Robert Calvin Bland (born Robert Calvin Brooks; January 27, 1930 – June 23, 2013), known professionally as Bobby “Blue” Bland, was an American blues singer. Bland developed a sound that mixed gospel with the blues and R&B. He was described as “among the great storytellers of blues and soul music… [who] created tempestuous arias of love, betrayal and resignation, set against […]
His California Album is the eighth studio album by Bobby “Blue” Band. It was released in 1973 on ABC/Dunhill Records. Tracks 1 This Time I’m Gone For Good (Deadric Malone, Oscar Perry) 3:362 Up And Down World (Deadric Malone, Van Morrison) 3:363 It’s Not The Spotlight (Barry Goldberg, Gerry Goffin) 3:564 If Loving You Is Wrong […]
“Goin’ Down Slow” or “Going Down Slow” is a blues song composed by American blues singer St. Louis Jimmy Oden. It is considered a blues standard and “one of the most famous blues of all”. “Goin’ Down Slow” has been recorded by many blues and other artists, notably Howlin’ Wolf and Bobby Bland, whose rendition […]