Robert Calvin `` Bobby '' Bland ( January 27 , 1930 -- June 23 , 2013 ) , née Brooks , also known professionally as Bobby `` Blue '' Bland , was an American blues singer .
Robert Calvin `` Bobby '' Bland ( January 27 , 1930 -- June 23 , 2013 ) , also known as Bobby `` Blue '' Bland , was an American singer of blues and soul .