Halloween Friday and Soulful Sunday 10/31/2014 HALLOWEEN AND FRIDAY so for blues Friday Bobby Blue Bland Friday the 13th Child Blues Friday coming on FRIDAY the 13th Bobby Blue Bland with Friday the 13th Child.. Voice of Memphis Music , Cotton Row Music & Records , Tall Cotton Productions Robert Calvin Bland aka Bobby Blue Bland (vocals; born January 27, 1930; died June 23, 2013) Bobby “Blue” Bland was born Robert Calvin Bland on January 27, 1930, in Rosemark, Tennessee, a small town near Memphis. When he was 17, he and his mother moved to Memphis. He worked at a garage during the week and sang spirituals on weekends. At various times, he served as a chauffeur for B.B. King and Roscoe Gordon and a valet for Junior Parker. He soon began hanging out on Beale Street, and he eventually became part of a loose-knit group called the Beale Streeters, which included Billy Duncan, Johnny Ace, B.B. King, Roscoe Gordon, Earl Forrest and Junior Parker. Bland’s painstakingly crafted records featured his deliberate, resolute vocals set over a backdrop of dazzling horn fanfares, supple rhythm parts and Wayne Bennett’s T-Bone Walker–style guitar. The quality of the records was stunning, and Bland’s vocals were the centerpiece. He projected warmth and intimacy, but he could also growl and howl. As a measure of his considerable appeal to black audiences, Bland placed an amazing 51 singles on the R&B Top 40. However, he crossed over into the pop-oriented Top 40 singles chart only four times and never got higher than Number 20 (with “Ain’t Nothing You Can Do,” in 1964).Bland passed away on June 23, 2013 at his home in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 83 Friday The 13th Child Friday the 13th child Mother nearly died in pain And you never look over your shoulder Friends and family youll never see again Friends and family youll never see again Friday the 13th child Must be somewhere rows dont run But another day over your shoulder Make it shine like silver warm like the morning sun Shine like silver warm like the morning sun Having the time of my life and yours My life and yours Living the life (oh) God intended you for Oh, Lord knows you cant do no more Friday the 13th child Theres a rabbit dying by the road But another day over your shoulder Make it shine like silver Lord but it weighs like gold Oh, yeah, shine like silver Lord but it weighs just like gold Shine like silver Lord but it weighs like gold Rock & Roll hall of Fame, Voice of Memphis Music, Cotton Row Music & Records,Tall Cotton Productions , Blsfilm LLC, br toad & Barry Shankman youtu.be/4cPt7sCRPSo 11/02/2014 Soulful Sunday once again and we are going to a pair of great vocalist and a song that crossed all social racial lines it even ran 4:08.. the BOYs singing ? The Righteous Brothers.. and the song “Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin”... Voice of Memphis Music & Cotton Row Music & Records , Tall Cotton Productions The Righteous Brothers were the musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. They recorded from 1963 through 1975 and continued to perform until Hatfields death in 2003. Their emotive vocal stylings were sometimes dubbed blue-eyed soul. Medley and Hatfield both possessed exceptional vocal talent, with range, control and tone that helped them create a strong and distinctive duet sound and also to perform as soloists. Medley sang the low parts with his deep, soulful baritone, with Hatfield taking the higher register vocals with his soaring tenor. They adopted their name in 1962 while performing together in the Los Angeles area as part of a five-member group called The Paramours,which featured John Wimber (a founder of the Vineyard Movement) on keyboards. At the end of one particular performance, a U.S. Marine in the audience shouted, That was righteous, brothers!, prompting the pair to adopt the name when they embarked on a career as a duo. Their first major hit single was Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin, their first release on the Philles label in 1965. Produced by Phil Spector, the record is often cited as one of the peak expressions of Spectors Wall of Sound production techniques. It was one of the most successful pop singles of its time, despite exceeding the then standard length for radio play. Indeed, according to BMI, Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin remains the most played song in radio history, estimated to have been broadcast more than eight million times. Spector used Cher (of Sonny & Cher fame) as a backing singer on this recordings Wikipedia, IMDB, ASK, Goggle, Voice Of Memphis Music, Rock & Roll hall of Fame, Cotton Row Music & Records,Tall Cotton productions , br toad, blsfilm LLC, )O( Barry Shankman youtu.be/r8hjtFq3vE0
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