Cecil Womack

Infobox Musician
Name = Cecil D. Womack
Background = solo_singer
Born = birth date and age|1947|9|25 Cleveland, Ohio

Cecil D. Womack (born 25 September 1947, in Cleveland, Ohio) is one of the famous musical Womack brothers. Although lesser known than his elder brother Bobby, he has had some success both as a songwriter and recording artist.

Womack and his brothers were a gospel group. They changed their name to the Valentinos and became protégés of Sam Cooke.

Cecil became the second husband of Motown star Mary Wells in 1967. Together they had three children: Cecil Jr, Stacy and Harry.

After their 1977 divorce, Wells dated Cecil's other brother, Curtis Womack and she gave birth to Curtis' daughter, Sugar.

Cecil next married Linda Cooke, the daughter of Sam Cooke. This created scandal because Cecil's brother Bobby Womack married Sam Cooke's widow Barbara Campbell in March 1965, just 3 months after Sam Cooke's December 1964 murder.

Infobox Musician
Name = Womack & Womack
Background = group_or_band
Genre = R&B
Years_active = 1983–1993
Label = Elektra, EMI, RCA, Warner Bros. Records
Current_members = Cecil D. Womack, Linda Cooke

In 1983, under the name of Womack & Womack, Cecil and Linda released a successful album, "Love Wars", and continued to make albums until 1991. Their song "Love Wars" was covered by The Beautiful South for the 1990 compilation Rubáiyát. Their most successful single was "Teardrops".

Discography

Albums

* 1983: "Love Wars"
* 1985: "Radio M.U.S.C. Man"
* 1986: "Star Bright"
* 1988: "Conscience"
* 1991: "Family Spirit"
* 1993: "Transformation to the House of Zekkariyas"
* 2000: "Greatest Hits"
* 2004: "The Best of 1984-1993: Strange and Funny"

ingles

* 1983: "Love Wars" (UK #14)
* 1984: "Baby I'm Scared Of You" (UK #72)
* 1984: "Express Myself"
* 1985: "Radio M.U.S.C. Man"
* 1985: "Strange And Funny"
* 1986: "Soul Love/Soul Man" (UK #58)
* 1986: "Starbright"
* 1988: "Teardrops" (UK #3)
* 1988: "Life's Just A Ballgame" (UK #32)
* 1989: "Celebrate The World" (UK #14)
* 1989: "MPB (Missing Persons Bureau)" (UK #92)
* 1988: "Conscience"
* 1991: "Uptown" (UK #79)
* 1991: "My Dear (The Letter)"
* 1992: "Alimony
* 1993: "Secret Star"

External links

* [http://www.zekenlightkingdom.com/ Zekkariyas Enlightenment Kingdom] Official site
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEFDD153FF936A15755C0A96E948260 Review/Rock; Womacks:Songs of Life] , "New York Times".