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DiscoVolante
Funkiest Stones-tracks: Miss You (preferly the 12" version), Hot Stuff, Fingerprint File, Heartbreaker
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stupidguy2
Doing some research, I found that reference to Whitesnake and cannot for the life of me imagine and Ill just leave it at that because its too jarring.
But Bland is something of an under-the-radar artist it seems. He gets mentions and props, but not nearly as many as visible as some others - we don't see him at the ROck and ROll Hall of Fame shindigs, ala other soul, r&b, blues artists...but this song is fantastic. I shall purchase a complete collection this weekend.
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stupidguy2
Doing some research, I found that reference to Whitesnake and cannot for the life of me imagine and Ill just leave it at that because its too jarring.
But Bland is something of an under-the-radar artist it seems. He gets mentions and props, but not nearly as many as visible as some others - we don't see him at the ROck and ROll Hall of Fame shindigs, ala other soul, r&b, blues artists...but this song is fantastic. I shall purchase a complete collection this weekend.
he was inducted into the blues hall of fame in '81, the RnRHoF in '92 and got a Grammy lifetime achievement award in '97 according to wikipedia. To be honest, thats something I didnt know because as you say he seems to be somewhat under the radar. Your thread inspired me to do some downloading on soulseek over the last few hours. He's certainly worth checking out.
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24FPS
I saw Bobby 'Blue' Bland a number of times in the mid-90s in an intimate setting at the House of Blues in L.A. There's an open floor dance area in front of the stage and the women would flock to get close to the man. He was old by that time and couldn't hit the high notes anymore, but the women loved him. I can still hear him croon to them, "Take off your shoes if you're going to walk on my heart".
I'm not even sure if he appears at all anymore. He's 81 and we have Blues Festivals a couple times of year in the Southern California area, and I never see his name.
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StonesTod
also - later in life he develop some annoying vocal mannerisms/tics - those who have heard him perform in the past 20 years know what i mean....