RIP Bobby 'Blue' Bland

[solara]

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Blues Legend Bobby “Blue” Bland Dies
Posted on: 7:49 pm, June 23, 2013, by Matt Peace, updated on: 09:39pm, June 23, 2013

(Memphis) The Memphis Music Foundation confirms well-known blues musician Bobby “Blue” Bland has died.
Bland got his start in the 1950?s and 60?s and would later perform with artists like Sam Cooke and Ray Charles.
He is best known for hits like “Turn on Your Love Light”, “That’s the Way Love Is” and “I Pity the Fool”.
Bland was born in Rosemark, TN but later moved to Memphis with his mother. He lived in Germantown at the time of his death.
He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Blues Hall of Fame.
Jay Sieleman with the Blues Foundation called Bland the greatest blues singer in the world.
“He was respected by so many people in the rock world and in the jazz world. He’s the Frank Sinatra of the blues. He’s respected for his voice and his phrasing. It’s going to be a huge loss to blues music,” Sieleman says.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.

[calimary]

1. :(

[nolabear]

2. RIP. He was an underappreciated great.

[alfredo]

3. I saw him with Sam Cooke. What a great show. RIP

[livetohike]

4. Rest in Peace.....saw him

with T-Bone Walker and John Lee Hooker in Pittsburgh in 1974. It was T-Bone's final concert before his death.

[solara]

5. Unfortunately, I never got to see him in person

But I grew up listening to his music on the radio and lately I've been covering some of his songs. He was definitely an under appreciated blues great and will be missed.

[livetohike]

6. That's the only time I saw him, but I remember his performance was

full of energy and he had a great voice . I love the blues.....wow, that was almost 40 years ago. He was 20 years younger then than I am now.

[solara]

11. I am sure it was a great performance.

Every Bobby Blue Bland YouTube I see is exciting and amazing. Too bad some brilliant artists have to die before their brilliance is recognized.

[bluesbassman]

7. Damn. RIP Bobby.

We include "Further On Up The Road" in our setlist. Will have a little more meaning now...

[solara]

8. Definitely

I hear ya.. He was sure something.

[LWolf]

9. I got to see him a couple of times over the years

at the Monterey Bay Blues Festival; I was a frequent attendee when I still lived in CA.

RIP, Bobby

[Tuesday Afternoon]

10. saw them live a couple of times back in the day. good show. damn good show

Rest in peace, Bobby Blue Bland. Thanks for the music.