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Byway Blues: Bobby Blue Bland

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Bobby Blue Bland

One of the Elite Lounge's most memorable performances came from blues legend Bobby Blue Bland.

In the final highlight installment of the Byways Blues Special, Kirby Rambin talks with Rev. Roosevelt Wright about the performances of Bland, Little Milton, and Tyrone Davis at the Elite Lounge in Monroe's downtown.

Wright also discusses a renovation project for the site, in hopes of keeping and creating memories of talented blues and R&B performers. 

Byway Blues is produced with the generous support of Washington Wine and Spirits, the Entergy Charitable Foundation, and the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.

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