Bobby "Blue" Bland

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:musician
gptkb:person
gptkb:singer
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd 2013
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1951
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:B.B._King
gptkb:Junior_Parker
gptkb:Johnny_Ace
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award
gptkb:Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Blues_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:birthDate 1930-01-27
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Robert_Calvin_Bland
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Barretville,_Tennessee,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath complications from an ongoing illness
gptkbp:child gptkb:Rodd_Bland
gptkbp:deathDate 2013-06-23
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Germantown,_Tennessee,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:genre R&B
blues
soul
gptkbp:hasSignatureSong gptkb:Ain't_No_Love_in_the_Heart_of_the_City
gptkb:I_Pity_the_Fool
gptkb:Turn_On_Your_Love_Light
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bobby "Blue" Bland
gptkbp:inductedInto gptkb:Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_1992
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Louis_Jordan
gptkb:Nat_King_Cole
Gospel music
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Beale_Streeters
gptkbp:militaryService United States Army (briefly, early 1950s)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Lion_of_the_Blues
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Ain't_No_Love_in_the_Heart_of_the_City
gptkb:I_Pity_the_Fool
gptkb:Turn_On_Your_Love_Light
gptkb:Further_On_Up_the_Road
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:singer
songwriter
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:MCA_Records
gptkb:Duke_Records
gptkb:Malaco_Records
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Willie_Martin_Bland
gptkbp:website http://www.bobbybluebland.com/
gptkbp:yearsActive 1950s–2013
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bobby_Bland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6