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RIP: Bobby Blue Bland
(Memphis) The Memphis Music Foundation confirms well-known blues musician Bobby “Blue” Bland has died.
Bland got his start in the 1950′s and 60′s and would later perform with artists like Sam Cooke and Ray Charles.
He is best known for hits like “Turn on Your Love Light”, “That’s the Way Love Is” and “I Pity the Fool”.
Bland was born in Rosemark, TN but later moved to Memphis with his mother.
He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Blues Hall of Fame.
Pat Worley with the Memphis Music Foundation said, “It is a great loss for the blues and for Memphis Music. He was a trail blazer and his music will be missed.”
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