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Bobby Womack
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Birth name
| Robert Dwayne Womack
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Born
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1944-03-04
)
March 4, 1944
Cleveland, Ohio
, United States
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Died
| June 27, 2014
(2014-06-27)
(aged 70)
Tarzana, California
, United States
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Genres
| Gospel
,
R&B
,
soul
,
rock and roll
,
doo-wop
,
funk
,
deep soul
,
soul blues
,
country soul
,
rock
,
jazz
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Occupation(s)
| Singer-songwriter, musician, producer,
instrumentalist
,
sideman
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Instruments
| Vocals, guitar
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Years active
| 1952?2014
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Labels
| XL Recordings
[1]
(2012—2014)
Pennant,
SAR
, Him,
Checker
,
United Artists
,
Minit
, Beverly Glen Music,
The Right Stuff
,
Solar
,
MCA
,
Columbia
,
Castle
, Indigo Records
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Website
| Official website
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Robert Dwayne "Bobby" Womack
(
; March 4, 1944 – June 27, 2014) was an
American
singer-songwriter
and
musician
.
Womack was born in
Cleveland
,
Ohio
, the third of five brothers. His younger brothers were musicians
Cecil
(1947-2013) and
Harry
(1945-1974).
Womack's styles of music included:
R&B
,
soul
,
rock and roll
,
doo-wop
,
gospel
, and
country
. He worte and recorded
The Rolling Stones
' first UK No. 1 hit, "
It's All Over Now
". As a singer, he is most notable for the hits "
Lookin' For a Love
", "
That's The Way I Feel About Cha
", "
Woman's Gotta Have It
", "
Harry Hippie
", "
Across 110th Street
" and "
You Think You're Lonely Now
". He was added to the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
in 2009.
In 1965, Womack married
Sam Cooke
's
widow
Barbara Campbell. The couple had a son who committed suicide in 1988. The couple
divorced
in 1976 after she shot at Womack after finding out he had an
affair
with her daughter. Womack had a son and daughter by his third wife. He had two sons by another woman. His brother Cecil married
Linda Womack
, the daughter of Sam Cooke and Barbara Campbell.
Drug abuse, health problems and death
[
change
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change source
]
In his
memoir
I'm a Midnight Mover
, he opened up about his
drug use
and became a
cocaine
addict
in the 1970s. After going to rehab in the late 1980s, he stopped using the drug.
Womack died on June 27, 2014 at the age of 70 in
Tarzana, California
.
[3]
The cause of death is not known. He had
diabetes
,
prostate cancer
,
heart disease
,
colon cancer
,
pneumonia
and
Alzheimer's disease
.
[4]
- ↑
Smirke, Richard (December 9, 2011).
"XL's Richard Russell on Adele, Six Grammy Noms, What's Next (Bobby Womack!)"
. Billboard.biz
. Retrieved
April 30,
2012
.
- ↑
"Bobby Womack"
.
Front Row
. December 26, 2012.
BBC Radio 4
. Retrieved
January 18,
2014
.
- ↑
Talbott, Chris (June 28, 2014).
"R&B singer Bobby Womack dies"
.
The Sydney Morning Herald
. Retrieved
June 28,
2014
.
- ↑
Kot, Greg (June 28, 2014).
"Soul poet Bobby Womack dead at 70"
.
Chicago Tribune
. Retrieved
June 28,
2014
.