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1. Glossary: Bland, Bobby "Blue"
- www.harbour.sfu.ca
- Bland, Bobby "Blue".
- Excerpted from Music Central: Bobby "Blue" Bland (born Robert Calvin Bland, 27 January 1930, Rosemark, Tennessee, USA). Having moved to Memphis with his mother, Bland started singing with local gospel groups there, including amongst others the Miniatures. ... When the singer returned to Memphis in 1954 he found several of his former associates, including Johnny Ace, enjoying considerable success, while Bland's recording label, Duke, had been sold to Houston entrepreneur Don Robey. In 1956 Bland began touring with Little Junior Parker. ...
- Bland continued to enjoy a consistent run of R&B chart entries throughout the mid-'60s but his recorded work was nonetheless eclipsed by a younger generation of performers. ... Nonetheless, depressed and increasingly dependent on alcohol, Bland weathered this unhappy period. ... Two years later Bland was signed by Malaco Records, specialists in traditional Southern black music, who provided an empathetic environment. One of the finest singers in post-war blues, Bobby Bland has sadly failed to reach the popular acclaim his influence and craft perhaps deserves.
- Unlike skiffle, which had little discernible impact on the evolution of Van's early recorded repertoire, the blues/soul of Bobby Bland was a major influence. ...
- for example, were all Bland hits taken up by VTM (the last one only as a quoted fragment). ...
- More than the songs, Van got a lot, I think, from Bobby Bland's unique musical vision, a fusion of popular black musical genres, blues/soul/ballads/gospel. ...
- Bobby Bland - The Voice (UK Ace) .
- html - the Blue Flame Cafe's entry on Bobby Bland .
- html - on Bobby Bland's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame .
2. Bland Diets
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- BLAND DIETS .
- If your dog or cat shows signs of digestive upset (diarrhea, abdominal pain, decreased appetite, or nausea), we recommend that you feed your pet a bland diet rather than his or her usual commercial food. Bland diets aim to supply nutrition and energy to your pet while minimizing irritation to the digestive tract. ...
- To make your own bland diet, mix two parts of cooked rice to one part boiled and drained hamburger or chicken (you want the meat as fat-free as possible). ... If your pet will require a bland diet for more than a few days, a vitamin supplement is also recommended. ...
3. BLAND Genealogy in All Regions
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- BLAND Genealogy in All Regions.
- Search criteria: All Regions, Surname BLAND.
- results for BLAND on Ancestry. ...
- Find BLAND records at Genealogy. ...
- Find BLAND results at OneGreatFamily. ...
- Find BLAND results at MyTrees. ...
- Bland Heritage Foundation.
- Bland Heritage Foundation fosters genealogical research, the establishment of on-line genealogical data based on original source data, fellowship between newly found cousins, as well as other worthy goals and projects. The Foundation also sponsors the annual National Bland Family Reunion in the United States of America.
- BLAND resources at Partner sites:.
- BLAND queries on CousinConnect. ...
- BLAND genealogy records at DistantCousin.
- BLAND Cemetery Records on Interment. ...
- BLAND results on Ancestor Guide.
4. Salon People | Bobby "Blue" Bland
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- March 14, 2000 | If there was any justice, you would hear Bobby Bland on the radio at night. ...
- As the show-biz name he has worn and discarded will tell you, Bobby "Blue" Bland sings the blues, but that doesn't really do him justice. ... In a number of remarkable songs ("Cry, Cry, Cry," "I Pity the Fool," "Turn on Your Love Light," "Lead Me On") recorded primarily in the 1950s and '60s, Bland invented a sound that felt both unique and downright lived-in.
- While the horn-driven Joe Scott arrangements that buoyed Bland's work formed a natural bridge between the big band sound of the '40s and the soul revues of the '60s, there was something odd and angst-ridden about the tales they told. Beneath titles as lurid as pulp fiction paperbacks ("Woke Up Screaming," "A Million Miles From Nowhere"), penned by anonymous artists under the single moniker of Deadric Malone (an arrangement that allowed Bland's manager, Don Robey, to pocket all the proceeds), were songs that snuck in just under the curtain of kitsch. ... While Bland's singing owed something to crooners like Tony Bennett and Perry Como, the sound was rougher -- and just slightly removed. ...
- Of course, there is no justice, and you won't hear Bobby Bland on the radio, or much of anywhere, really. ...
- But Bland is still going strong. ...
- The cover of Bland's 1961 album "Two Steps From the Blues" is a work of art, a Mondrian in black and blue. ... ) In fact, the only thing that isn't black or blue or white in the photo is Bobby Bland's brown skin.
