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Bobby "Blue" Bland

1930

Bobby Bland was born in Rosemark, TN.

1957

Bobby “Blue” Bland hits #1 on the R&B chart with “Farther On Up the Road.” The single is released on Duke Records.

1959

Bobby “Blue” Bland hits #2 on the R&B chart with the Duke Records release “I’ll Take Care of You.”

1961

Bobby “Blue” Bland hits #1 on the R&B chart with “I Pity the Fool” and #2 on the R&B chart with “Don’t Cry No More”.

1962

Bobby “Blue” Bland hits #2 on the R&B chart and #28 on the pop chart with “Turn On Your Love Light”.

1963

Bobby “Blue” Bland hits #1 on the R&B chart with “That’s the Way Love Is”.

1991

Bobby “Blue” Bland is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame