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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 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 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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California Dreamin'
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Woman's Gotta Have It
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Harry Hippie
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Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out
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Lookin' For A Love
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Daylight
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I Can Understand It
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If You Think You're Lonely Now
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You're Welcome, Stop On By
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I'm A Midnight Mover
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I'm Through Trying To Prove My Love To You
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That's The Way I Feel About 'Cha
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Kowaqqatzi wrote:
That JackieBrown OST kicks serious ass [3] And what a film! [2]
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ste_simpson wrote:
That JackieBrown OST kicks serious ass [2] And what a film!
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jazzyben wrote:
I was the third brother of five, Doing whatever I had to do to survive. I'm not saying what I did was alright, Trying to break out of the ghetto was a day to day fight..................continue)
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blackcursed wrote:
That JackieBrown OST kicks serious ass
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Swaggeroff wrote:
i addore those 70s soul tunes
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298563498653468 wrote:
Yeah! :D
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rantstheraves wrote:
very very nice
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Dommieblues wrote:
Officially the coolest man alive ever.
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TantoTempo wrote:
WTF is this awful version of "Looking for a Love"?
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TantoTempo wrote:
Strange version of Harry this one, not sure I dig! But everyone has the own bag, something they need to work out on...
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Lioness16 wrote:
wahhh big tune from times gone by bless up Bobby lyrics
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shemoetoe wrote:
This is Good Sound!
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shemoetoe wrote:
I Grew up on this! This was my moms Jam! (R.I.P Mommy)
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Jeanie29 wrote:
"If you think you're lonely now" is the bizzzzz!
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Ishtarpitbull wrote:
jackie brown my ass... Across 110th street predates that film by a good 25 years to the film of the same name. Yaphet kotto? Anthony Quinn? Get the album stats straight, last Fm- or you will have me with which to contend! Mwah-hah-hah. KILLER TUNE!
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cmart514 wrote:
Congrads on being inducted in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. Will be watching tonight!!!!!
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boomboombutter wrote:
His voice is amazing. I wish music were the same way now. ):
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iMurk wrote:
Bobby = That dude.
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striulli wrote:
Que balanço, sensacional!
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moonjump wrote:
love love this song & artist. who knows where i can find his song, IF YOU THINK YOU LONELY NOW, WAIT UNTIL TONIGHT
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