Bobby (Blue) Bland, the debonair balladeer whose sophisticated, emotionally fraught performances helped modernize the blues, died on Sunday at his home in Germantown, Tenn., a suburb of Memphis. He was 83. His death was confirmed by his son Rodd, who played drums in his band. Read More
News out of the Memphis Music Foundation has confirmed reports that master bluesman, Bobby “Blue” Bland has died. He was 83.