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Bobby Bland - Little Boy Blue [Import]

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Format: CD
Label: AIS
Catalog: 263377
Rel. Date: 01/18/2011
UPC: 8436028697359

Little Boy Blue [Import]
Artist: Bobby Bland
Format: CD
New: In Stock $13.99
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Formats and Editions

DISC: 1

1. You DID Me Wrong
2. No Blow, No Show
3. I Don’t Believe
4. Farther Up The Road
5. I Smell Trouble
6. You Got Me (Where You Want Me)
7. Loan A Helping Hand
8. Last Night
9. You’ve Got A Bad Intentions
10. Little Boy Blue
11. It’s My Life, Baby
12. Time Out
13. I Learned My Lesson
14. Bobby’s Blues
15. Teach Me (How To Love You)
16. I Lost Sight On The World
17. Woke Up Screaming
18. Don’t Want No Woman
19. Lost Lover Blues
20. I Can’t Put You Down Baby
21. Army Blues
22. Wishing Well

More Info:

In the 50s and early 60s, Bobby "Blue" Bland was one of the main creators of the modern soul-blues sound. Along with such artists as Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, and Junior Parker, Bland developed a sound that mixed gospel with blues and R&B. Bobby's style of soul-blues was punctuated with a slick big-band sound, showing the considerable influence of B.B. King flavored guitar riffs. This essential collection compiles 22 tracks that Bland recorded for the Duke label. It serves as the best introduction for anyone wanting to explore the finest moments of Bobby Bland's discography. This is the material upon which Bland's reputation was built. It is enduring music: blues played by small to mid-size ensembles, complete with sassy horns and a ringing vibraphone. And Bobby Bland's wailing voice is, from the outset, a confident and expressive instrument. Veteran music critic Dave Marsh may have provided the best description of Bobby "Blue" Bland in the 1979 Rolling Stone Record Guide by rhetorically asking: "The black Sinatra?"
        
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