Bobby Womack has had an extraordinary career; discovered by Sam Cooke while he was barely a teenager, Bobby released a long string of excellent singles with his brothers in the group The Valentinos (read my post about them here at Bedazzled), Bobby struck out on his own beginning in the mid-60's with an earthy, rootsy, powerful voice and the ability to pen lyrics with the type of depth that earned him the well-deserved nickname "The Poet".
On this track (taken from the film of the same name), Bobby takes on a number of subjects that deal with life on the mean streets of the ghetto in the early 70's and tries to make some sense of it. Just give a listen to Bobby's vocals on this track, especially what starts happening around the 3 minute mark; the man was FEELING this track. Sadly, the following year his brother Harry (who he sang with in the Valentinos) was dead of a drug overdose.
from 1973...
BOBBY WOMACK WITH PEACE - ACROSS 110TH STREET
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A classic slice of soul. Unfortunately the one that pops up on most compilations is the rerecorded version but this is great. Thank you for your blog!
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