Bobby Bland

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blues singer human rhythm and blues singer soul singer

Bobby Bland was an influential American blues and soul singer known for his smooth, expressive vocal style and a string of R&B hits from the 1950s through the 1970s.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Bobby "Blue" Bland	50
Bobby Bland canonical	12
showcasing Bobby "Blue" Bland's vocal style	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T209885 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bobby Bland
Context triple: [B. B. King, collaboratedWith, Bobby Bland]

A. B. B. King
B. B. King was an influential American blues guitarist and singer known for his expressive playing style and for helping popularize electric blues worldwide.
B. Lonnie Lynn
Lonnie Lynn was an American jazz musician and poet best known as the father of rapper Common and for his spoken-word appearances on his son's albums.
C. Ben E. King
Ben E. King was an American soul and R&B singer best known for his classic hit "Stand by Me" and his work with The Drifters.
D. Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy is a legendary American blues guitarist and singer known for his fiery playing style, showmanship, and major influence on rock and modern electric blues.
E. Sam Jones
Sam Jones was a Hall of Fame shooting guard who won 10 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics during the 1950s and 1960s, making him one of the most decorated players in league history.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bobby Bland
Target entity description: Bobby Bland was an influential American blues and soul singer known for his smooth, expressive vocal style and a string of R&B hits from the 1950s through the 1970s.

A. B. B. King
B. B. King was an influential American blues guitarist and singer known for his expressive playing style and for helping popularize electric blues worldwide.
B. Lonnie Lynn
Lonnie Lynn was an American jazz musician and poet best known as the father of rapper Common and for his spoken-word appearances on his son's albums.
C. Ben E. King
Ben E. King was an American soul and R&B singer best known for his classic hit "Stand by Me" and his work with The Drifters.
D. Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy is a legendary American blues guitarist and singer known for his fiery playing style, showmanship, and major influence on rock and modern electric blues.
E. Sam Jones
Sam Jones was a Hall of Fame shooting guard who won 10 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics during the 1950s and 1960s, making him one of the most decorated players in league history.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	blues singer ⓘ human ⓘ rhythm and blues singer ⓘ soul singer ⓘ
activeYearsEnd	2013 ⓘ
activeYearsStart	1950 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ linked to: Bobby Bland The Lion of the Blues ⓘ
associatedAct	B.B. King ⓘ linked to: B. B. King Johnny Ace ⓘ Junior Parker ⓘ Rosco Gordon ⓘ
awardReceived	Blues Hall of Fame induction ⓘ Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award ⓘ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
birthName	Robert Calvin Bland ⓘ
causeOfDeath	complications from an ongoing illness ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1930-01-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2013-06-23 ⓘ
genre	blues ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ soul ⓘ
hallOfFame	Blues Hall of Fame ⓘ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ⓘ
hallOfFameInductionYear	1981 ⓘ 1992 ⓘ
influencedGenre	contemporary R&B ⓘ modern soul ⓘ
memberOf	Beale Streeters ⓘ linked to: Beale Street
name	Bobby Bland ⓘ
notableAlbum	Call On Me / That's the Way Love Is ⓘ Dreamer ⓘ Here's the Man!!! ⓘ His California Album ⓘ Two Steps from the Blues ⓘ
notablePeriod	1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ
notableWork	Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City ⓘ Call On Me ⓘ Cry Cry Cry ⓘ Farther Up the Road ⓘ I Pity the Fool ⓘ I'll Take Care of You ⓘ Stormy Monday Blues ⓘ That's the Way Love Is ⓘ Turn On Your Love Light ⓘ
occupation	singer ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Rosemark, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Germantown, Tennessee, United States ⓘ linked to: Germantown, Tennessee
recordLabel	Duke Records ⓘ MCA Records ⓘ Malaco Records ⓘ
vocalStyle	smooth and expressive ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

B. B. King → collaboratedWith → Bobby Bland ⓘ

Blues Hall of Fame → notableInductee → Bobby Bland ⓘ

Bobby Bland → name → Bobby Bland ⓘ

Bobby Bland → alsoKnownAs → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

linked to: Bobby Bland

The Lion of the Blues → refersTo → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

linked to: Bobby Bland

Bobby "Blue" Bland → nickname → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

subject linked to: The Lion of the Blues

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Rosemark, Tennessee → hasNotablePerson → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

subject linked to: Rosemark, Tennessee, United States

linked to: Bobby Bland

Farther Up the Road → performer → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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Farther Up the Road → vocalist → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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Farther Up the Road → recordedBy → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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Farther Up the Road → hasCanonicalPerformer → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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I Pity the Fool → performer → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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I Pity the Fool → originalArtist → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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I Pity the Fool → hasPerformer → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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I Pity the Fool → associatedAct → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

linked to: Bobby Bland

Turn On Your Love Light → performer → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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Turn On Your Love Light → vocalist → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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Turn On Your Love Light → hasSignatureStatusFor → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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Stormy Monday Blues → notablePerformer → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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Stormy Monday Blues → popularizedBy → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

linked to: Bobby Bland

Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City → performer → Bobby Bland ⓘ

Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City → originalArtist → Bobby Bland ⓘ

Cry Cry Cry → performer → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

linked to: Bobby Bland

Cry Cry Cry → performer → Bobby Bland ⓘ

Cry Cry Cry → hasMusicArtist → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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Cry Cry Cry → associatedWithArtist → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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That's the Way Love Is → performer → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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That's the Way Love Is → notableFor → showcasing Bobby "Blue" Bland's vocal style ⓘ

linked to: Bobby Bland

That's the Way Love Is → musicalArtist → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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That's the Way Love Is → popularizedBy → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

linked to: Bobby Bland

"I'll Take Care of You" → performer → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

subject linked to: I'll Take Care of You

linked to: Bobby Bland

"I'll Take Care of You" → originalArtist → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

subject linked to: I'll Take Care of You

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"I'll Take Care of You" → famousRecordingBy → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

subject linked to: I'll Take Care of You

linked to: Bobby Bland

Two Steps from the Blues → artist → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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Two Steps from the Blues → performer → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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Two Steps from the Blues → vocalist → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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Here's the Man!!! → artist → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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Here's the Man!!! → performer → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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Here's the Man!!! → mainPerformer → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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Here's the Man!!! → recordedBy → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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Here's the Man!!! → hasPerformer → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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Call On Me / That's the Way Love Is → artist → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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Call On Me / That's the Way Love Is → performer → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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Call On Me / That's the Way Love Is → featuresArtist → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

linked to: Bobby Bland

Call On Me / That's the Way Love Is → associatedAct → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

linked to: Bobby Bland

Dreamer → artist → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

linked to: Bobby Bland

Dreamer → performer → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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Dreamer → featuresVocalist → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

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Dreamer → hasArtistAlias → Bobby Bland ⓘ

His California Album → artist → Bobby "Blue" Bland ⓘ

linked to: Bobby Bland

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