"A veteran who paid his dues for over a decade before getting his shot at solo stardom, Bobby Womack persevered through tragedy and addiction to emerge as one of soul music's great survivors. Able to shine in the spotlight as a singer or behind the scenes as an instrumentalist and songwriter, Womack never got his due from pop audiences, but during the late '60s and much of the '70s, he was a consistent hitmaker on the R&B charts, with a high standard of quality control. His records were quintessential soul, with a bag of tricks learned from the likes of Sam Cooke, Wilson Pickett, and Sly Stone, all of whom Womack worked closely with at one time or another. Yet often, they also bore the stamp of Womack's own idiosyncratic personality, whether through a lengthy spoken philosophical monologue or a radical reinterpretation of a pop standard."
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Pitchfork: The Bravest Man in the Universe (Video)
YouTube: The Valentinos - It's all over now, The Valentinos - I'm Gonna Forget About You, When the Weekend Comes (live), Forever Love, Tried and Convicted, I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much, If You Think You're Lonely Now, Across 110th Street, I Can Understanding It, Check It Out, Daylight (live)
2013 September: Across 110th Street (1972)
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