Why does bobby blue bland snort

So, inhalation or exhalation? November I love me some Bobby Bland I dont know if he is inhaling or exhaling But dude does sound like he is about to spit a loogie sp? Yeah, "Shoes" is hot. It takes a tough man to just sing the word "Shoes" and have the listener waiting for more. My favorite of the old schitt is "Little Boy Blue", it's just gasm after gasm, building and building. What we need though is pickwick33 to come speak on the more recent Purvis Spann-style snort'n'gag Bland.

The allmusic review: "Review by Richie Unterberger In several important respects, Blues at Midnight is what an album by a major septuagenarian blues singer should be. The production is straight-ahead and dignified, and very much in Bland's time-honored tributary about halfway between blues and soul, with plenty of organ and some brass.

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. 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 The label paired Bland with producer Steve Barri, who moved Bland back to a more bluesy vocal style and provided songs written by the likes of Leon Russell and Gerry Goffin.

His California Album and Dreamer as well as a series of duets with B. King introduced Bland to white audiences and were among the most popular albums of his career. Then, in the early Eighties, Bland signed with Malaco Records, and the label reinforced his Southern soul connections. In , he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

King, another servant of the blues. In later years, Bland adopted a hog-like snort that sounded like a bad case of phlegm attacks. Born in Rosemark, Tennessee, Robert Calvin Bland began his career singing gospel in local group in Memphis, but turned to the blues after performing regularly on Beale Street. Their set was cut short when the stage amps overloaded and speakers exploded at the very end of the song.

He tried an attempt at Barry White-styled disco and failed to rebound his career. He occasionally paired up with blues legend B. King in live concerts and on several live recordings. The double-disc Together for the First Time…Live , rolled out in and was followed up with yet another reunion album in Thankfully, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in In , he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.