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Bobby Bland

Bobby BlandAKA Robert Calvin Bland

Born: 27-Jan-1930
Birthplace: Rosemark, TN
Died: 23-Jun-2013
Location of death: Memphis, TN
Cause of death: Illness

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Singer

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Turn on Your Lovelight

Military service: US Army (1952-55)

Original member of the Beale Streeters.

Wife: (m. four times)
Son: Rodd Bland

    Grammy Lifetime Achievement (Feb-1997)
    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1992
    Heart Bypass Operation triple (1995)
    Risk Factors: Depression, Alcoholism

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Take Me to the River (11-Mar-2014) · Himself



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