Bob Bland
Sign in to saveNYC fashion designer, entrepreneur and community art advocate
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- 1982-12-17
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Bobby "Blue" Bland (Robert Calvin Brooks, January 27, 1930 – June 23, 2013) was an American rhythm & blues singer. Bland's craft was most clearly heard on a series of early 1960s releases, including "Cry Cry Cry", "I Pity the Fool" (number 1 on the R&B chart in 1961) and "Turn On Your Love Light", all included on the 1961 album "Two Steps From The Blues". Bobby Bland developed a sound that mixed gospel with the blues and R&B. Bland was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1981 <a href="http
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- Born
- 17 December 1982
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- human
- Given name
- Bob
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- Occupation
- activist
- Award
- Time 100
- Chairperson
- 2017 Women's March
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- Bob Bland 2017 (cropped).jpg
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