Cecil Womack

Dee Dee Warwick was born in 1942, soul and R&B singer who had a lot of hits back in the 1960s and 1970s.

Cecil Womack was born in 1947, R&B singer, songwriter, and producer who was part of the husband and wife duo Womack and Womack alongside Linda Cook.

Ani McIntyre was born in 1945.

Founding member and guitarist for the Average White Band had the song Pick Up the Pieces.

Next up, I'm featuring a second track from the Womack Sisters.

As the daughters of Cecil and Linda Womack, the nieces of Bobby Womack, and the granddaughters of Sam Cooke, they truly are descendants of Soul Music royalty.

This is the Womack Sisters, All Around.

And then you faded away But you left that stinger in And the pain is lingering Even though you're gone Even though you're gone I see a shadow Leaning across my door I hear your footsteps In the bricking of the floor I can't stop messing With the place you've been And I know it's just an ache But I start to feel it Even though you're gone Even though you're gone When the night comes down You're all I found You're all around And if I ever close my eyes The rest of all this fades away Nothing left to do but reach into the darkness

It's in their blood.

Their parents are Linda and Cecil Womack, who made beautiful rhythm and blues under the name Womack & Womack.

Their uncle, Bobby Womack, possessed the gravelly voice that powered hits like Lookin' for a Love and Across 110th Street.

And their grandfather was the gospel and soul great Sam Cooke.

But for our purposes, I want to focus on them and their parents.

Their parents are Linda Womack and Cecil Womack.

Linda Cook, who later became Linda Womack, was Sam Cook's daughter.

And they are also legends in their own right.

And there's a Philly connection.

I just want to give a little bit of a backdrop on Linda and Cecil Womack because I see a lot of parallels in how they grew up with how these three artists, BG, Zimani, and Kuja Womack grew up.

Because it's basically like people who... you know, their childhood was in the music business.

You know, people who just grew up in the business.

It's in their blood.

Their parents are Linda and Cecil Womack, who made beautiful rhythm and blues under the name Womack & Womack.

Their uncle, Bobby Womack, possessed the gravelly voice that powered hits like "Lookin' for a Love" and "Across 110th Street." And their grandfather was the gospel and soul great Sam Cooke.

Now, these three sisters, Biegee, Kucha, and Zamani, are looking to shape the kind of music they grew up hearing for a contemporary audience that doesn't know or care about their illustrious roots.