Soul of the Man: Bobby Blue Bland

by Charles Farley

Bobby "Blue" Bland's silky-smooth vocal style and captivating live performances helped propel the blues out of Delta juke joints and into urban clubs and upscale theaters. Soul of the Man: Bobby "Blue" Bland relates how Bland, along with longtime friend B. B. King, and other members of the loosely knit group who called themselves the Beale Streeters, forged a new electrified blues style in Memphis in the early 1950s. Combining elements of Delta...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496828143
• ISBN13: 9781496828149
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"