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Bobby Womack
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Cleveland, United States (1944 – present)
Robert Dwayne Womack (born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA on March 4, 1944), is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Working in the soul and R&B genres, he achieved his greatest success in the 1970s and 1980s.
Taking after their father, who sang gospel music, Bobby Womack and his brothers formed their own group. Sam Cooke took an interest in the Womack Brothers, and they recorded for Cooke’s SAR record label in the early 1960s. Renamed the Valentinos, and encouraged by Cooke to go in a more secular and commercial direction, they scored a hit with Womack’s “It’s All Over Now” in 1964; the The Rolling Stones’ version of the song became a major hit, earning Womack generous royalty payments.
Sam Cooke died in late 1964; Womack married Cooke’s widow, Barbara, a short time later, creating something of a scandal. Things became even more complicated when his younger brother, Cecil, married Cooke’s daughter, Linda. As a session guitarist, Womack worked at producer Chips Moman’s American Studios in Memphis, and played on recordings by Joe Tex and The Box Tops. Until this point, around 1967, he had had little success as a solo artist, but at American he began to record a string of classic soul-music singles including the 1968 “What Is This” (his first chart hit), “It’s Gonna Rain” and “More Than I Can Stand,” all of which featured his elegant, understated rhythm-guitar work and his impassioned vocals. During this period he became known as a songwriter, contributing many songs to the repertoire of Wilson Pickett; these include “I’m in Love” and “I’m a Midnight Mover.”
Taking after their father, who sang gospel music, Bobby Womack and his brothers formed their own group. Sam Cooke took an interest in the Womack Brothers, and they recorded for Cooke’s SAR record label in the early 1960s. Renamed the Valentinos, and encouraged by Cooke to go in a more secular and commercial direction, they scored a hit with Womack’s “It’s All Over Now” in 1964; the The Rolling Stones’ version of the song became a major hit, earning Womack generous royalty payments.
Sam Cooke died in late 1964; Womack married Cooke’s widow, Barbara, a short time later, creating something of a scandal. Things became even more complicated when his younger brother, Cecil, married Cooke’s daughter, Linda. As a session guitarist, Womack worked at producer Chips Moman’s American Studios in Memphis, and played on recordings by Joe Tex and The Box Tops. Until this point, around 1967, he had had little success as a solo artist, but at American he began to record a string of classic soul-music singles including the 1968 “What Is This” (his first chart hit), “It’s Gonna Rain” and “More Than I Can Stand,” all of which featured his elegant, understated rhythm-guitar work and his impassioned vocals. During this period he became known as a songwriter, contributing many songs to the repertoire of Wilson Pickett; these include “I’m in Love” and “I’m a Midnight Mover.”
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BOBBY WOMACK -- HOW COULD YOU BREAK MY HEART.
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Across 110th Street
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California Dreamin'
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California Dreaming
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Christmas Ain'T Christmas
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Woman's Gotta Have It
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Lookin' for a Love
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Harry Hippie
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Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out
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Daylight
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You're Welcome, Stop On By
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Dear Santa Claus (Adult Version)
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I Can Understand It
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I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You
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Check It Out
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PinkieBrown wrote:
Fantastic! Makes me happy everytime.
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vindiva wrote:
Fantastic track.
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brasmeta01 wrote:
Take a trip to the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s! Go now: http://www.youtube.com/brasmeta01 http://brasmeta01.blogspot.com http://www.lastfm.com.br/user/brasmeta01 http://www.lastfm.com.br/user/brasmeta01/personal http://www.imeem.com/brasmeta01 http://www.youtube.com/playtv10 My MP3 Shared Virtual Disk on 4shared Site: http://www.4shared.com/dir/10428534/42b27ca7/sharing.html Jr. and Sons
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Archivman wrote:
Defenetly Unrated. I swedenh people only listen to rock musik.
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divynal66 wrote:
get your hands off: no body can even come close to touching this guy in suave. Lesser mortals sing in the shower wishing they could touch the sounds he hits, let alone get the soul in it. This song makes me weep...
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autographman wrote:
just classic - makes me want to walk around head held high!
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redspyda wrote:
I <3 Across 110th Street!
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bilevader wrote:
His late 60's soul stuff is as good as anything else out there. He has a great voice
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skimasksoldier wrote:
womack is the fucking man
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muzikistruth wrote:
bobby womack is not only a great musician,but had some style home had the big stunner shades before anybody =)
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mikejupp wrote:
The man is the real deal. Saw him live in the uk - some 18 years ago - fantastic
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cutenshort79 wrote:
I'm just amazed at his voice. If he's singing about pain, his voice drips with it. If he's singing about the joy of Love, you feel it. Few singers can do that.
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ndiginiz wrote:
http://ratedsoul.blogspot.com/2008/09/m-y-l-o-v-e-g-i-v-e-i-t-b-c-k.html Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street He is the man.... at least one one of only a handful
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kturner423 wrote:
bobby womack is the man
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HeartAtacknVine wrote:
Everyone, we're trying to get the The Valentinos profile page back from a newer band with teh same name http://www.last.fm/music/The+Valentinos Please vote for the new photo (need 71 votes)
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tk3011 wrote:
One One of the best trax ever: Across 110th street.
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Eclecticosmo wrote:
The name of Bobby Womack is a name familar to me from my youth but I didn't know his music, until now. What can I say? Beautiful, brilliant soul music. Worth waiting 25 years for.
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MrStyle wrote:
Stole Cooke's wife man wasn't dead for about a second and he calls himself a friend... Anywho the man has some great songs! Harry Hippie should be higher!
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johnspithead wrote:
Without wishing to appear the pedant that I obviously am, Paulhue, it was Sam Cooke (not Jackie Wilson) who was his mentor and whose widow he married.
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MFSTKIR-MUSIC wrote:
girl, you're welcome...stop on by you know i'll be here, baby to dry your eyes, to dry your eyes but i'm gettin' tired of being that second guy don't you be no fool, baby you 'bout to lose your old standby is it the material things that he's givin' can you truly say that you're happy livin' true love, i'm the one that's giving i'm tryin' to keep from hurtin'
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