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My Take
Bobby Womack is one of those artists who existed in the connective tissue of American music for so long that it's almost impossible to overstate his influence. Growing up in Cleveland singing gospel with his brothers, then landing in Sam Cooke's orbit as a teenager — that alone would be a remarkable origin story. But Womack kept going, writing "It's All Over Now" before the Rolling Stones ever touched it, crafting deep soul cuts throughout the '70s, and then — against all odds — staging a genuine late-career comeback with Damon Albarn and Gorillaz on The Fall in 2011. His voice had this lived-in, broken-but-unbroken quality that got richer with age. The 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction felt long overdue. He passed in 2014, and the soul world lost something that genuinely cannot be replicated.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bobby Womack
- Name (Japanese)
- ボビー・ウーマック
- Reading
- ぼびー・うーまっく
- Born
- March 4, 1944 – June 27, 2014
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Monkey
- Origin
- Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / musician / songwriter / guitarist / record producer
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Bobby Womack born?
March 4, 1944 – June 27, 2014.
Where is Bobby Womack from?
Bobby Womack is from Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
What does Bobby Womack do?
Bobby Womack works as singer-songwriter, musician, songwriter, guitarist, record producer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.