Episode 630 is BOBBY WOMACK, a significant contributor to soul music as a songwriter, guitarist and solo artist. He got his start in a group called the VALENTINOS (also covered here) with his brothers, and then as guitarist for Sam Cooke and other famous artists before recording on his own in 1969. His early 70s albums are high quality soul and funk material, accentuated by his gritty voice. He had a revival in the 1980s but the tone of the soul music from that decade is not to my tastes.
Favorite album: Understanding
Favorite song: Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
Compared to expectations: same
Recommendation: Fly Me to the Moon (1969), Understanding (1972), Facts of Life (1973),
I Don’t Know What the World Is Coming To (1975)
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