Bobby Blue Bland
ボビー・ブランド
- BORN: January 27, 1930, Rosemark, Tennessee
1930年1月27日、テネシー州ローズマーク生まれ - DIED: June 23, 2013, Memphis, Tennessee
2013年6月23日、テネシー州メンフィスにて死去 - vocals
ボビー・ブランドは60年代にシンガーとして絶頂期を迎えたが、白人ファンにはアピールせず、聴衆はもっぱら黒人に限られていた。だが、50年代から彼ほど多くR&B、ポップス両チャートでヒットを連発したブルースのスターはいないのだ。自身が楽器演奏をするわけではないし、ハンサムというわけでもなかったが、テキサス産のビッグ・バンドをバックに、豪快さと繊細さを巧みに使い分け、ふくよかなセクシーさを表わしてみせた。ゴスペル仕込みのそのヴォーカルはどんな黒人女性の心もとろけさせた。独自の句読法(しわがれ声のスコール)を開発したブランドのすばらしい才能、自信たっぷりにバラードを囁く姿は、20年間在籍したデューク発表のレコードのなかにある。
Recordings
- circa August, 1952, Memphis, Tennessee
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- I.O.U. Blues
- Lovin' Blues
- November 2, 1952, Memphis, Tennessee
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- No Blow No Show
- Wise Man's Blues
- Army Blues
- February 22/26, 1955, Houston, Texas
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- Lost Lovers Blues
- It's My Life Baby
- Honey Bee
- Time Out
- April 22, 1955, Houston, Texas
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- You Or None
- You Or None (alternate)
- I Woke Up Screaming
- A Million Miles From Nowhere
- March 20, 1956, Houston, Texas
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- You've Got Bad Intentions
- I Can't Put You Down Baby
- May 7, 1956, Houston, Texas
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- I Don't Believe
- I Learned My Lesson
- January 22, 1957, Houston, Texas
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- I Smell Trouble
- I Don't Want No Woman
- 1957, Houston, Texas
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- Sometime Tomorrow
- Farther Up The Road
- 1957, Houston, Texas
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- Bobby's Blues
- Teach Me (How To Love You)
- 1958, Houston, Texas
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- Loan Me A Helping Hand
- You Got Me (Where You Want Me)
- 1958, Houston, Texas
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- Last Night
- Little Boy Blue
- You Did Me Wrong
- I Lost Sight Of The World (single version)
- I Lost Sight Of The World (LP version)
- 1959, Houston, Texas
- 1959, Houston, Texas
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- Is It Real?
- That's Why
- Hold Me Tenderly
- 1959, Houston, Texas
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- Someday
- I'll Take Care Of You
- I'll Take Care Of You (alternate organ track)
- Lead Me On
- 1960, Houston, Texas
- August 3, 1960, Chicago, Illinois
- May 16/17, 1961, Chicago, Illinois
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- Jelly Jelly Jelly
- Ain't That Loving You
- You're The One (That I Adore)
- Who Will The Next Fool Be
- September 20, 1961, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Blue Moon
- Blues In The Night
- Twistin' Up The Road
- September 27, 1961, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Turn On Your Love Light
- Stormy Monday Blues
- January 29, 1962, Los Angeles, California
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- Yield Not To Temptation
- Your Friends
- You're Worth It All
- No Sweeter Girl
- April 12, 1962, Nashville, Tennessee
- February 7, 1963, Los Angeles, California
- May 7, 1963, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Sometimes You Gotta Cry A Little
- I Can't Stop Singing
- Honey Child
- I'll Call You Tomorrow
- May 9, 1963, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Ain't Nothing You Can Do
- Dust Got In Daddy's Eyes
- If I Hadn't Called You Back
- May 11, 1963, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Share Your Love With Me
- After It's Too Late
- Today
- Care For Me
- December 14, 1963, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Black Night
- For Men Only
- February 27, 1964, Los Angeles, California
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- Blind Man
- Black Night
- Steal Away
- Soul Stretch
- The Greatest
