June 27, 2014(2014-06-27) (aged 70) Tarzana, California, U.S.
Genres
R&B
gospel
soul
rock and roll
doo-wop
funk
soul blues
rock
jazz
Occupation(s)
Singer
musician
songwriter
record producer
Instrument(s)
Vocals
guitar
Years active
1952–2014
Labels
XL[1]
Pennant
SAR
Him
Checker
United Artists
Minit
Beverly Glen
The Right Stuff
Solar
MCA
Columbia
Castle
Indigo
Website
Official website
Bobby Womack's voice
from the BBC programme Front Row, December 26, 2012.[2]
Musical artist
Robert Dwayne Womack (/ˈwoʊmæk/; March 4, 1944 – June 27, 2014) was an American singer, musician and songwriter. Starting in the early 1950s as the lead singer of his family musical group the Valentinos and as Sam Cooke's backing guitarist, Womack's career spanned more than 60 years and multiple styles, including R&B, jazz, soul, rock and roll, doo-wop, and gospel.
Womack was a prolific songwriter who wrote and originally recorded, (with his brothers, the Valentinos), the Rolling Stones' first UK number one hit ("It's All Over Now") and New Birth's "I Can Understand It". 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 his 1980s hits "If You Think You're Lonely Now" and "I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much".
In 2009, Womack was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
^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.
Street and Quincy Avenue, to Naomi Womack and Friendly Womack, the third of five sons. Friendly Jr. and Curtis were Bobby's older brothers, and Harry and Cecil...
the time. According to Womack, Linda never spoke to her mother again after that incident. In 1972, Linda co-wrote BobbyWomack's 1972 hit song "Woman's...
as The Womack Brothers) was an American family R&B group from Cleveland, Ohio, best known for launching the careers of brothers BobbyWomack and Cecil...
The discography of American recording artist BobbyWomack consists of 28 studio albums, 3 live albums, 9 compilation albums, and 47 singles. 1975: Greatest...
wife Linda as Womack & Womack. In later years he took the name Zekkariyas. Cecil Womack was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He and his brothers Bobby (1944–2014)...
Recording Studio's included Elvis Presley, Joe Tex, Wilson Pickett, BobbyWomack, Joe Simon, Merrilee Rush, Aretha Franklin, Oscar Toney Jr., Neil Diamond...
began singing together when Harry was seven, forming The Womack Brothers. Like his brothers Bobby (1944–2014) and Cecil (1947–2013), Harry took up instruments...
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for its soundtrack, which features a classic song of the same name by BobbyWomack. Jim Harris accompanies his partners to steal $300,000 from a Mafia-controlled...
Reinhardt guested on two songs by BobbyWomack, "Don't Let Me Down" and "I Don't Want To Get Hurt By Your Love Again" on Womack's 1974 album, Lookin' for a Love...
has recorded, performed, and co-written songs with performers such as BobbyWomack, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Joe Satriani, George Harrison, Ringo...
film The Big Doll House) Communication by BobbyWomack (1971, backing vocals) Understanding by BobbyWomack (1972, backing vocals) 2010: Foxy: My Life...
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