Episode 197 – Bobby Womack vs himself
Brian breaks down the larger-than-life, unbelievable tale of the man who showed up to Sam Cooke’s funeral with Sam Cooke’s wife – Bobby Womack. There is sex. There is attempted murder. There is lots of drugging with Sly Stone. This episode is brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival. Send us an episode request about one of the bands performing and you could win tickets to see them there! Email: WeAreTheStoryGuys@gmail.com SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Womack https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bobby-womack-1944-2014-246105/ https://atlantablackstar.com/2024/01/22/story-marry-bobby-womack-sam-cooke-widow-after-death/ The Soul Stirrer by Barney Hoskins: https://teachrock.org/article/the-soul-stirrer-sam-cooke/ Jet Magazine story: https://www.tumblr.com/twixnmix/190983933828/sam-cookes-widow-marries-bobby-womack-77-days https://kissrichmond.com/1753642/rb-singer-bobby-womack-still-heartbroken-about-baby-sons-death/ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/28/bobby-womack-dies-aged-70 https://raresoul.com/bobby-womack-marries-sam-cookes-widow-gets-pistol-whipped/ https://raycharlesvideomuseum.blogspot.com/2015/07/bobby-and-ray-1966.html https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/how-we-met-womack-and-womack-1403513.html https://www.mtv.com/news/l698zf/bobby-womack-sam-cooke https://eurweb.com/2022/womack-sisters-born-into-betrayal-entanglement/ https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/vintage-entanglement-bobby-womack-got-shot-for-sleeping-with-daughter-of-his-celebrity-friend/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Womack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bravest_Man_in_the_Universe http://www.apologetix.com/faq/faq-detail.php?faq_q_id=52 Mark Farner’s Christian version of “Some Kind of Wonderful”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLvIBR4rxGQ