- March 20, 1964, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- If You Could Read My Mind
- April 22, 1964, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Ain't Doin' Too Bad, Pt. 1
- Ain't Doin' Too Bad, Pt. 2
- Ain't No Telling
- I Won't Forget
- Loneliness Hurts
- When You Put Me Down
- I'm Gonna Cry
- Reconsider
- February 9, 1965, Chicago, Illinois
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- Building A Fire With Rain
- Reach Right Out
- February 10, 1965, Chicago, Illinois
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- Ain't Nobody's Business
- Fever
- Angel Girl
- April 28, 1965, Detroit, Michigan
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- I Ain't Myself Anymore
- Let's Get Together
- Dear Bobby
- Sweet Lips Of Joy
- April 1965, Detroit, Michigan
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- These Hands (Small But Mighty)
- Too Late For Tears
- Playgirl
- November 11, 1965, New York
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- I'm Too Far Gone (To Turn Around)
- January 14, 1966, Houston, Texas
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- Good Time Charlie Pt. 1
- Deep In My Soul
- Sweet Loving
- One Horse Town
- February 15, 1966, Houston, Texas
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- Back In The Same Old Bag
- I Can't Stop
- April 21, 1966, Chicago, Illinois
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- Poverty
- You're All I Need
- That Did It
- A Piece Of Gold
- November 30 & December 7, 1966, Chicago, Illinois
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- Gettin' Used To The Blues
- Shoes
- Driftin' Blues
- If You Could Read My Mind
- Sad Feeling
- Road Of Broken Hearted Men
- February 14, 1967, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Touch Of The Blues
- Lover With A Reputation
- Set Me Free
- January 20, 1968, Houston, Texas
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- Save Your Love For Me
- Rockin' In The Same Old Boat
- Wouldn't You Rather Have Me
- January 29, 1969, Houston, Texas
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- Baby I'm On My Way
- Ask Me About Nothin' (But The Blues)
- This Time I'll Be True
- February 28, 1969, Chicago, Illinois
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- Gotta Get To Know You
- Chains Of Love
- Yum Yum Tree
- Georgia On My Mind
- Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
- Since I Fell For You
- You Ought To Be Ashamed
- October 10, 1969, Chicago, Illinois
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- If You Got A Heart
- If Love Ruled The World
- August 1970, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
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- Keep On Lovin' Me (You'll See The Change)
- I'm Sorry
- 1971, Los Angeles, California
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- Shape Up Or Ship Out
- The Love That We Share (Is True)
- Do What You Set Out To Do
- 1972, Los Angeles, California
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- I'm So Tired
- 1972, Los Angeles, California
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- That's All There Is (There Ain't No More)
- I Don't Want Another Mountain To Climb
- September 9, 1972, Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival, Michigan
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- Ain't That Lovin' You
- 1973, Los Angeles, California
- 1974, Los Angeles, California
- August 30, 1974
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- Goin' Down Slow - @YouTube
- September 9, 1974, Los Angeles, California
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- 3 o'Clock Blues (B.B. King & Bobby Bland)
- It's My Own Fault (B.B. King & Bobby Bland)
- Driftin' Blues (B.B. King & Bobby Bland)
- That's the Way Love Is (B.B. King & Bobby Bland)
- I'm Sorry (B.B. King & Bobby Bland)
- I'll Take Care of You (B.B. King & Bobby Bland)
- Don't Cry No More
