Monday, June 23, 2014

June 23: Aretha Franklin and Arthur Conley have hits…R.I.P. Bobby “Blue” Bland…




 
June 23, 1967:
Aretha Franklin records "Chain Of Fools", which will reach #2 in the US the following January…




 


Arthur Conley receives a Gold record for "Sweet Soul Music", a song that reached number two in the US on both the Pop and R&B charts. It was one of nine records that Conley put on the Billboard charts between 1967 and 1970…



R.I.P. Bobby “Blue” Bland 

Robert Calvin "Bobby" Bland (January 27, 1930 – June 23, 2013), né Brooks, also known professionally as Bobby "Blue" Bland…


Bobby "Blue" Bland, who placed three songs on the Billboard Top 40, including 1962's "Turn On Your Love Light", passed away at the age of 83…

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