{"id":80454,"date":"2014-06-28T11:46:42","date_gmt":"2014-06-28T09:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=80454"},"modified":"2014-06-28T11:46:42","modified_gmt":"2014-06-28T09:46:42","slug":"r-i-p-bobby-womack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/r-i-p-bobby-womack\/","title":{"rendered":"R.I.P. Bobby Womack"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bobby<\/p>\n

Bobby Womack, a colourful and highly influential R&B singer-songwriter who influenced artists from the Rolling Stones to Damon Albarn, has died. He was 70.<\/p>\n

Mr Womack\u2019s publicist Sonya Kolowrat said on Friday that the singer had died, but she could provide no other details.<\/p>\n

Mr Womack was diagnosed with Alzheimer\u2019s disease two years ago and overcame addiction and multiple health issues, including prostate cancer, to pull off a second act in his career.<\/p>\n

Mr Womack performed recently at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival and seemed in good health and spirits. He had been scheduled to perform at multiple events across Europe in July and August.<\/p>\n

He told the BBC in 2013 the Alzheimer\u2019s diagnosis came after he began having difficulty remembering his songs and the names of people he had worked with. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Via Telegraph<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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