BLAND, ROBERT CALVIN (BOBBY BLUE
). Bluesman ( in Rosemark [near Memphis], Tennessee). He moved to Memphis in 1947, where he first sang with the Pilgrim Travelers, a church group, and later with the Beale Streeters, which included at one time or another Johnny Ace (John Marshall Alexander),
Roscoe Gordon
,
Earl Forrest
and
Riley (B. B.
) King
. His first recordings in 1950 revealed his inclination to imitate established entertainers, particularly Nat (King...
BLAND, ROBERT CALVIN
(*1930)> BLUESMAN