Late soul legend Bobby Womack‘s 1984 song “American Dream,” which uses part of Martin Luther King Jr‘s 1961 speech of the same name, feels as relevant now as it did 36 years ago. As this year’s Fourth ...

(AP) -- 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. Womack's publicist Sonya Kolowrat ...

Bobby Womack’s death is a huge loss. There are other soul singers and songwriters who are ranked higher in the pantheon because they’re considered auteurs: Marvin Gaye, obviously, and Curtis Mayfield, ...

One of the most enigmatic and talented Soul men of all time, Bobby Womack has been a link from 50s Gospel to 60s Soul to 70s Rock and to some of the greatest musicians in each genre. Born in an ...

Bobby Womack, an iconic figure from the soul music era who influenced the likes of Rolling Stones and Damon Albarn, died Friday night. Womack, known as the preacher for the way he introduced songs ...

Bobby Womack, who passed away last week at the age of 70, didn’t have the golden voice of his mentor, Sam Cooke. He didn’t drip pathos like Otis Redding or put on a show like James Brown. He didn’t ...

Bobby Womack and Willis Earl Beal‘s free Central Park show, which was set to happen on June 7, has been postponed due to illness. The makeup date is TBA but they “plan to reschedule this show in ...

Womack's publicist Sonya Kolowrat said Friday that the singer had died, but she could provide no other details. With an incomparable voice few could match, Womack was a stirring singer and guitarist ...

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. Womack's publicist Sonya Kolowrat said Friday ...

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. Womack's publicist Sonya Kolowrat said Friday ...