Birthday remembrance to Cecil Womack (September 25, 1947 – February 1, 2013). He was an American #RnB / #Soul singer, songwriter and record producer. He was one of the musical Womack brothers, and had success both as a songwriter and recording artist, notably with his wife Linda as Womack and Womack. In later years he took the name Zekkariyas. Cecil Womack was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He and his brothers Bobby, Harry, Friendly and Curtis, were a gospel group appearing on the gospel circuit in the mid 50s where they were seen by Sam Cooke of the Soul Stirrers. As Cookes protégés they changed their name to The Valentinos and in 1961 began to sing and record for secular audiences. The Valentinos had hit records with Lookin for a Love and Its All Over Now, the latter being covered by The Rolling Stones and briefly recorded for Chess Records in Chicago before switching to the Jubilee label where Cecil contributing songs that included Two Lovers History and Tired Of Being Nobody. The Valentinos called it a day in 1969. Womacks songwriting credits include Love TKO a major hit for Teddy Pendergrass, I Just Want To Satisfy You for The OJays, Love Symphony for Patti LaBelle, and New Day for George Benson. In 1983, Cecil and his wife Linda, who was Sam Cookes daughter, began performing and recording together as Womack & Womack, and released a successful album, Love Wars on Elektra Records. The title track from the album was a #14 hit in the UK, and the song Baby Im Scared Of You was a minor hit on the Billboard #RnB/ #Soul chart in the US & also in the UK. In 1988, their single Teardrops, taken from their fourth album Conscience, became a major international hit reportedly selling more than 10 million copies worldwide. It reached #3 in the UK, and #1 in the Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand, though it did not chart in the US. His first wife Mary Wells recorded the Valentinos Two Lovers History in 1968. The Womack & Womack song Love Wars was covered by The Beautiful South .Eric Clapton, Elton John, K.D. Lang and The Sugababes are among many artists who recorded Lead Me On. Love T.K.O. has been recorded by many artists including Boz Scaggs, Teddy Pendergrass, Bette Midler and Michael McDonald. Teardrops has been covered by Joss Stone. Other artists to record songs written by Cecil Womack include: Bonnie Raitt (Good Man, Good Woman), Ruby Turner (Hurting Inside), The Dramatics, The Dells, Patti Labelle, and brother Bobby Womack for whom he co-wrote or wrote a number of hit songs that include (If You Want My Love) Put Something Down On It, I Wish I Had Someone To Go Home To and Im So Proud. He died of unknown causes in South Africa on February 1, 2013. R.I.P Cecil Womack. GARY
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 07:19:20 +0000
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