Singer-songwriter and guitarist Bobby Womack was born on this day in 1944. His multi-decade career shapes many of the careers of others.

A true R&B and soul legend, Bobby Womack died last week at the age of 70. Womack played African World Festival here in Milwaukee maybe 18 years ago. It was a hot muggy night, not unlike tonight. That ...

Late soul legend Bobby Womack‘s 1984 song “American Dream,” which uses part of Martin Luther King Jr‘s 1961 speech of the same name, feels as relevant now as it did 36 years ago. As this year’s Fourth ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up Legendary singer Bobby Womack died today at the age of 70.

A soul giant who made Los Angeles his home was a man about town. By Harvey Kubernik To the people who knew Bobby Womack, or bought his records, heard his tunes covered over a seven-decade career, or ...

The iconic R&B/gospel crooner and songwriter was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009. By Roy Trakin Rock and Roll Hall of Fame soul singer Bobby Womack, whose music was covered by The ...

Los Angeles – He was best friends with Sam Cooke. He played on records by Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin and Sly and the Family Stone, to name just a few. And when he gave Janis Joplin a ride in his ...

British virtual band Gorillaz release The Moon Cave. Produced by James Ford and Remi Kabaka Jr., this track from The Mountain features Black Thought and Bobby Womack. Listen, stream, buy the track, ...

JaRae Womack said performing is in her blood. Her uncle was the famous R&B singer Bobby Womack, and the 35-year-old Florida native made all four coaches turn with her soulful cover of Amy Winehouse‘s ...

On Monday’s episode of The Voice, JaRae Womack delivered a mesmerizing Blind Audition that left coaches Reba McEntire, John Legend, Gwen Stefani and Niall Horan in awe. Her powerful rendition of Amy ...

Bobby Womack, a legendary soul singer and songwriter, has died at the age of 70, reports the BBC News. Womack, who reportedly had battled both cancer and drug addiction, was suffering from Alzheimer's ...