Bobby Bland?

Hey everyone, I was wondering if anyone here digs Bobby 'Blue' Bland. I think he's the most underrated blues/soul singer ever... it drives me crazy that he has to get mentioned after Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, and Marvin Gaye in most conversations. They don't hold a candle to the soul of Mr. Bland.

Anyone dig him?

B.B.B. is amazing.. He recorded some simply amazing tracks.. "Cry, Cry, Cry"
is a classic, as is "I Pitty the Fool".

My personal fave is "This time I'm Gone for Good".

Thank you Shane. Because of your thread I decided to check him out, and I am currently enjoying some of his great music

Yeah, my dad was a serious Blue Bland fan - to the point where if I heard a song, I am sure I would be able to sing along with it, dammit!

BBB is strictly a Blues singer whereas Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye, at least, both found fame as R&B crooners. A subtle yet significant difference. And Ray Charles is more akin to the band leaders/singers like Fats Domino, Count Basie, Cab Calloway and latterly, Barry White, etc.

You're welcome, Skylicker.

Byron: I think a lot of people don't bring up Bobby Bland in musical conversations because he spanned a lot of musical styles. One could easily fit his singing style into the vocalist, blues, and soul genres. It's kinda confusing. But he's amazing all the same.

Perhaps true, granted I only heard, seemingly endlessly, my dad's favourite Blues tracks from BBB.

I saw him open up for either Buddy Guy or BB King. He had a cold and told the crowd that his vocals weren't going to be to loud. So of course some jackass in the back of the theater kept yellin' for him to turn it up. Needless to say BBB told him to eat s#!*.

That's awesome.

I remember hearing some BBB stuff when I was a kid, but they didn't play it much on the only radio station I could pick up.

My fav's at that time were guys like Ben E. King, Jackie Wilson and Marv Johnson, who were more into Motown-type pop.