SINGER

Bobby Bland

1930 - 2013

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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. He was described as "among the great storytellers of blues and soul music... [who] created tempestuous arias of love, betrayal and resignation, set against roiling, dramatic orchestrations, and left the listener drained but awed." The inspiration behind his unique style was a Detroit Preacher, CL Franklin, because Bland studied his sermons. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bobby Bland has received more than 964,311 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Bobby Bland is the 1,089th most popular singer (down from 1,006th in 2019), the 5,604th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,512th in 2019) and the 279th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 960k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Bobby Bland ranks 1,089 out of 4,381. Before him are Caterina Caselli, Patrick Juvet, Luther Vandross, Jonas Kaufmann, Merle Haggard, and Jerome Flynn. After him are Rika Zaraï, Jim Reeves, Flora Purim, Fedora Barbieri, Odetta, and Elisabeth Söderström.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Bobby Bland ranks 339. Before him are Marisol Escobar, Jean-Louis de Rambures, Vera T. Sós, Justinas Marcinkevičius, Nadezhda Rumyantseva, and Estela de Carlotto. After him are Odetta, Anthony Harvey, Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García, Ellen Schwiers, Giorgio Ghezzi, and Bob Guccione. Among people deceased in 2013, Bobby Bland ranks 273. Before him are Ed Koch, Domenico Bartolucci, Krsto Papić, Virginia E. Johnson, Michael Winner, and Princess Margarita of Baden. After him are Anthony Caro, Vincenzo Cerami, Diane Disney Miller, Antonio Roma, Ramon Dekkers, and Vivi Bach.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bobby Bland ranks 5,604 out of 20,380. Before him are Jean Bartik (1924), Luther Vandross (1951), Seth Neddermeyer (1907), Ron Silver (1946), Merle Haggard (1937), and Joseph Augustus Zarelli (1953). After him are Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (1973), Erica Jong (1942), Jobyna Ralston (1899), L. Scott Caldwell (1950), Michael Gross (1947), and John Diehl (1950).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Bobby Bland ranks 279. Before him are Donny Hathaway (1945), Tammy Wynette (1942), Leland Sklar (1947), Lou Gramm (1950), Luther Vandross (1951), and Merle Haggard (1937). After him are Jim Reeves (1923), Odetta (1930), Jim Steinman (1947), Sheila E. (1957), Jimmie Rodgers (1897), and Travis Scott (1991).

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