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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Blues icon Bobby "Blue" Bland has died Sunday at his Memphis home from complications from an ongoing illness, his son, Rodd confirmed. He was 83. Bland is best known for his particular intermingling ...
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 ...
“Tribute to Bobby" isn't some clich blues or soul salute, but instead a modern pop album that draws effortlessly from all those sources." --NY Daily News One of the most distinctive vocalists in ...
*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 ...