Singer Bobby Womack Dies At 70

Bobby Womack, whose singing career spanned in
nearly six decades, has died at the age of 70. His
recording label XL Recordings confirmed the sad
news on Friday, June 27. More info regarding his
death is not immediately available.
Womack was born on March 4, 1944 in Cleveland,
Ohio. At the age of 10, Womack started touring
the gospel circuit with his family as the Womack
Brothers with his father on the guitar and mother
on the organ. In 1961, they joined Sam Cooke’s
label SAR and changed their group’s name to the
Valentinos.
The group disbanded after Cooke passed away in
1964. The “Across 110th Street” hitmaker later
made headlines after marrying his widow Barbara
Campbell only three months after Cooke’s death.
Womack’s career rose in the 1970s. Signing with
United Artists Records, he scored some popular
hits which included “That’s the Way I Feel About
Cha’ “, “Harry Hippie” and “Nobody Wants You
When You’re Down and Out” among others. He
also released two successful albums
“Communication” in 1971 and “Understanding”
the next year via the company.
During his career, Womack collaborated with
various musicians such as George Benson, Sly &
the Family Stone and Janis Joplin. In 2010, he
worked in “Stylo” alongside Mos Def for Gorillaz’s
album “Plastic Beach”. He was inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the year before.