- The road that brought Bland to this place of perpetual emotion began in the South and crisscrossed the country, six nights a week. The singer was born Robert Calvin Bland on Jan. ...
- "I didn't like to work much, but I got a job at Bender's Garage, which was $27 a week," Bland told Guralnick in what remains the definitive piece about the singer (collected in "Lost Highway"). ...
5. Bland County
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- Bland County.
- For a map directing you to Bland County click here.
- Named for Richard Bland, Revolutionary leader. ... Bland, KC-1 Rte. ...
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6. Metroactive Music | Bobby Blue Bland
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- Bland Man's Blues .
- Memphis Man: Bobby Blue Bland.
- Bobby Blue Bland turns heartbreak into pained beauty on 'Memphis Monday Morning'.
- Bobby "Blue" Bland, one suspects, sings the blues because he has no choice. ...
- Some three decades after he recorded those gems, Bland is still crying the blues with a sense of smoldering urgency rarely evinced by contemporary artists. ...
- On "There's a Rat in My House," Bland suspects his woman is stepping out on him. ...
- By the time he's done, Bland is slowly inching toward acceptance of a hard fact, the repressed pain in his voice turning into steely resolve. The musical accompaniment, excellent throughout, helps tell Bland's story. ...
- " Toward the tune's conclusion, however, Bland's band veers off into a jazzy mode, gradually picking up steam engineered by some swinging drums and smartly arranged horns.
- Bland's vocal is wearily resigned; while the truth may set his lover free, he himself remains hopelessly obsessed with her. Repeating the wounded plea "love me baby" until his voice cracks, Bland expresses a pain that is nearly palpable.
- Bland's vocal performance is understated yet churning with emotion. ...
- Bland sounds positively frisky here, shouting and growling his way through this ode to lust like a hot-blooded young buck. But in the end, Bobby Bland is a man whose unshakable fealty is to the my-baby-done-gone-and-left-me blues. ...
7. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum : Hall of Fame : Inductee Detail
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- One of the premier rhythm & blues vocalists, Bobby "Blue" Bland is second in stature only to B. ... Born on January 27, 1930, in the nearby town of Rosemark, Bland had moved to Memphis by age seventeen. ... After serving a stint in the army, however, Bland spent the latter half of the Fifties maturing into a masterful singer and assured entertainer. ... As a singer, Bland projected a grainy, down-to-earth quality, punctuated with guttural growls and snorts that would come to be known as the "chicken-bone sound. " Yet his voice was simultaneously smooth as velvet, allowing Bland to bring audiences under his hypnotic spell as he walked a fine line between passionate expression and exquisite self-control. ...
- Working with bandleader and producer Joe Scott, Bland recorded straight blues such as "Farther On Up the Road" but subsequently evolved into more of an intimate soul-blues stylist. Bland's painstakingly crafted records featured his deliberate, resolute vocals set over a backdrop of dazzling horn fanfares, supple rhythm parts and Wayne Bennett's T-Bone Walker -style guitar. Beginning with "I'll Take Care of You" in early 1960, Bland released a dozen huge R&B hits in a row, eleven of which made the Top Ten. ... As a measure of his considerable appeal to black audiences, Bland placed an amazing 51 singles on the R&B Top Forty. ... To this day, Bland remains a fixture on the concert circuit, a hard-working professional who purveys a definitive union of Southern blues and soul. ...
- Bobby Bland was born in Rosemark, TN.
- Bobby "Blue" Bland hits #1 on the R&B chart with "Farther On Up the Road. ...
- Bobby "Blue" Bland hits #2 on the R&B chart with the Duke Records release "I'll Take Care of You. ...
- Bobby "Blue" Bland hits #1 on the R&B chart with "I Pity the Fool" and #2 on the R&B chart with "Don't Cry No More". ...
- Bobby "Blue" Bland hits #2 on the R&B chart and #28 on the pop chart with "Turn On Your Love Light".
- Bobby "Blue" Bland hits #1 on the R&B chart with "That's the Way Love Is".
8. Bland Ancestry and Family Center
- www.blandheritage.org
- Bland Heritage Foundation.
- BLAND LIST .
- The Bland Heritage Foundation's website is the world-wide meeting place and repository for Bland family ancestry, ancestral genealogy, history, and items of interest for all family members, world-wide. All family members, are invited to visit this site often and participate in its many aspects, which include The Bland National Conference and Reunion, The Bland DNA Research Project, The Bland Genealogical Database, The Bland E-mail List, and other activities and projects.
