In the early and mid-'50s, both Bobby "Blue" Bland and Little Junior Parker did quite a bit of recording for the Duke label as their careers were getting off the ground, though both singers had previously recorded for other companies. The Earls of Duke rounds up their Duke material, the 28 tracks evenly divided between sides cut by Bland and Parker.7/

Bobby Bland, Little Junior Parker ‎– The Earls Of Duke Label: Rev-Ola ‎– CR Band 15 Format: CD, Compilation Country: Europe Released: – Bobby Bland: It's My Life, Baby:

Bobby "Blue" Bland had started as a valet and PA to Parker and other Memphis Bluesmen in the late 's, but rapidly became a star performer, scoring hit after hit well into the 's, many of his records being much covered blues classics.

Feb 15,  · At last someone has collected almost all of Bobby "Blue" Bland's singles from his earliest period into one nice 2 hour set of great music. All these tracks are from the period when Bland's style was morphing into a vocal style that combined blues/r&b/soul, and his crying, pleading style of 4/5(7).

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the Vinyl release of It's My Life, Baby / Time Out on Discogs. Label: Duke - • Format: Vinyl 7 Bobby Bland - It's My Life, Baby / Time Out (, Vinyl) | Discogs.

Mar 21,  · Little Junior Parker - Can You Tell Me Baby_ Little Junior Parker - Backtracking Little Junior Parker - I Wanna Ramble Bobby "Blue" Bland - It's My Life, Baby Bobby "Blue" Bland - Honey Bee Bobby "Blue" Bland - Time Out Little Junior Parker - Driving Me Mad Little Junior Parker - There Better Be No Feet In Them.

Bland released his first single for Duke in In he began touring on the "chitlin' circuit" with Junior Parker in a revue called Blues Consolidated, initially doubling as Parker's valet and driver, roles he also reportedly fulfilled for B.B. King and Rosco Gordon.

two CD compilation from one of the greatest of all American R&B singers. This is the first ever collection to compile all of his singles a and B sides on one double disc set from his first in to the end of Includes many of his greatest hits like, "Further on up the Road", "I Pity the Fool" and "I'll Take Care of You".4/5(7).