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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. He was sometimes referred to as the "Lion of the Blues" and as the "Sinatra of the Blues". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bobby Bland is the 1,190th most popular singer (down from 1,090th in 2019), the 6,524th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,603rd in 2019) and the 327th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Bobby Bland ranks 1,190 out of 4,381. Before him are Ilanit, Thomas Hampson, Anita Hegerland, Nina Matviienko, Young Thug, and María Dolores Pradera. After him are Erna Berger, James LaBrie, Mick Hucknall, Anne Veski, Emma Bunton, and Paul Potts.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Bobby Bland ranks 373. Before him are Frances Sternhagen, Nadezhda Rumyantseva, Clarke Scholes, Heinz Kubsch, Gladys West, and Choe Thae-bok. After him are Malcolm Fraser, FM-2030, Jacques Tits, Marco Pannella, Leonid Abalkin, and Giorgio Ghezzi. Among people deceased in 2013, Bobby Bland ranks 287. Before him are Antonio Puchades, Ramon Dekkers, Maria Tallchief, Donald Byrd, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, and Nadezhda Popova. After him are Ingvar Rydell, August Schellenberg, Ružica Sokić, Ivan Bodiul, Diane Disney Miller, and Amparo Rivelles.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bobby Bland ranks 6,525 out of 20,380. Before him are Wilson Greatbatch (1919), Irving Wallace (1916), Ellsworth Huntington (1876), Marlon Wayans (1972), Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875), and Mark Moses (1958). After him are Marie Colvin (1956), Glenn Hardin (1910), Danny Hillis (1956), Ted DiBiase (1954), Mykelti Williamson (1960), and Anya Taylor-Joy (1996).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Bobby Bland ranks 327. Before him are Big Sean (1988), Kvitka Cisyk (1953), Jim Steinman (1947), Jackie Wilson (1934), Thomas Hampson (1955), and Young Thug (1991). After him are Randy Crawford (1952), Lou Rawls (1933), Dr. John (1941), Johnny Tillotson (1938), Tina Weymouth (1950), and Sylvester (1947).

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