Artist:Bobby "Blue" Bland
Song:I'm a Blues Man
Album:Z.Zelebration: A Tribute To the Late Great Z.Z. Hill
Fans of blues legend Z.Z. Hill should be interested in this 1994 tribute album released by his label Malaco. Mostly underappreciated during his career, Hill signed with Malaco in 1981 and recorded some of his best albums until his 1984 death. Meanwhile, another underappreciated blues legend Bobby "Blue" Bland signed with Malaco in 1985. Sadly these two greats never got to record together. Malaco released this Z.Z. Hill tribute album in 1994. The idea was to have Malaco artists record songs associated with Hill. Hill recorded I'm a Blues Man in 1983. From what I can tell, Bland recorded the song for this album as it does not appear on any of his Malaco albums. Other artists on the album include Latimore, Shirley Brown, Artie White, Dorothy Moore, The Beat Daddys, Denise Lasalle, Little Milton, Johnnie Taylor, Mike Griffin and Poohanny. I don't have detailed credits so I don't know how many of these were recorded specifically for the album. But Z.Z. Hill fans should check it out. Here's a video for I'm a Blues Man by Bobby "Blue" Bland.
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