Susah juga nyari yang nggak "sinatraan".. Ini salahsatunya, lebih ke bb king.
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=EF9Bv-5A59w&vq=large --- Omar moyo moyo <omarmoyo@...> wrote: > GRENADA, Miss. (AP) â" Bobby "Blue" Bland, a > distinguished singer who blended Southern blues and soul in songs > such as "Turn on Your Love Light" and "Further On Up the Road," > died Sunday. > He was 83. > Rodd Bland said his father died due to complications from an > ongoing illness at his Memphis, Tenn., home. He was surrounded by > relatives. > Bland was known as the "the Sinatra of the blues" and was heavily > influenced by Nat King Cole, often recording with lavish > arrangements to accompany his smooth vocals. He even openly > imitated Frank Sinatra on the "Two Steps From the Blues" album > cover, standing in front of a building with a coat thrown over his > shoulder. > "He brought a certain level of class to the blues genre," said > Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell, son of legendary musician and producer > Willie Mitchell. > Bland was a contemporary of B.B. King's, serving as the blues > great's valet and chauffer at one point, and was one of the last of > the living connections to the roots of the genre. He was inducted > into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 and was an influence on > scores of young rock 'n' rollers. > Born in Rosemark, Tenn., he moved to nearby Memphis as a teenager > and became a founding member of the Beale Streeters, a group that > also included King and Johnny Ace. Upon his induction, the Rock > Hall of Fame noted Bland was "second in stature only to B.B. King > as a product of Memphis' Beale Street blues scene." > After a stint in the Army, he recorded with producer Sam Phillips, > who helped launch the careers of Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash, in > the early 1950s with little to show for it. It wasn't until later > that decade Bland began to find success. > He scored his first No. 1 on the R&B charts with "Further On Up > the Road" in 1957 and it was around this time he got his nickname, > taken from his song "Little Boy Blue" because his repertoire > focused so closely on lovelorn subject matter. Beginning with "I'll > Take Care of You" in early 1960, Bland released a dozen R&B hits in > a row. That string included "Turn On Your Love Light" in 1961. > Some of his best-known songs included "Call on Me" and "That's the > Way Love Is," both released in 1963, and "Ain't Nothing You Can Do" > in 1964. > "Lead Me On," another well-known song, breaks the listener's heart > with the opening lines: "You know how it feels, you understand/What > it is to be a stranger, in this unfriendly land." > Bland wasn't as well known as some of his contemporaries, but was > no less an influential figure for early rock 'n' roll stars. Many > of his songs, especially "Further On Up the Road" and "I Pity the > Fool," were recorded by young rockers, including David Bowie and > Eric Clapton. > "He's always been the type of guy that if he could help you in any > way, form or fashion, he would," Rodd Bland said. > ___ > AP Music Writer Chris Talbott contributed to this report. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
