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Robert Calvin Bland (born January 27, 1930) better known as Bobby â€œBlueâ€ Bland, is an United States|American singer of blues and soul music|soul. He is an original member of The Beale Streeters.<ref name=Livinblues>{{cite web | title=Bobby 'Blue' Bland | publisher=Livinblues | url=http://www.livinblues.com/bluesrooms/bobbybland.asp | accessdate=2007-08-09</ref> and is sometimes referred to as the "Lion of the Blues". Along with such artists as Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, and Junior Parker, Bland developed a sound that mixed Gospel music|gospel with the blues and Rhythm and blues|R&B.<ref name=Livinblues />

In 1992, Bobby Bland was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in 1997 he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref name=allaboutjazz>{{cite web | title=Biography Bobby â€œBlueâ€ Bland - Blues Singer | publisher=All About Jazz | url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=5072 | accessdate=2007-08-09</ref>

Biography
Bobby "Blue" Bland was born in the small town of Rosemark, Tennessee|Rosemark, Tennessee, USA. Later moving to Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis with his mother, Bland started singing with local Gospel music|gospel groups there, including amongst others the Miniatures. Eager to expand his interests, he began frequenting the city's famous Beale Street where he became associated with an ... read all