

Bobby “Blue” Bland is anything but. He doesn’t play soul-rending slide guitar; he doesn’t wail away on the blues harp; he doesn’t even play an instrument. All he has is his voice, but that voice is ...

One of the finest voices the blues has known, Bobby “Blue” Bland died last Sunday at age 83. Sometimes called the Sinatra of the blues, Bland projected a similar class and elegance even when getting ...

As Coverdale said: “Bernie had done an interview with BB, whom we all adored, and he asked us to write something for him. He ...

The “Turn on Your Love Light” and “Further On Up the Road” crooner suffered from an ongoing illness. By Sophie Schillaci Bobby Blue Bland - P 2013 Bobby “Blue” Bland, known as the “Sinatra of the ...

There ain’t but a few left. The Post-War generation of great blues musicians, the men and women who brought a rural music into the American city and then to the world is slipping away, Now we’ve lost ...

ODESSA, Texas — Ector County District Attorney Bobby Bland announced he will not see re-election in 2020. Bland continued to say he will not be seeking election for any other office, opting to return ...

On Saturday February 18th Blues legend Bobby Blue Bland will be performing from 8pm until 10pm at The Hamilton in Washington DC. Ticket price ranges between 35 and 45 dollars and includes a special ...

*TV One has revealed the subjects featured in new seasons of its flagship shows “Unsung” and “Unsung Hollywood,” set to premiere next week. “The next episodes of Unsung Hollywood highlight men who ...

If the blues ever had its version of Frank Sinatra — at least in terms of an almost instinctual appeal to the opposite sex — it would be Bobby “Blue” Bland. He never fussed around much with concept ...