Bobby Womack diagnosed with colon cancer

9:34 a.m. CDT, March 26, 2012

(Reuters) - U.S. singer-songwriter Bobby Womack has been diagnosed with colon cancer, according to a message posted by his longtime friend Bootsy Collins on Facebook.

Funk bassist Collins said he had spoken to the soul musician over the weekend.

"He Wanted You All to Know That He Loves You & Thxs for the Prayers," Collins wrote. "Docs Says He Is In 1st Stage of Colon Cancer, He is Very Up Beat About His Future, we laughed & joked before we hung up."

Representatives for Womack could not immediately be reached for comment.

Womack, 68, was rushed to hospital in Houston, Texas earlier this month due to severe shortness of breath, and was scheduled to undergo "a minor heart procedure".

His best-known songs as a vocalist include "Woman's Gotta Have It" and "If You Think You're Lonely Now", and he also wrote hits for many other acts.

Womack's "It's All Over Now", which the Rolling Stones covered in 1964, gave the rock band its first British number one.

In 2010, Womack collaborated with British band Gorillaz on their album "Plastic Beach" and is due to release a new studio album "The Bravest Man in the Universe" in June.

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

(Reporting by Mike Collett-White, Editing by Christine Kearney)


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God bless Bobby Womack. Pray for this soul survivor...

Terrible. The man is a genius and helped Ronnie produce his brilliant Now Look album. God give you strength Bobby.

Have faith and strength,
Good Luck Bobby.
One Love
jeroen

Good to Know he's still with us,
I thought he already checked out.

Yeah, if you don't have anything
by this dude you owe it to yourself
to check him out.

[lighting the incense of well-being for Bobby Womack]

A legend. Everything crossed for you Bobby.



'some things, well, I can't refuse'

Bobby's tough, he'll pull through.

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From Rolling Stome Magazine .

Soul legend Bobby Womack is suffering from colon cancer, says longtime friend Bootsy Collins. "I JUST SPOKE TO OUR FRIEND BOBBY WOMACK," Collins wrote on Facebook yesterday. "He Wanted You All to Know That He Loves You & Thxs for the Prayers. Docs Says He Is In 1st Stage of Colon Cancer, He is Very Up Beat About His Future, we laughed & joked before we hung up. Thxs Funkateers, we will get him Back on the One!" Earlier in the day, Collins revealed the singer had been hospitalized for pneumonia.

Womack, who was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009, has an enormous body of work as a singer, sideman and songwriter. His hits as a vocalist include "Woman's Gotta Have It," "Lookin' For a Love," "That's the Way I Feel About Cha" and "If You Think You're Lonely Now." He penned hits for many other acts, including "It's All Over Now," the Rolling Stones' first Number One hit in the United Kingdom. More recently, Womack appeared on two tracks from the Gorillaz's 2010 album Plastic Beach, including the hit "Stylo."

Womack will release a new album produced by Gorillaz mastermind Damon Albarn and XL label boss Richard Russell, The Bravest Man in the Universe, on June 12th.

I hope he gets well soon.

I love Across 110th Street

Good luck Bobby. My thoughts are with you.

His two Poet albums turned me on to soul music in the early eighties.

Good luck Bobby ....stay strong and take care ....

ROCKMAN

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He was saying he had overcome a lung cancer during his performance last month in Tokyo.




Setlist:
Across the 110th Street
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
Harry Hippie
Daylight
I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much
Woman's Gotta Have It
Change Is Gonna Come
Looking for a Love
If You Think You're Lonely Now
Jesus Be A Fence Around Me (Soul Stirrers)
Love Has Finally Come At Last
I Can Understand It
(No Matter How High I Get) I'll Still Be Looking Up to You

Bobby Womack - lead vocals
Lisa Frazier - vocals
Lisa Coulter - vocals
Zekkujchagula Zekkariyas - vocals
Cori Jacobs - keyboards
Sundra Manning - keyboards
Charles Green - alto saxophone
Brian Mantz - trumpet
Ermuelito Navarro - trombone
Woodward Aplanalp - guitar
Elbert Allen Jr. - bass
Arnold Ramsey -drums



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