- Many Blands are surprised to find that they are cousins to those Blands living within close proximity! Here's the website to begin to discover your place in the world-wide Bland family, including the derivations of Blan and Blann.
- Before leaving the site, please Register (top left button) and sign the Guest Book (button on left bar) and visit Ye Ole' Bland Gift Shoppe, featuring Bland items.
- Also, when shopping 'on-line,' please remember to return and browse through The Bland Mall, featuring the gigantic department store, Amazon. ... When making purchases through the Amazon doorway to the left, you're helping to keep the Bland Heritage website open for Bland cousins throughout the world!.
- Thanks again! Please visit often to learn the latest about your Bland family!.
- 2004-12-11 BLAND DNA PROJECT is progressing well. ...
- 2004-10-02 BLAND DNA PROJECT is progressing. DNA Coordinator Terese Bueker plans to have the Bland DNA Project Department open by the end of November. ...
- 2004-10-02 BLAND FAMILY LINES section has been revised and re-posted. ...
- 2003-08-04 BHF Has Been Named Administrator of the RootsWeb Bland e-mail List by it's sponsor, Ancestry. ...
- 2003-07-18 NBR Board Meeting: The Board of Directors of the National Bland Family Reunion Association unanimously voted at it annual meeting today to accept the name Bland Heritage Foundation, thus officially expanding its involvement beyond the sponsorship of the annual Bland National Reunion. ...
- 2003-06-01 Bland History: No doubt, non-UK cousins lack awareness of the rich heritage the family has had in shaping the UK's economic history. Learn the results that cousin Marcus Bland started. Visit The Bland Group.
9. The UNC Press, The Great Dismal by Bland Simpson
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- by Bland Simpson.
- In this engaging memoir, Bland Simpson, who grew up near the swamp in North Carolina, blends personal experience, travel narrative, oral history, and natural history to create an intriguing portrait of the Great Dismal Swamp and its people. ...
- Bland Simpson, who teaches creative writing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is author of Into the Sound Country (with photography by Ann Cary Simpson) and The Mystery of Beautiful Nell Cropsey. ...
10. Bland County VAGenWeb
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- Bland County, VAGenWeb.
- Bland County was formed in 1861 from Wythe, Tazewell, and Giles County. ... It was named in honor of Richard Bland, the prominent Revolutionary period Virginia patriot. Situated almost on the West Virginia border, Bland felt divided loyalties during the Civil War. ... Bland County is spanned by Interstate 77, running north to south. Old US Highway # 21/52 runs north to south through Bland County. ... Bland is the County Seat.
- Your Bland County, Virginia Coordinator is Tami Ramsey - Unfortunately because of time constraints I cannot answer any genealogy questions but please contact me if you have any comments or material to add to the webpage. ...
- Click here to join the Bland County VA mailing List or to search the archives of messages.
- Click here to SUBMIT or READ Queries for Bland County, Virginia.
- Bland, VA 24315-0295 .
- Interviews with Bland County residents - Great site!.
- Bland County.
- The Railroad in Bland County.
- A list of cemeteries that are in Bland County.
- Bland County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau.
11. Limited Bobby Bland Discography
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- Bobby "Blue" Bland was one of the Beale Streeters during the early 1950s. ...
- Bobby "Blue" Bland.
- Born: Robert Calvin Bland, January 27, 1930 - Rosemark, TN .
- Bobby Bland, vocal - with Rosco Gordon, on piano .
- Robert Bland - (Modern 848 1952) Crying All Night Long / Dry Up, Baby .
- Robert Bland - (Modern 868 1952) Good Lovin’ / Drifting From Town To Town .
- Bobby "Blue" Bland - (Duke 105 1952) I. ...
- Recorded as Bobby "Blue" Bland .
- Bobby Bland - (Duke 314 1959) I'll Take Care Of You .
12. Bland Farms
- www.blandfarms.com
- Welcome to Bland Farms - Growers of “The World’s Sweetest Onion”. ...
- More than 50 years ago, eighteen year old Raymond Bland started out with a love for the land and 50 acres of farm land. Today, three generations of the Bland Family operate the world’s largest Vidalia Onion Farm. ... So when we say Bland Farms is still a family business, we’re not just “Whistling Dixie”.
- And when you order from Bland Farms, you are 100% guaranteed to get only the highest quality Vidalia Sweet Onions and onion products. Our Vidalias are shipped straight from the farm to your door – no storage time – just fresh, sweet onions! It’s no wonder folks from all over the world have made Bland Farms’ Vidalia Sweet Onions their onion of choice. ...
- Bland Farms.
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