Back in the day I, caught up with one of the ‘Kings Of Southern Soul,’ Willie Clayton while he was performing in Houston, at the International Ballroom back then it was on S. Main. He was in town for the Dee-Jays Award and Blues Show. I’ve known Willie Clayton since I was a Jock in […]
John Riley Brown, known on stage as Texas Johnny Brown, has died after losing his battle with lung and liver cancer. Brown wrote and recorded…
Funeral services for Blues singer Bobby “Blue” Bland will be held today, Thursday, June 27, 2013, beginning at 11AM at First Baptist Church. The church is located at 2835 Broad Avenue, Memphis TN 38112. By EURweb.com Click here for more:http://blackamericaweb.com/140888/singer-bobby-blue-bland-to-be-laid-to-rest-today/
Bobby “Blue” Bland, awarding winning distinguished blues singer who blended Southern blues and soul in songs such as “Turn on Your Love Light,” “Further On Up the Road,” and “Members Only” died Sunday. He was 83. Rodd Bland said his father died due to complications from an ongoing illness at his Memphis, Tenn., home. […]
