Robert Calvin Bland

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Robert Calvin Bland was an influential American blues and soul singer known for his smooth vocal style and a string of hits in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Robert Calvin Bland canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blues singer
human
musician
soul singer
activeYearsEnd 2013
activeYearsStart 1950
alsoKnownAs Bobby Bland
surface form: Bobby "Blue" Bland

Bobby Bland
associatedAct B. B. King
surface form: B.B. King

Duke Records
Junior Parker
awardReceived Blues Hall of Fame
surface form: Blues Hall of Fame induction

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
causeOfDeath complications from an ongoing illness
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1930-01-27
dateOfDeath 2013-06-23
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
genre blues
rhythm and blues
soul
hallOfFame Blues Hall of Fame
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 1981
1992
influenced contemporary soul singers
influencedGenre modern soul blues
instrument vocals
memberOf Beale Streeters
movement Memphis Blues
surface form: Memphis blues
name Robert Calvin Bland self-link
notableFor combining gospel-influenced vocals with blues arrangements
string of hits in the 1950s and 1960s
notableWork Ain't Nothing You Can Do
Cry Cry Cry
Farther Up the Road
I Pity the Fool
Turn On Your Love Light
occupation singer
placeOfBirth Barretville, Tennessee, United States
placeOfDeath Germantown, Tennessee
surface form: Germantown, Tennessee, United States
recordLabel Duke Records
MCA Records
Malaco Records
residence Memphis, Tennessee, United States
vocalStyle smooth vocal style

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bobby Bland birthName Robert Calvin Bland
The Lion of the Blues name Robert Calvin Bland
subject surface form: Bobby "Blue" Bland
Robert Calvin Bland name Robert Calvin Bland self-link