C-Town's Finest - The Poet Bobby Womack

Bobby Dwayne Womack was born in Cleveland on March 4, 1944. His upbringing was strict and religious, but his father Friendly also encouraged his sons to pursue music as he had (he sang and played guitar in a gospel group). In the early '50s, while still a child, Bobby joined his siblings Cecil, Curtis, Harry, and Friendly Jr. to form the gospel quintet the Womack Brothers. They were chosen to open a local show for the Soul Stirrers in 1953, where Bobby befriended lead singer Sam Cooke.

The Womack Brothers made several recordings during 1960 and 1961, including a few gospel sides, but Cooke soon convinced them to record R&B and renamed them the Valentinos. In 1962, they scored a Top Ten hit on the R&B charts with "Lookin' for a Love," and Cooke sent them on the road behind James Brown to serve a boot-camp-style musical apprenticeship. Bobby eventually joined Cooke's backing band as a guitarist. The Valentinos' 1964 single "It's All Over Now," written by Bobby, was quickly covered by the Rolling Stones with Cooke's blessing; when it became the Stones' first U.K. number one, Womack suddenly found himself a rich man.

Cooke's tragic death in December 1964 left Womack greatly shaken and the Valentinos' career in limbo. Just three months later, Womack married Cooke's widow, Barbara Campbell, which earned him tremendous ill will in the R&B community; many viewed him as a shady opportunist looking to cash in on Cooke's legacy, especially since Campbell was significantly older than Womack. According to Womack, he was initially motivated to look after Campbell in an unstable time, not to tarnish the memory of a beloved mentor.

Jut a little trivia ..Bobby's brother, Cecil Womack, was married to the late, great, Mary Wells.

Hope you enjoy.
Track list
1-Bobby Womack & The Valentinos - Looking for a Love
2-Bobby Womack & The Valentinos - It's All Over Now
3-Bobby Womack & Alltrinna Grayson - No Matter How High I Get
4-Bobby Womack - Monologue-(they long to be)close to you
5-Bobby Womack - You're Welcome, Stop On By
6-Bobby Womack - That's The Way I Feel About Cha
7-Bobby Womack - Teardrops
8-Bobby Womack - Oh How I Miss You
9-Bobby Womack - If You Think You're Lonely Now
10-Bobby Womack - I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much
11-Bobby Womack - I Was Checking Out
12-Bobby Womack - I Can Understand It
13-Bobby Womack - Harry Hippie
14-Bobby Womack - Harlem Love Theme
15-Bobby Womack - Facts of Life
16-Bobby Womack - Daylight
17-Bobby Womack - Communication
18-Bobby Womack - Check It Out
19-Bobby Womack - Caught Up In The Middle
20-Bobby Womack - California Dreaming
21-Bobby Womack - a woman got to have it
22-Bobby Womack - A Change Is Gonna Come
23-Bobby Womack - Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
24-Bobby Womack - All Along The Watchtower

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Cover by G Man


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