Just finish watching it....

Man, I wish they had stayed more on the Barbara Cooke issue

Gotta be more to that mug

Is there a full episode somewhere?

phunkdaddy said:

Harry Hippie

I was just telling my mom on the phone Bobby Womack's Unsung

is coming on. She said he can sing but that was one ugly man.

She ain't lyin'!!!

silverchild said:

Am I the only person who fell out of my seat when Bobby was talking about the creation of "That's The Way I Feel About 'Cha?"

"Leave tha bitch..."

Hell yeah Cause he said it with such venom in his voice that you knew he meant that shit.

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Overall, I liked Bobby's Unsung epi. Sure he went through plenty of tragedy, but like they said, and what I didn't realize, is that he's one of the last few soul singers still alive today. Most of his contempories have passed on. So amazing. And the man can still sing.

As far as the Barbara story goes, they tried to make it seem like Barbara seduced Bobby when he was only meaning to comfort her after Sam's death and that..well Bobby just fell for it. But she must had been a firecracker to pull out a gun on her brother-in-law. How smart of Bobby to leave the bullets out. He was right. If bullets would had been in that gun, even though it was her shooting, he would have gotten blamed for the deaths of Sam's brothers too. And let's not even start with the media, they would have had a field day with that, especially since Sam's death is so mysterious and doesn't make sense. If Barbara would had shot and killed Sam's brothers that day when they were beating up Bobby, then I'm pretty sure it would had been speculated that Bobby would have had something to do with Sam's death. So glad he dodged that bullet.

It was really interesting hearing him explain how some of those songs came about. Aside from the one already mentioned, the "If You Think You're Lonely Now" story was funny too.

Seeing how dominant Bobby's personality is, I can definitely see how he might have bumped heads with the other soul greats already mentioned initially this thread...James, Wilson, etc. Seems like he can be an asshole at times, but he's definitely real and passionate about how he feels and has no problem expressing it.

And I was corrected too, I thought "Harry Hippie" was about his brother Harry, but now we know that it wasn't.

Seems like Bobby was kind of attractive in those pics when he was singing with his brothers...after that, somehow, he got ugly. But that man sure can sing his ass off though!

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Bobby Womack definitely is the last man standing when it comes to soul music and old school r&b artists. I liked his soulful rendition of 'California Dreamin' its the polar opposite from the original. I didnt know his prowess as an acoustic guitar virtuoso. The Unsung episode was ok but it went pretty slow I'm glad he did dish the dirt about himself.but I'm sure there's more skeletons in his closet that's not publicly known. It was rumored he slept with his stepdaughter (Sam's daughter) I knew he wasnt going to address that. His life was a hot mess but in the end he's a survivor.

It was surprising to see Bill Withers now he's an Unsung episode I heard his pimp hand was pretty strong.

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I think Wilson Pickett is deserving of an Unsung epi as well.

Is Barbara still alive?

his book was much better then this attempt at telling his life story. get the book ya'll

jackson35 said:

his book was much better then this attempt at telling his life story. get the book ya'll

TVOne sanitized this(like they always do), I'm sure the uncut version was wild.

jackson35 said:

his book was much better then this attempt at telling his life story. get the book ya'll

jackson35 said:

his book was much better then this attempt at telling his life story. get the book ya'll

I didn't know there was a book on Bobby Womack's life. Do you remember the name of it?

phunkdaddy said:

Harry Hippie

I was just telling my mom on the phone Bobby Womack's Unsung

is coming on. She said he can sing but that was one ugly man.

I said the same thing when I saw the episode.

Did you guys pay attention to the performances that were shown on the show? I think one of them was filmed in Dallas about 15 years ago. It surely did look like the concert that I went to.

As for the episode, I really enjoyed it. It really made me appreciate his music even more. It also made me appreciate him as a writer more.

Harlepolis said:

Is there a full episode somewhere?

TV One streams all of them on their site. You may have to dig around to find some of the older ones.

daPrettyman said:

Did you guys pay attention to the performances that were shown on the show? I think one of them was filmed in Dallas about 15 years ago. It surely did look like the concert that I went to.

