Bobby "Blue" Bland
- MatchBobby "Blue" Bland
- 100%Jimmy Reed
- 87%Freddie King
- 74%Johnnie Taylor
- 68%Little Walter
- 68%Muddy Waters
- 63%Sonny Boy Williamson
- 62%Albert King
- 62%Buddy Guy
- 61%B.B. King
- 59%Howlin' Wolf
Biography
Robert Calvin Bland, 27 January 1930, Rosemark, Tennessee, USA. Having moved to Memphis with his mother, Bobby Blue Bland started singing with local gospel groups, including the Miniatures. Eager to expand his interests, he began frequenting the citys infamous Beale Street, where he became associated with an ad hoc circle of aspiring musicians, named, not unnaturally, the Beale Streeters. Blands recordings from the early 50s show him striving for individuality, but his... Read more