Blues singer Bobby Blue Bland succumbs
buzzz worthy. . . Blues legend Bobby Blue Bland, the man credited with helping pioneer the modern Blues movement, has died. Bland's son Robb, the drummer in his band, confirmed his father died in Germantown, TN outside of Memphis late Sunday. Like numerous African American entertainers, Bland began in the church as a member of a group that sang spirituals. It was on Memphis Tennessee's famous Beale Street that Bland forayed into Blues and other styles when he joined the Beale Streeters. A member of the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, i n the early 50's Bland recorded his first songs as a solo act. Later he became the opening act for his contemporary, Blues Guitarist B.B. King. "Midnight Special ," "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City," "Cheating in the Next Room," "Cry, Cry, Cry," "I Stand Accused," "Turn on Your Love Light," "Further on Up the Road...