As for the episode, I really enjoyed it. It really made me appreciate his music even more. It also made me appreciate him as a writer more.

I went into it expecting a Jerry Springer type of show but I actually got educated!

I think this clip was chopped in the episode.

Bobby is discussing Sam Cook in this clip and how much he loved him.

http://tvone.tv/video?pid...7w9iKkj2q7

daPrettyman said:

I think this clip was chopped in the episode.

Bobby is discussing Sam Cook in this clip and how much he loved him.

http://tvone.tv/video?pid...7w9iKkj2q7

Soul Tracks.com had another clip cut out of the aired episode where he talked about his first check and moving his family out of the projects of Cleveland. Bobby, as much craziness as he got involved with, is a very knowledgeable man.

Timmy84 said:

daPrettyman said:

I think this clip was chopped in the episode.

Bobby is discussing Sam Cook in this clip and how much he loved him.

http://tvone.tv/video?pid...7w9iKkj2q7

Soul Tracks.com had another clip cut out of the aired episode where he talked about his first check and moving his family out of the projects of Cleveland. Bobby, as much craziness as he got involved with, is a very knowledgeable man.

I saw that also on the TV One site.

daPrettyman said:

jackson35 said:

his book was much better then this attempt at telling his life story. get the book ya'll

I didn't know there was a book on Bobby Womack's life. Do you remember the name of it?

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Once again, is Barbra Cook still alive?

scriptgirl said:

Once again, is Barbra Cook still alive?

http://bit.ly/AlulM2

Google is your friend.

Unsung didn't say why he and Barbara divorced. In the book Bobby admits Barbara caught him with her daughter, pulled a gun on him, and grazed him with a bullet. I agree, the book goes into much more detail. I liked the good music though.

MadamGoodnight said:

Unsung didn't say why he and Barbara divorced. In the book Bobby admits Barbara caught him with her daughter, pulled a gun on him, and grazed him with a bullet. I agree, the book goes into much more detail. I liked the good music though.

WTF? I thought that was just a rumor? It's fucking true?????? How old was Linda by that time? HOT MESS!!! I got to get that book for real.

Now I wonder if the gun Barbara used was the one he bought her

Bobby lives a quiet but active life in Sherman Oaks, CA, about 15 miles west of Los Angeles. A friend offered me access, but I was too nervous about the prospect of meeting my hero and declined.

Timmy84 said:

scriptgirl said:

Bobby is a damn mess. Is Linda still living? What the hell were Bobby and Linda thinking? Sam's body is barely could and you're gonna marry?

You mean Barbara Cooke. Linda Cooke is Barbara's daughter and (now) Cecil Womack's wife.

whew, I just watched this episode late but it blew my wig off.LOL

Is this the same Cecil that was involved with Mary Wells? was this before or after Mary Wells??

(Note; I had just watched Mary's unsung before watching Bobby's)

prodigalfan said:

Timmy84 said:

You mean Barbara Cooke. Linda Cooke is Barbara's daughter and (now) Cecil Womack's wife.

whew, I just watched this episode late but it blew my wig off.LOL

Is this the same Cecil that was involved with Mary Wells? was this before or after Mary Wells??

(Note; I had just watched Mary's unsung before watching Bobby's)

Yes the same Cecil. He married Linda AFTER Mary Wells I believe.

missfee said:

MadamGoodnight said:

Unsung didn't say why he and Barbara divorced. In the book Bobby admits Barbara caught him with her daughter, pulled a gun on him, and grazed him with a bullet. I agree, the book goes into much more detail. I liked the good music though.

WTF? I thought that was just a rumor? It's fucking true?????? How old was Linda by that time? HOT MESS!!! I got to get that book for real.

Oh it's true. Pages 152, 153, & 154 in the book. In the book it said Linda was a teenager, Bobby in his early 20's.

MadamGoodnight said:

missfee said:

WTF? I thought that was just a rumor? It's fucking true?????? How old was Linda by that time? HOT MESS!!! I got to get that book for real.

Oh it's true. Pages 152, 153, & 154 in the book. In the book it said Linda was a teenager, Bobby in his early 20's.

I read the year was 1970 but did the biography state the year it started?