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Bobby Womack, legendary soul singer, dies at 70

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Legendary soul singer Bobby Womack died Friday, said Sonya Kolowrat, his publicist with XL Recordings. Womack was 70.

The cause of death was not immediately clear.

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FOR THE RECORD

June 27, 6:49 p.m. An earlier version of this post misspelled Sonya Kolowrat’s last name.

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He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.

Womack’s career spanned more than 50 years, including stints as a recording artist in the early 1960s, as lead singer of his family musical group the Valentinos, and as Sam Cooke’s backing guitarist.

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Womack wrote numerous hits songs recorded by artists such as Wilson Pickett and the Rolling Stones, including the Stones’ first No. 1 hit in Britain, “It’s All Over Now.”

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