This is not funny. This is not directed toward you, but these type of jokes are not funny. Bobby wish you good health.

Alan Leeds and other musicians have confirmed Funkenberry's post that Bobby did pass away this morning.

Where is there a post that it is a hoax? People say his reps have said it is not true but I don't see the denial anywhere. Just Funkenberry's post that he has passed.

His wife confirmed his passing on his Facebook page. Might want to change the post title.

oh my it's true. His family has confirmed. Damn another great one gone. I

http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/06/r-i-p-bobby-womack-legendary-soul-singer-dead-at-70/

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bobby-womack-dead-at-70-20140627

Oh nooooooooooooo. RIP.

R.I.P. Bobby Womack, legendary soul singer dead at 70

Legendary soul singer Bobby Womack has died, according to his label, XL Recordings. He was 70 years old.

A cause of death is currently unknown. However, in recent years, Womack had been diagnosed with colon cancer and may have suffering the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

Born March 4th, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio, Womack grew up in an devoutly religious family: his father was a Baptist minster and his mother was the church’s resident organ player. After buying his first guitar in 1954, a 10-year-old Womack joined forces with his brother Curtis to form the Womack Brothers, and the siblings toured the gospel circuit throughout much of the 1950s.

In 1956, singing legend Sam Cooke discovered the brothers, urging them to change their name to The Valentinos and to move toward a more soul-influenced. Over the next decade, The Valentinos scored a handful of hits, including “Lookin’ for a Love” and the Bobby Womack-penned “It’s All Over Now”. The brothers Womack disbanded the Valentinos following Sam Cooke’s sudden death in 1964.

By the early 1970s, Womack had begun working as a songwriter and guitarist for several big-name acts, including The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Sly Stone, Wilson Pickett, and many more. During this time, Womack had a big solo hit with a remake of his first hit single, “Lookin’ for a Love”. However, he closed out the 1970s by once again finding most of his success in collaborations with others, including penning Wilton Felder’s “(No Matter How High I Get) I’ll Still Be Looking Up to You” and releasing a few duets with Patti LaBelle.

By 1985, Womack’s issues with substance abuse had derailed his career. However, he sobered up in the mid-1990s and was able to release a handful of albums and also collaborate with the likes of Todd Rundgren and The Roots. After a few more releases in the 2000s, Womack experienced a sudden career resurgence when Damon Albarn tapped him to contribute to Gorillaz’ Plastic Beach album. He parlayed that work into a deal with XL Recordings, who released 2012’s The Bravest Man in the Universe.

Despite his sorted medical issues, Womack continued his work into 2014. He toured regularly and was also at-work on his next album, tentatively titled The Best Is Yet To Come, which reportedly featured cameos from Ron Isley, Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart, and Snoop Dogg.

Womack was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.

Oh man. This is a loss for the music world. His voiced launched a thousand imitators (K-Ci Hailey

and Sisqo come to mind immediately) and "That's The Way I Feel About 'Cha" is one of my favorite

tracks of all time. The way he was able to manipulate his guitar during the bridge of that song to

make it sound like a sax was incredible.

In my R&B triumvirate, with the passing of Mayfield and now Womack, only Maurice White is

still hanging on.

NOOOOOOO!!!

Damn, another soul man gone...

RIP and thanks for the music.

lord have mercy

when I was 10 during the winter of 1982

my favorite song on wax was IF YOU THINK YOU ARE LONELY NOW

much peace to one of our all time luminaries

"Wait a minute, this is too deep". R.I.P.

When I first heard this song on the radio I ran out to buy it:

Concert from 2013:

Here's my song....

This makes me so sad. I gotta go listen to "(No Matter How High I Get) I'll Still Be looking Up To You"

this is a total bummer!!! I wish this wasen't true, but he was a trooper!!touring as much as he did w/ all of his health problem's. I'M Sure his suffering is over now.

I heard he was supposed to be playing a show thru here in a couple month's, so i'm bummed. I was looking forward to seeing him one last time, sad that will never happen.

That's why the last decade i been really trying to go see as many of the older/amazing act's i can for this reason. Another great is gone

RIP Bobby Womack

R.I.P. Bobby

RIP

Another great gone too soon.

"Across 110th Street" by Bobby Womack (1973)

Such beautiful music, cheers Bob.

R.I.P Bobby Womack "The Poet"

Great songs

Harry Hippie

A Woman's Gotta Have It

If You Think You're Lonely

I Can Understand It

I'll Be Looking Up To You

I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much

babynoz said:

Here's my song....

I love this one too. I'm so bummed 70 is too young.