- Don't Answer the Door (B.B. King & Bobby Bland)
- Medley: Good To Be Back Home/Driving Wheel/Rock Me Momma/Black Night/Cherry Red/It's My Own Fault/3 o'Clock Blues/Worried Life Blues/Chains of Love/Gonna Get Me An Old Woman (B.B. King & Bobby Bland)
- Goin' Down Slow (B.B. King & Bobby Bland)
- I Live to Live the Love (B.B. King & Bobby Bland)
- 1975, Nashville, Tennessee & Muscle Shoals, Alabama
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- Too Far Gone
- Today I Started Loving You Again
- It Ain't The Real Thing
- Who's Foolin' Who
- I Take It On Home
- You've Always Got The Blues
- I Hate You
- You've Never Been This Far Before
- If Fingerprints Showed Up On Skin
- Someone To Give My Love To
- You're Gonna Love Yourself (In The Morning)
- November 8, 1975, Memphis Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Intro/In The Evening
- I'll Take Care Of You
- Your Friends
- I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me)
- The Feeling Is Gone/Stormy Monday
- Medley: Three O'Clock Blues/It's My Own Fault/I'm Sorry (B.B. King & Bobby "Blue" Bland)
- I Like To Live The Love (B.B. King & Bobby "Blue" Bland)
- March 1976, The Coconut Grove, Los Angeles, California
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- Let The Good Times Roll (vocal by B.B. King & Bobby Bland) - @YouTube
- Medley: They Call It Stormy Monday/Strange Things Happen (vocal by Bobby Bland & B.B. King) - @YouTube
- Feel So Bad (vocal by Bobby Bland) - @YouTube
- Medley: Mother-In-Law Blues/Mean Old World (vocal by Bobby Bland & B.B. King) - @YouTube
- Everyday (I Have The Blues) (vocal by Bobby Bland & B.B. King) - @YouTube
- The Thrill Is Gone/I Ain't Gonna Be The First To Cry (B.B. King, Bobby Bland & Viola Jackson) - @YouTube
- 1977, Los Angeles, California
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- The Soul Of A Man
- I'll Be Your Fool Once More
- Sittin' On A Poor Man's Throne
- I Intend To Take Your Place
- It's All Over
- If I Weren't A Gambler
- Five Long Years
- I Got The Same Old Blues
- 1978
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- Come Fly With Me
- Lady Lonely
- Night Games
- To Be Friends
- I'm Just Your Man
- Love To See You Smile
- You Can Count On Me
- This Bitter Earth
- Ain't God Something
- 1979, California
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- I Feel Good, I Feel Fine
- Someone To Belong To
- Little Mama
- Tit For Tat
- I Can't Take No Mo'
- Soon As The Weather Breaks
- In His Eyes
- Red Sails In The Sunset
- probably early 1970s
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- Ain't That Lovin' You
- I'll Take Care Of You
- I Pity The Fool
- This Time I'm Gone For Good
- That's The Way Love Is
- Blues Medley: Stormy Monday Blues/Guitar Blues Solo/Ad Lib Blues Finale
- Encore Medley: Instrumental/Reconsider Baby
- St. James Infirmary
- 1980
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- You'd Be A Millionaire
- Sweet Vibrator
- Soul With A Flavor
- Special Kind Of Fool
- Over The Rainbow
- Hollywood Woman
- A Real Woman Is What It Takes
- Just Because I Leave, That Don't Mean I'm Gone
- New Merry Christmas Baby
- 1981
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- Try Me, I'm Real
- But I Do
- What A Difference A Day Makes
- That's How I Feel About You
- Givin' Up The Streets For Love
- Just You, Just Me
- A Song For You, My Son
- I Cover The Waterfront
- Love Is Where It's At
- 1982
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- Here We Go Again
- Exactly, Where It's At
- Recess In Heaven
- Never Let Me Go
- Country Love
- Is This The Blues
- You're About To Win
- Don't Go To Strangers
- We've Had A Good Time
- 1983, Los Angeles, California & Memphis, Tennessee
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- Tell Mister Bland
- I'll Be Good To You
- Ain't It A Good Thing
- If It Ain't One Thing (It's Another)
- It's All In The Game
- Queen For A Day
- What Is It?
