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Soul legend Bobby Womack dead at 70

LOS ANGELES, California – Legendary U.S. soul artist Bobby Womack, who influenced and wrote for generations of musicians, died Friday aged 70, a spokeswoman said.

Womack wrote a string of R&B staples including “It’s all Over Now” — which went to No. 1 for British rockers The Rolling Stones – and “Lookin’ for A Love.”

The singer started out performing with his brothers in the 1950s and later a band called the Valentinos. He also wrote songs and played guitar for artists including Aretha Franklin and Wilson Pickett.

Sonya Kolowrat, a spokeswoman for his label XL Recordings, confirmed his death to AFP, but said she had no further details. Womack’s main home is listed as Los Angeles.

Womack, who was credited with influencing generations of acts, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.

He struggled with drugs and health problems for decades, but released a comeback album, “The Bravest Man in the Universe,” in 2012, his first record in over a decade.

Although he long had health woes, he was due to go on tour in Europe next month — his website listed shows in the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Britain in the second half of July and the start of August.

Womack was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to a musical family, forming The Womack Brothers gospel group with his siblings, managed by their father.

But their career took off when they were signed by Cooke to his label Sar Records and renamed The Valentinos in 1962, producing their first hit single, “Lookin’ for A Love.”

Womack still played with his brothers, but also began playing guitar in Cooke’s own band. After Cooke died in 1964, the Valentinos floundered, and Womack launched his solo career.

Some of his biggest hits were songs written for other stars, including Pickett, Franklin, Joe Tex and Dusty Springfield.

In the early 1970s he recorded hits of his own, including “That’s The Way I Feel About Cha” and “Woman’s Gotta Have It,” but his fortunes waned later in the decade, according to the IMDb show business database website.

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