Bobby Womack dies aged 70

Renowned musician Bobby Womack has died at the age of 70.

The cause of death of the legendary soul singer and songwriter was not announced.

Bobby Womack had suffered from cancer and Alzheimer’s disease and battled with drug addiction.

His hits included It’s All Over Now, performed by the Rolling Stones, and Lookin’ for Love.

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.

Bobby Womack was born in 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio and began singing in a gospel group in the 1950s with his brothers.

He later gained attention after the siblings signed to SAR Records in 1960.

The brothers, including Cecil, Curtis, Harry and Friendly Jr., cut two R&B albums as the Valentinos.

Later the group broke up and Bobby Womack turned to song writing and a solo career.

He outlived many of the acts with whom he played and with whom he was friendly, including Jimi Hendrix and Wilson Pickett.

Bobby Womack’s songs were recorded by Janis Joplin, Wilson Pickett and many others. His friend Sam Cooke persuaded him to let the Rolling Stones record It’s All Over Now.

He also worked as a session guitarist, appearing on recordings by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Dusty Springfield, and Pickett.

From 1970-90, Bobby Womack charted 36 singles including That’s the Way I Feel About Cha and Woman’s Gotta Have It.

According to the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, a series of personal tragedies including the deaths of two sons led him to drug abuse.

After a long musical hiatus, in 2009 he was tapped by Gorillaz co-founder Damon Albarn to record a song for the group’s third album.

In 2012, Bobby Womack released his first album in more than ten years, entitled The Bravest Man in the Universe.

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