. . "Robert Calvin Brooks"@en . . "1930-01-27Z"^^ . "Bland, Bobby"@en . . . . . . . "2013Z"^^ . . . . "\"Blue\" or \"The Lion of the Blues\""@en . . . "Robert Calvin \"Bobby\" Bland (January 27, 1930 \u2013 June 23, 2013), n\u00E9 Brooks, also known professionally as Bobby \"Blue\" Bland, was an American blues singer.Bland developed a sound that mixed gospel with the blues and R&B. He was described as \"among the great storytellers of blues and soul music..."@en . . . . . . . "2013-06-23Z"^^ . . . "Americanbluesandsoulsinger" . "Bobby \"Blue\" Bland"@en . . "1930Z"^^ . "solo_singer" . . . . . .