Bobby (Blue) Bland, Soul and Blues Balladeer, Dies at 83 - NYTimes.com
Monday, June 24, 2013 - 06:30
in Biology & Nature
Bobby (Blue) Bland, the debonair balladeer whose sophisticated, emotionally fraught performances helped modernize the blues, died on Sunday in Memphis. He was 83. Though he possessed gifts on a par with his most consummate peers, Mr. Bland never achieved the popular acclaim enjo …