But “Breezin’” wasn’t some untested tune. The song had been recorded several times before Benson tried his hand at it. A ...

Bobby Womack himself remarked a few years ago, “As long as I’ve got that breath and God-given talent every time someone thinks of soul music will remember me and say, ...

Bobby Womack, the colorful and highly influential R&B singer/songwriter revered by artists ranging from the Rolling Stones to Damon Albarn, has died. He was 70. Womack was diagnosed with Alzheimer ...

Bobby Womack, the expert soul singer, songwriter and guitarist who died Friday after a long battle with cancer, made as many friends in the music business as he did great songs.

Bobby Womack’s voice, already infused with emotion, now carries an extra burden of grief and memory. In today’s world, where mental health and self-expression are finally becoming common ...

Bobby Womack, a prolific gospel-soul singer who also wrote songs recorded by the Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, George Benson and others, died Friday. He was 70.

Bobby Womack broke into the music business as a guitar player and backing singer for Sam Cooke, and he never stopped collaborating with the biggest names on the radio.His songs were played by The ...

Bobby Womack, a colorful and highly influential R&B singer-songwriter who influenced artists from the Rolling Stones to Damon Albarn, has died. He was 70.

Bobby Womack picks up the phone, and speaks what’s on his mind in a voice made of gravel. “I know a lot of people who are not here anymore,” the R&B; great says, “and I wonder why I’m ...

WOMACK, ROBERT DWAYNE "BOBBY" (4 March 1944 – 28 June 2014), was a prominent African-American whose musical career spanned six decades, creating 23 studio albums that garnered international acclaim, ...

Bobby Womack was one of the greatest exemplars of the mutual pleasure program of soul music. In “That’s The Way I Feel About ‘Cha,” Womack’s voice moves from tender to tough in a ...