being the birthplace of Bobby "Blue" Bland

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Bobby "Blue" Bland was a highly influential American blues and soul singer known for his smooth vocal style and a string of hits that helped shape modern rhythm and blues.

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instanceOf American blues singer
human
human settlement
soul singer
activeYearsStart 1950s
associatedAct B.B. King NERFINISHED
awardReceived Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award NERFINISHED
birthName Robert Calvin Bland NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath complications from an ongoing illness
country United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1930-01-27
dateOfDeath 2013-06-23
genre blues
rhythm and blues
soul
hallOfFame Blues Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
influenced modern rhythm and blues
soul music
isBirthplaceOf Bobby "Blue" Bland NERFINISHED
memberOf Beale Streeters NERFINISHED
name Bobby "Blue" Bland NERFINISHED
notableFor influential role in modern rhythm and blues
notableWork "Farther Up the Road" NERFINISHED
"I Pity the Fool" NERFINISHED
"Stormy Monday" (interpretation) NERFINISHED
"Turn On Your Love Light" NERFINISHED
occupation singer
placeOfBirth Barretville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Germantown, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED
recordLabel Duke Records NERFINISHED
vocalStyle smooth vocal style
voiceType baritone

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Rosemark, Tennessee, United States knownFor being the birthplace of Bobby "Blue" Bland
subject surface form: Rosemark, Tennessee