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Bobby 'Blue' Bland

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Vocalist

The Resume

    (January 27, 1930-June 23, 2013)
    Birth name is Robert Calvin Bland
    Soul singer
    Recorded 'I Pity the Fool,' 'Turn on Your Love Light,' 'Yield Not To Temptation' and 'Ain't Nothing You Can Do'

Why he might be annoying:

    His phlegm-filled squalls could be irritating to some listeners over extended lengths of time.
    He expressed admiration for white MOR singers, especially Perry Como.
    He was only able to score four Top 40 hits during his career.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was one of the greatest Southern soul-blues singers of all time.
    He had 61 charted singles on the R&B charts.
    He continued to perform and record more than 50 years after his first recording.
    He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame (1992).

Credit: IbnBorca of Elkabar


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 45 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 113 Votes: 58.41% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 72.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 40.74% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 38 Votes: 65.79% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 64 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 93 Votes: 52.69% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 194 Votes: 48.45% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 272 Votes: 55.51% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 573 Votes: 45.38% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 2013 Votes: 36.41% Annoying