Singer
Bobby Bland
Turn On Your Love Light, and a bridge between blues and soul.
Robert Calvin Bland, 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... [who] created tempestuous arias of love, betrayal and resignation, set against roiling, dramatic orchestrations, and left the listener drained but awed." The inspiration behind his unique style was a Detroit Preacher, CL Franklin, because Bland studied his sermons. He was sometimes referred to as the "Lion of the Blues" and as the "Sinatra of the Blues". His music was influenced by Nat King Cole.
- Born
- 1930-01-27, Rosemark, USAA Monday
- Died
- 2013-06-23, Germantown, USAA Sunday, aged 83
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1930-01-27, Rosemark, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 7°05′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 14°53′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 24°45′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aquarius | 4°41′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 22°16′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 6°22′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 6°45′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 8°10′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 2°52′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 18°09′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2013-06-23, Germantown, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 2°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 5°38′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 22°48′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 25°08′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 16°23′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 29°27′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 4°59′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 12°17′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 5°18′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 10°29′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Bobby Bland was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.