Tributes pour out for soul singer Bobby Womack, US music legend dead at 70
Bobby Womack churned out hits for a cavalcade of stars during a life of highs and many lows
Bobby Womack
1944-2014
Legendary US soul artist Bobby Womack, who influenced and wrote for generations of musicians, has died, triggering a surge of tributes.
Womack, 70, penned a string of R&B staples including It's all Over Now - which went to number one for the Rolling Stones - and Across 110th Street.
Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood was among the first to pay tribute to Womack, tweeting: "The man who could make you cry when he sang has brought tears to my eyes with his passing."
"RIP to the 'Soul Legend' who sang from his Soul !!!" added US rapper MC Hammer.
Womack started out performing with his brothers in the 1950s and later in the Valentinos. He also wrote songs and played guitar for artists including Aretha Franklin and Wilson Pickett.
Womack, who was credited with influencing generations of acts, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009. He struggled with drugs and health problems for decades, but released a comeback album, The Bravest Man in the Universe, in 2012, his first in over a decade.