20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bobby "Blue" Bland

Performer: Bobby "Blue" Bland
Producer: Andy McKaie (Compilation)
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Includes liner notes by Joseph F. Laredo. Digitally remastered by Eric Labson (MCA Music Media Studios, North Hollywood, California). 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bobby "Blue" Bland collects a dozen of his definitive performances, including "I Pity the Fool," "Stormy Monday Blues," and "Who Will the Next Fool Be?" Within a dozen songs, the collection spans Bland's most aching, plaintive moments, such as "I'm Too Far Gone (To Turn Around)," as well as more up-tempo fare like "That's the Way Love Is" and "Ain't Nothing You Can Do." While this collection can't compete with more complete best-ofs like Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 or The Anthology, The Millennium Collection is still a decent introduction to Bland's powerful, influential style. ~ Heather Phares

Bobby "Blue" Bland is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the blues world. Growing up in Memphis, he was influenced by gospel and country as well as blues, and his style has always shown a broader scope than that of most bluesmen. Early on he worked as a valet/driver for B.B. King, but eventually the two men would work together as peers. Bland began recording in the early '50s, but it was his '60s recordings, including the classics "I Pity the Fool" and "Turn on Your Lovelight" that would make him immortal. Among blues musicians his influence is seminal, and in the rock world, everyone from Eric Clapton to the Grateful Dead has reverently covered Bland's material.

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