Bobby Womack, Royalty of the Soul Era, Dies at 70

Veteran soul singer Bobby Womack died Friday.Womack's sister says he passed away in his sleep she says they don't know the cause of death.Bobby…

Bobby Womack, the singer-songwriter behind the Rolling Stones' "It's All Over Now" and plenty of his own soul hits, died at age 70 on Friday, his label XL Recordings announced. In addition to penning the Stones' first No.

Bobby Womack, who spanned the American soul music era, touring as a gospel singer in the 1950s, playing guitar in Sam Cooke's backup band in the early '60s, writing hit songs recorded by Wilson Pickett and the Rolling Stones and composing music that 

The legendary soul singer Bobby Womack passed away this evening at the age of 70. A representative from Womack's label, XL Recordings, confirmed the sad news to Rolling Stone. Although the cause of death is unknown, 

Bobby and his brothers formed a group in the '60s called "The Valentinos" and they recorded the song "It's All Over Now" before the Rolling Stones released their version — the group's first #1 hit. 0627-bobby-womack-recent-getty-01 Bobby also recorded