BOBBY BLAND

CRY CRY CRY, I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU, THAT'S THE WAY LOVE IS & I CAN'T LET HER GO (BLIND MAN). These songs made an impression on me as a very young girl. His voice & His orchestra. Your Spirit lives on & on. To MR BOBBY BLUE BLAND'S Family, know how bless you are & thank you for sharing him with us

BOBBY, BOBBY, BOBBY BLUE BLAND. YOU ARE STILL MISSED SO MUCH. YOUR MUSIC IS STILL STRONG AS EVER. REST ON MY FRIEND IN HEAVENLY PEACE. I LOVE YOU.

Kudos to James Ingram for his stirring remembrances of the master of melisma, Sir Bobby. However, to set the record straight, let's give proper credit to his two Hall of Fame guitarists: 1. The Wizard, the great Mel Brown on guitar. And of course, 2. The incomparable guitarist who so perfectly fused blues and jazz on his many Duke recordings, HOFer Mr. Wayne Bennett. For fifty years I remember notifying my cadre of Bay Area Bobby fanatics with the simple words " The MAN is coming."...

Bobby..... I was on tour in Singapore when I got the news.. In this business there are seldom truly original and gifted artists ! You were in a select catagory by yourself. The tight horn's and Mel Bennet going his magic on guitar , I could go on and on. You loved and respected your fans, and they were filled with the spirit of joy when you reached out to shake a hand! Your explosive shows brought hundreds of thousands to there feet! The concert in Chicago in 1984 is my favorite . The time...

Never forget this artist..

I've LOVED YOU DEARLY MR. BLAND AND MAY YOU RIP...YOU ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL LIFTED WHEN I HEARD YOUR VOICE...I FIRST SAW YOU IN PORTALES NM AND YOU WERE WALKING YOUR DOG...YOU WERE INTRODUCING AL TNT BRAGGS...I ASKED YOU FOR A FEW DEDICATIONS AND YOU IMMEDIATELY REPLIED WHEN YOU RETURNED FROM YOUR BREAK...I THANK YOU....THE BLUES IN MY HEART COMES FROM YOU..THE NEXT COUPLE OF TIMES I SAW YOU WAS IN SAN BERNARDINO CA....I ENJOYED HEARING THAT VOICE GOD BLESSED YOU WITH....KEEP SINGING UP THERE...