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BOBBY WOMACK
Singer, guitarist and songwriter, born 4 March 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Formed the Womack Brothers gospel quintet with his brothers [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Cecil+WomackCecil[/url, [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Curtis+WomackCurtis[/url, [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Friendly+Womack%2C+Jr.Friendly[/url and [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Harry+WomackHarry[/url in the early 1950s. Produced by Sam Cooke from 1953 on, they moved to secular music and the band was renamed The Valentinos.

Soon after the death of Sam Cooke in 1964, Bobby Womack embarked on a successful solo career as a songwriter, session guitarist and recording artist.

Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2009 (Performer).
 
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Bobby Womack August 1970 Interview
OUTSIDE OF the States, Bobby Womack does not really mean a great deal. On listening to his current American album, "My Prescription", this is indeed a sad situation because the music within it is of a very high standard. For those interested — and there should be an awful lot — this feature closes with a track-by-track review of that album. In fact, it was the album that prompted me to want to talk to Bobby. I have been aware of his career right back over a decade or more when he was part of ...
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Bobby Womack June 1972 Interview
I'M finally going to make it to Europe," an overjoyed Bobby Womack yelled over the phone to me! "My agent just told me that there's a month long to...
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Bobby Womack May 1975 Interview
A NEW Bobby Womack album is always an occasion worth writing about and his brand new United Artists set, "I Don't Know What The World Is Coming To", h...
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Bobby Womack March 1976 Interview
Root-rappin? Whassat? Well, it's like this…John Abbey got to talking with Bobby and the conversation drifted to his very early days — his roots!
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Bobby Womack April 1976
…Aah, where were we now? Oh, yeah, Bobby and the Valentinos had just got to their first real hit with "It's All Over Now" on Sam Cooke's SAR label. Th...
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BOBBY WOMACK - Unsung
Full Episode of Bobby Womack Unsung...
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 Bobby Womack December 1976 Interview
 Bobby Womack Classic 1986 Video