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"Bobby “Blue” Bland, a singer who brought together the blues and balladry in hit singles such as “Farther Up the Road” and “Turn on Your Love Light,” has died. He was 83.
He died yesterday at his home in Memphis, Tennessee, his son, Rod Bland, said, according to the Associated Press. The cause was complications from an ongoing illness.
Bland, a product of the Memphis music scene, catered to black audiences with a style that drew from blues and popular music, along with gospel, jazz and country. He made the top 20 in Billboard magazine’s black singles charts three dozen times without ever climbing that far on the pop charts. "
"Bobby “Blue” Bland, a singer who brought together the blues and balladry in hit singles such as “Farther Up the Road” and “Turn on Your Love Light,” has died. He was 83.
He died yesterday at his home in Memphis, Tennessee, his son, Rod Bland, said, according to the Associated Press. The cause was complications from an ongoing illness.
Bland, a product of the Memphis music scene, catered to black audiences with a style that drew from blues and popular music, along with gospel, jazz and country. He made the top 20 in Billboard magazine’s black singles charts three dozen times without ever climbing that far on the pop charts. "