- Fever
- 1983, California
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- Ain't That Loving You
- I'll Take Care Of You
- Soul Of A Man
- I Intend To Take Your Place
- Soon As The Weather Breaks
- Today I Started Loving You Again
- Share Your Love With Me
- Recess In Heaven
- Medley: That's The Way Love Is/Ain't Nothin' You Can Do
- Medley: Feeling Is Gone/Stormy Monday
- Farther Up The Road
- 1984, Los Angeles, California & Memphis, Tennessee
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- You've Got Me Loving You
- Call On Me
- It's Too Bad
- Get Real Clean
- There's A Brighter Day Ahead
- I've Got A Friend
- Just Because I Love You
- Looking Back
- You Are My Christmas
- May 7, 1985, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Members Only
- In The Ghetto
- I've Just Got To Know
- Straight From The Shoulder
- Sweet Woman's Love
- Can We Make Love Tonight
- Sweet Surrender
- I Need Your Love So Bad
- Heart Open Up Again
- Two Steps From The Blues
- St. James Infirmary
- Lookin' For Some Tush
- 1986, Jackson, Mississippi & Sheffield, Alabama
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- Second Hand Heart
- After All
- Walkin' & Talkin' & Singin' The Blues
- I Hear You Thinkin'
- There Ain't No Turnin' Back
- Love Me Or Leave Me
- Angel
- Sunday Morning Love
- I Stand Accused
- 1987, Jackson, Mississippi & Sheffield, Alabama
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- Get Your Money Where You Spend Your Time
- Spending My Life With You
- Our First Blues Song
- Restless Feelin's
- 24 Hours A Day
- I've Got A Problem
- Let's Part As Friends
- For The Last Time
- There's No Easy Way To Say Goodbye
- circa 1989, Jackson, Mississippi, Sheffield, Alabama & Miami, Florida
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- You've Got To Hurt Before You Heal
- Lay Love Aside
- Kiss Me To The Music
- Keep It A Secret
- Take Off Your Shoes
- Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone
- If I Don't Get Involved
- I'm Not Ashamed To Sing The Blues
- Midnight Run
- Starting All Over Again
- July 13, 1989, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland
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- Intro & Stormy Monday
- That's The Way Love Is
- Medley: Further On Up The Road/I Pity The Fool
- Share Your Love
- I've Got The Right To Know
- Medley: St. James Infirmary/I'll Take Care Of You
- circa 1991, Sheffield, Alabama & Jackson, Mississippi
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- Ain't No Love For Sale
- Hurtin' Love
- These Are The Things A Woman Needs
- I Can Take You To Heaven Tonight
- The Last One To Know
- Just Take My Love
- I Just Won't Be Your Fool Anymore
- She's Puttin' Something In My Food
- When Hearts Grow Cold
- Let Love Have Its Way
- 1993, Jackson, Mississippi & Sheffield, Alabama
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- Somewhere Between Right & Wrong
- There's A Stranger In My House
- Hole In The Wall
- Years Of Tears To Go
- Hurtin' Time Again
- I Just Tripped On A Piece Of Your Broken Heart
- Sweet Lady Love
- Love Of Mine
- I've Got To Have Your Love Tonight
- You Put The Hurt On A Hurtin' Man
- 1994, Sheffield, Alabama
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- I'm A Blues Man
- circa 1995, Sheffield, AL
- circa 1997, New Daisy Theater, Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Intro, Bobby Bland Orchestra
- When Your Love Is Not Around
- That's The Way Love Is - @YouTube
- Love Of Mine - @YouTube
- As Soon As The Weather Breaks - @YouTube
- Further On Up The Road - @YouTube
- I Pity The Fool
- Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone
- St. James Infirmary - @YouTube
- I'll Take Care Of You - @YouTube
- Get Your Money Where You Spend Your Time
- You've Got To Hurt Before You Heal - @YouTube
- Sunday Morning Love - @YouTube
- If You're Gonna Walk On My Love - @YouTube
- Bobby Rush, Johnnie Taylor Introduction/Rap
- Stormy Monday (Johnnie Taylor, Bobby Rush & Bobby "Blue" Bland) - @YouTube
- (Medley) Double Trouble/She's Puttin' Somethin' In My Food
- Members Only - @YouTube
- 24 Hours Of The Day
- circa 1998, Jackson, Mississippi
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- I'm Bobby "B"
- I Don't Want No Kickin' In My Stall
- There's A Rat Loose In My House
- The Truth Will Set You Free
- Memphis Monday Morning
- I'm Glad
- My Baby Is The Only One
- I Hate Missin' You
- You Left Me With The Blues
Influences
影響関係
Infl by: Nat King Cole
受けた影響←ナット・キング・コール
Infl to: Tyrone Davis
与えた影響→タイロン・デイヴィス