Bobby Womack: My Story 1944 – 2014

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Honest, insightful, and unflinching, that is the authentic voice of the Middle of the night Mover, a hard-working and prolific legend within the music business who stood shoulder to shoulder with Ray Charles, James Brown, and Marvin Gaye as a true giant of soul, R&B, and blues music

Bobby Womack was once a true legend, a phenomenally gifted musician with 40 albums and 30 million record sales to his name. The success of his songs helped him to escape the ghetto and change into a star, but battles with the record industry and hard drugs almost wiped him out. From his poor childhood growing up in Cleveland and his early forays into music with his four brothers within the 1950s, Womack tells how he found success with his circle of relatives gospel group The Valentinos. He describes his act being whipped into shape by James Brown, life on the “chitlin’ circuit” with Jimi Hendrix, being on the road with the likes of Sam Cooke and Wilson Pickett, and recording within the studio with Eric Clapton and Elvis Presley. But success came at a price. His personal life was once never far from heartache and pain. Womack lost his friend and mentor Sam Cooke when the soul star was once gunned down in a motel. He incurred the wrath of many when, on the age of just 21, he married Cooke’s widow Barbara. His escape from the criticism was once to turn to drugs and his friend Sly Stone, leading him to spend years as considered one of biggest party animals in Los Angeles. The years of riotous abuse took its toll on Womack and those closest to him, including Janis Joplin, who spent her last night drinking with the singer. His marriage to Barbara broke up, his brother Harry was once brutally murdered, and he lost two sons. But Womack’s talent, searing guitar, and soulful voice all the time shone through. Womack is cited as an influence by myriad musicians, and remains the epitome of cool.

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