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Bobby Womack

real name Robert Dwayne Womack

Cleveland, United States · 1944-03-04 – 2014-06-27

Bobby Womack is credited on 4,866 releases across 898 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,866

Credits

898

Albums

7

Decades active

1,090

In collections

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Singer, guitarist and songwriter
Born on 4 March 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Died on 27 June 2014 in Tarzana, California, USA.
Formed the The Womack Brothers gospel quintet with his brothers Cecil (opens in a new tab), Curtis (opens in a new tab), Friendly (opens in a new tab) and Harry (opens in a new tab) in the early 1950s. Produced by Sam Cooke from 1953 on, they moved to secular music and the band was renamed the Valentinos. Soon after the death of Sam Cooke in 1964, Bobby Womack embarked on a successful solo career as a songwriter, session guitarist and recording artist.
Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2009 (Performer).
He was married to Regina Womack.

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Credited work

4,866 releases · 898 albums · active 1960–2026

  • Performance · 7,667
  • Production · 643
  • Other credits · 47

Studios: Record Plant, Los Angeles · Muscle Shoals Sound Studios · American Sound Studio, Memphis, TN · The Burbank Studios

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