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Damon Albarn And Bobby Womack Perform Secret Show
British rocker Damon Albarn joined forces with soul veteran Bobby Womack on Monday night (01Oct12) to stage a secret concert in London.The performance at the Notting Hill Arts Club was quietly announced on Twitter.com on...
By WENN on 02 October 2012
Q Awards Nominations Revealed
Blur, The Stone Roses, Florence + the Machine and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds lead the nominations for this year's Q Awards.The four acts have each received nominations in two categories for this year's ceremony,...
By Bang Showbiz on 06 September 2012
Bobby Womack: 'Doctors Branded Me A Miracle For Surviving Health Battle'
Soul legend Bobby Womack has been hailed a "miracle" by his doctors after recovering from a coma and two bouts of pneumonia following his cancer diagnosis.The 68-year-old singer/songwriter was told he had colon cancer in...
By WENN on 02 July 2012
Bobby Womack Keen To Hit The Road After Beating Cancer
Soul legend Bobby Womack has revealed to the Bbc that he has beaten cancer, but admitted he still had "a long way to go". In an interview, the vocalist said that he reckoned the problems...
By WENN on 02 July 2012
Bobby Womack Cancer Free
Bobby Womack is cancer free. The soul music legend was thought to have developed colon cancer in March, but after having a tumour removed he has been given the all clear. A post on the...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 May 2012
Damon Albarn Gifted Bobby Womack With Unused Gorillaz Tunes
Soul man Bobby Womack is confident his comeback album will be a big hit - because it features tracks producer pal Damon Albarn was holding back for a Gorillaz project, which now may never happen.The...
By WENN on 23 April 2012
Bobby Womack To Have Cancer Surgery Soon
Bobby Womack will undergo cancer surgery this week.The singer - who was recently hospitalised with pneumonia, but has now been released - has been diagnosed with colon cancer and will start his treatment within the...
By Bang Showbiz on 28 March 2012
Bobby Womack Discharged From Hospital
Soul star Bobby Womack has been released from hospital after receiving treatment for pneumonia, but is due to undergo an operation later this month (Mar12) as he fights cancer.The singer's close friend William 'Bootsy' Collins...
By WENN on 27 March 2012
Bobby Womack Diagnosed With Colon Cancer
The anticipation of Bobby Womack 's first new studio album in 13 years has all of a sudden been thrown into sharp relief following news that the soul legend has been diagnosed with colon cancer,...
By WENN on 26 March 2012
Bobby Womack Has Colon Cancer, Says Collins
Soul legend Bobby Womack has been diagnosed with colon cancer after he was admitted to hospital suffering from pneumonia, according to his pal William 'BOOTSY' COLLINS.The singer/songwriter's health battle was revealed by Collins in a...
By WENN on 26 March 2012
Bobby Womack Battling Cancer
Bobby Womack is reportedly battling colon cancer. The singer was hospitalised at the weekend, suffering with pneumonia, and later diagnosed with the condition, according to his friend, funk bassist Bootsy Collins. Bootsy originally tweeted yesterday...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 March 2012
Albarn Producing Bobby Womack's New Album
Bobby Womack's Gorillaz bandmate Damon Albarn has stepped in to produce the singer/songwriter's comeback album.The Across 110th Street singer returned to the spotlight when Albarn invited him to perform on the track Stylo and then...
By WENN on 25 November 2011
Bobby Womack Show Moved Indoors To Avoid Storm
Bobby Womack's upcoming Legends Tour stop in Rochester, New York has been relocated to avoid a storm.Promoters are keen to avoid weather problems that have blighted a number of outdoor concerts and festivals this year...
By WENN on 30 September 2011
Bobby Womack Helps Snoop Dogg Honour Women
Soul legend Bobby Womack was inspired to work with Snoop Dogg on his new blues album when the rapper revealed he wanted to honour the women in his life with the help of his musical...
By WENN on 26 August 2011
Bobby Womack Thanks Gorillaz For Inspiring Comeback
Soul legend Bobby Womack has credited Damon Albarn's group Gorillaz for kickstarting his career after excessive drug use robbed him of his creative edge.The singer/songwriter, dubbed 'the last great soul man', all but quit the...
By WENN on 26 August 2011
Top Los Angeles Street Fair Bosses Face Fight To Stage 2011 Festival
The organisers of the Los Angeles street fair which is set to feature Hanson, Bobby Womack and the reunited Butthole Surfers this weekend (27-28Aug11) are facing a desperate last-ditch push for cash to stage the...
By WENN on 23 August 2011
Bobby Womack Still Heartbroken About Baby Son's Death
Soul legend Bobby Womack has opened up about the death of his infant child - the tragedy which propelled him into a lengthy drug hell.The legendary Across 110th Street hitmaker had already lost one son,...
By WENN on 23 August 2011
Bobby Womack To Give Teena Marie Single Proceeds To Singer's Daughter
Soul legend Bobby Womack is to hand over the profits from the single he recorded with Teena Marie weeks before she died last year (10) to the singer's daughter.The Across 110th Street hitmaker recorded a...
By WENN on 22 August 2011
Womack's Daughter Behind The Camera For Life Story Documentary
Soul legend Bobby Womack's singer daughter GinaRe has turned her back on her music career to make a documentary about her father.The Countdown singer has been on the road with her dad for the past...
By WENN on 16 August 2011
Gorillaz Future In Question
Gorillaz may come to an end after their present tour. The cartoon band - which is masterminded by singer and musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett - are presently completing their largest and most...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 December 2010
Gorillaz Put Through The 'Vocoder Of America'
The new Gorillaz album will sound like an "English voice put through the vocoder of America".The cartoon band's main songwriter has been recording while touring in the US, and described how his experience of being...
By Bang Showbiz on 11 November 2010
Gorillaz To Quit?
Gorillaz latest album 'Plastic Beach' is likely to be the group's last. The animated band's bassist, Murdoc Niccals, said with the group's third album their work "feels complete" and it could be the last time...
By Bang Showbiz on 10 March 2010
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