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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bobby Bland has received more than 906,978 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Bobby Bland is the 1,010th most popular singer (down from 987th in 2019), the 5,524th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,536th in 2019) and the 282nd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 910k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Bobby Bland ranks 1,010 out of 3,528. Before him are Rika Zaraï, Martha Mödl, George London, Elīna Garanča, Pilar Lorengar, and Nas. After him are Mariza, Shirley Verrett, Diana Damrau, Anita Traversi, Ofelya Hambardzumyan, and Loretta Lynn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Bobby Bland ranks 314. Before him are Frances Sternhagen, Donald Moffat, Dawn Addams, Kurt Nielsen, Edna O'Brien, and Giuliano Montaldo. After him are Bob Guccione, Allan Bloom, Bradford Dillman, Hector Bianciotti, Nadezhda Rumyantseva, and Michel Deguy. Among people deceased in 2013, Bobby Bland ranks 263. Before him are Michael Winner, Hal Needham, Miguel Poblet, August Schellenberg, Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin, and David Frost. After him are Ladislav Pavlovič, Ann-Britt Leyman, Pyotr Todorovsky, Marcia Wallace, Ingvar Rydell, and Hasse Jeppson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bobby Bland ranks 5,524 out of 18,182. Before him are Niles Eldredge (1943), Muhtar Kent (1952), Richard Hatch (1945), Nancy Olson (1928), William B. Travis (1809), and Clark Terry (1920). After him are Harry James (1916), Tom Hamilton (1951), Barbara La Marr (1896), Scott Travis (1961), Paul Morrissey (1938), and Arthur MacArthur Jr. (1845).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Bobby Bland ranks 282. Before him are Hoagy Carmichael (1899), Mississippi John Hurt (1892), Adam Lambert (1982), Ethel Waters (1896), Luther Vandross (1951), and Nas (1973). After him are Shirley Verrett (1931), Loretta Lynn (1932), Lou Gramm (1950), Merle Haggard (1937), Boz Scaggs (1944), and Prodigy (1974).

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