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BLAND, Billy

(b 5 April '32, Wilmington NC) Soul vocalist. Began in Southern venues; to NYC late '50s. Fine singles incl. "Chicken Hop' with Sonny Terry, then Billboard pop chart hits incl. top 10 "Let The Little Girl Dance', Hot 100s "You Were Born To Be Loved', "Harmony', "My Heart's On Fire' (all '60-1); then faded.