Sail On Bobby Womack
Posted: June 29, 2014 8:16 am
Bobby Womack, singer with brave 2nd act, dies
Bobby Womack, a colorful and highly influential R&B singer-songwriter who impacted artists from the Rolling Stones to Damon Albarn, has died. He was 70.
Womack's publicist, Sonya Kolowrat, confirmed Friday that the singer had died but had no other details to provide.
Womack was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease two years ago and dealt with a number of health issues, including prostate cancer. Womack performed recently at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival and seemed in good health and spirits.
Womack caught the attention of the Stones in the 1960s and influenced many early rockers before fading from popular music for more than a decade.
http://www.tennessean.com/story/enterta ... /11569721/
Bobby Womack, a colorful and highly influential R&B singer-songwriter who impacted artists from the Rolling Stones to Damon Albarn, has died. He was 70.
Womack's publicist, Sonya Kolowrat, confirmed Friday that the singer had died but had no other details to provide.
Womack was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease two years ago and dealt with a number of health issues, including prostate cancer. Womack performed recently at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival and seemed in good health and spirits.
Womack caught the attention of the Stones in the 1960s and influenced many early rockers before fading from popular music for more than a decade.
http://www.tennessean.com/story/enterta ... /11569721/