Cecil Womack
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Birth name | Cecil Dale Womack |
Also known as | Zekkariyas |
Born | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | September 25, 1947
Died | January 25, 2013 Johannesburg,[1] South Africa[2] | (aged 65)
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Years active | 1955–2006 |
Cecil Dale Womack (September 25, 1947 – January 25, 2013) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He was one of the musical Womack brothers, and had success both as a songwriter and recording artist, notably with his wife Linda as Womack & Womack. In later years he took the name Zekkariyas.
Career
Cecil Womack was born in
As the 1960s progressed Cecil Womack secured a role away from performing as a songwriter and producer. As the husband of Mary Wells, he was well placed to provide several R & B chart successes for her including "
Womack & Womack
In 1983, Cecil and his wife Linda, who is
After traveling to Nigeria, they discovered ancestral ties to the Zekkariyas tribe, and Cecil adopted the name Zekkariyas. In 1993 they released their final album with a major label, Transformation To The House Of Zekkariyas.[10] They continued to write for other artists, including Ruby Turner and Randy Crawford.[7]
Covers of Cecil Womack songs
Personal life
In 1966, Womack married
Cecil later married Linda Cooke, the daughter of Sam Cooke. This created an interesting family tree because Cecil's brother Bobby Womack had married Sam Cooke's widow and Linda's mother Barbara Campbell in 1965.[13] Cecil and Linda had seven children together, and had homes in Africa and Thailand. After 1994, Womack was known professionally and personally by the name Zekkariyas.[14]
Death
Zekkariyas spent his final years traveling the world with his wife and children, using his time to explore his African heritage, spirituality, and knowledge of the continent as well as making music. He died of unknown causes in Johannesburg, South Africa, on January 25, 2013, at age 65.[1][15]
References
- ^ a b "Womack & Womack". Soulwalking.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Cecil Womack Dies". Your Black World. 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ "Womack and Womack | SoulTracks - Soul Music Biographies, News and Reviews". SoulTracks. 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ a b "Mary Wells Marries Youngest Womack Brother". Jet. Vol. 30, no. 19. August 18, 1966. p. 25.
- ^ "Bobby Womack". Soulfulkindamusic.net. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ Joel Whitburn, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles, 1942-2004, Billboard Chart Data, (2004)
- ^ a b "Womack & Womack Page". Soulwalking.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ISBN 0-00-717931-6.
- ^ "Songs from the Year 1988". Tsort.info. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ William Ruhlmann. "Womack & Womack | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ "Joss Stone Brings Womack & Womack's 'Teardrops' To Life". SoulBounce. 2012-06-20. Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ OCLC 922631976.
- ^ "Cecil Womack". Telegraph. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ Cook, Emma (January 30, 1994). "How We Met / Womack and Womack". The Independent. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ John Lewis (5 February 2013). "Cecil Womack obituary | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
External links
- Zekkariyas Enlightenment Kingdom Official site [offline June 2014]
- Cecil Womack at IMDb
- Review/Rock; Womacks:Songs of Life, The New York Times
- The Independent, "How we met: Womack & Womack", 1994