Bobby "Blue" Bland is one of the patriarchs of modern soul singing,
his distinctively grainy vocal style drawing on gospel and blues.
Raised in Memphis, he joined a gospel ensemble, the Miniatures, in
the late '40s. He later met guitarist B.B. King and joined the
Beale Streeters, an informal group of Memphis blues musicians that
included King, Johnny Ace, Roscoe Gordon, and Willie Nix. But not
unt...
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