Because he has a reputation as being an extraordinary songwriter—who often writes of common experiences and personal torment—in music circles, Bobby Womack is aptly referred to as, “The Poet.” However, along with providing material for the likes of the Rolling Stones, Marvin Gaye, Wilson Pickett, Sly Stone, and our own Neville Brothers, with his classic tortured soul voice, Womack has also created his own body of powerful work, one which has helped define modern...