Bobby Womack (Cleveland 1944-2014) was discovered by Sam Cooke and grew up in the seventies to become one of the greatest soul singers of his generation. Initially he focused on a career as a songwriter and session musician. He wrote It's All Over Now, a hit for the Rolling Stones. After a period of glory in the sixties Womack hit in the eighties more and more out of the picture. In 1997, Bobby
… again in the spotlight when his song Across 110th Street was given a prominent place on the soundtrack of the hit film Jackie Brown, and he worked with two famous lovers of his music: Mos Def and Damon Albarn.more
