Soul legenda Bobi Vomak je preminuo u 70. godini života. Prethodnih nedelju dana su kružile glasine o njegovoj smrti, ali su one bile odbacivane. Međutim, njegova izdavačka kuća je potvrdila glasine. Uzrok smrti još uvek nije poznat.

Poslednjih godina, Vomak je bolovao od raka debelog creva, dijabetesa, upale pluća i podelio je sa svojim fanovima da su počeli da se javljaju simptomi alchajmerove bolesti.

Vomak je iza sebe ostavio 27 studijskih albuma. Poslednji album „The Bravest Man in the Universe“ je objavljen 2012. godine.

I pored svog lošeg zdravstvenog stanja, Vomak je radio na novim pesmama sa muzičarima poput Stivija Vondera i Snup Doga za album pod nazivom „The Best Is Yet to Come“.

Womack je 2009. godine uveden u Rokenol hol of fejm.

Izvor: svetgitara.com

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• Bobby Womack, who wrote the song, hated what the Stones did with it, but when he got his royalty checks, he lightened up and tried to get the Stones to do more of his songs. 20 years later, he was a guest musician on their Dirty Work album.
• The Stones recorded this during their first US tour at Chess Studios in Chicago, where Chuck Berry, Howlin’ Wolf, and Muddy Waters also recorded. During these sessions, they also recorded "Time Is On My Side."
• This was originally recorded by an American R&B band called The Valentinos. Like many songs by black artists The Stones covered, this had been overlooked by white audiences until they released their version. Bobby Womack co-wrote the song with his sister-in-law and sang lead on the original.
• This was the Stones’ first #1 hit in England.
• This was the first song Bruce Springsteen learned to play on guitar.