(January 27, 1930- )
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'

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

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

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• Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (Ranked: 1997)
• I Sing About Imagination
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Cowboy Hat
• My Nickname is Part of My Name [A-L]
• My Song is Featured on DJ Hero
• Profiles 5251-5500 (Ranked: 5378)
• Red, White and Blue
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Members (Ranked: 1992)
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers of the Rock Era [2008] (Ranked: 44)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - 201-300 [Performers] (Ranked: 215)
• Triple Initial Alliteration