Photos: Bobby Womack, legendary soul singer dies at 70
June 28, 2014
Bobby Womack performs on the From The Storehouse With Dermot Whelan show, which aired on RTE 2, ahead of this yearÂ’s Arthur's Day celebrations on September 25, in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images for Guinness) ( 181200034ME00090_Guinness_C )
Musician Bobby Womack poses for a portrait on Friday, June 22, 2012 in Los Angeles. Womack, 70, a colorful and highly influential R&B singer-songwriter who impacted artists from the Rolling Stones to Damon Albarn, has died. Womack's publicist Sonya Kolowrat confirmed to The Associated Press on Friday, June 27, 2014, that the singer died but had no other details to provide. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP) ( Music Bobby Womack Portrait )
In this Jan. 19, 1990 file photo, rock and roll great Bobby Womack, left, gets a hug from another rock and roll great, Chubby Checker, at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York Monday night. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert,File) ( ROCK HALL NOMINEES )
In this April 4, 2009 file photo, Bobby Womack, left, and Ronnie Wood speak backstage after Womack was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, in Cleveland. Womack, 70, a colorful and highly influential R&B singer-songwriter who impacted artists from the Rolling Stones to Damon Albarn, has died. Womack's publicist Sonya Kolowrat confirmed to The Associated Press on Friday, June 27, 2014, that the singer died but had no other details to provide. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, file) ( Obit-Bobby Womack )
Bobby Womack attends The Q Awards on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in London. (Photo by Ki Price/Invision/AP) ( Q Awards 2012 )
British musician Ronnie Wood, left, presents U.S singer/songwriter Bobby Womack with the 'Bluesfest Lifetime Achievement Award' for Services To Soul', at the Royal Albert Hall in west London, Monday, Oct. 28, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) ( Britain Bluesfest Lifetime Achievement Award Assignment Type:-Editorial Invision Job ID:-10281315636 )
Damon Albarn of Gorillaz, left, looks on as singer Bobby Womack performs with the band on the final day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., Sunday, April 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) ( Coachella Festival Day Three )
Damon Albarn, left, performs with Bobby Womack during the Gorillaz, Escape to Plastic Beach concert in Sydney Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft) ( Australia Gorillaz )
Bobby Womack performs during the Gorillaz, Escape to Plastic Beach concert in Sydney Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft) ( Australia Gorillaz )
Bobby Womack performs after being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Saturday, April 4, 2009 in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) ( Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Show )
In this April 18, 2010 file photo, singer Bobby Womack performs with Gorillaz on the final day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. Womack, 70, a colorful and highly influential R&B singer-songwriter who impacted artists from the Rolling Stones to Damon Albarn, has died. Womack's publicist Sonya Kolowrat confirmed to The Associated Press on Friday, June 27, 2014, that the singer died but had no other details to provide. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file) ( Obit-Bobby Womack )
Ronnie Wood, right, inducts Bobby Womack into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame at the 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Saturday, April 4, 2009 in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) ( Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Show )
Ronnie Wood, right, and Bobby Womack perform together after Womack was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Saturday, April 4, 2009 in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) ( Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Show )
Gina Womack and musician Bobby Womack arrives on the red carpet for the 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Saturday, April 4, 2009 in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) ( Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Arrival )
(L-R) Bobby Womack and Mary Ramos attend the 4th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards at Mack Sennett Studios on February 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for Guild of Music Supervisors) ( 475377585JL035_4th_Annual_G )
Bobby Womack performs at Sinnots as part of the fifth annual Arthur's Day celebrations on September 26, 2013 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for Guinness) ( 181202130BD00164_Guinness_C )
Bobby Womack attends the Q Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 22, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) ( 152395747JD00006_The_Q_Awar )
British musician Ronnie Wood, left, presents U.S singer/songwriter Bobby Womack with the 'Bluesfest Lifetime Achievement Award' for Services To Soul', at the Royal Albert Hall in west London, Monday, Oct. 28, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) ( Britain Bluesfest Lifetime Achievement Award Assignment Type:-Editorial Invision Job ID:-10281315636 )
Singer Bobby Womack from the group Gorillaz performs during day 3 of the Coachella Valley Music & Art Festival 2010 held at The Empire Polo Club on April 18, 2010 in Indio, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images) ( 60206072 )
Bobby Womack performs on Day 2 of the Roskilde Festival on July 5, 2013 in Roskilde, Denmark. (Photo by Danny E. Martindale/Getty Images) ( 173068315DM021_ROSKILDE_FES )
Bobby Womack poses ahead of tomorrow's fifth annual Arthur's Day celebrations on September 25, 2013 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for Guinness) ( 181200034ME00019_Guinness_C )
Bobby Womack performs on Day 2 of the Roskilde Festival on July 5, 2013 in Roskilde, Denmark. (Photo by Danny E. Martindale/Getty Images) ( 173068315DM017_ROSKILDE_FES )
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