Stars pay tribute to soul legend Bobby Womack

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Picture shows Bobby Womack performing on the West Holts Stage at Glastonbury, 2013.
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Womack performed at the Glastonbury festival in 2013 despite being diagnosed with Alzheimer's

Artists including Labrinth and Cee Lo Green are paying tribute to soul legend Bobby Womack, who has died aged 70.

Jessie Ware, who sang backing vocals on his 2012 album The Bravest Man In The Universe, said it was "such sad news".

Gorillaz co-founder Damon Albarn, who also worked with Womack, said: "I will see my brother in church."

The cause of death is not known but he had suffered from cancer and Alzheimer's disease and fought drug addiction.

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Soul singer Bobby Womack appeared in Cleveland, Ohio, on 4 April 2009Image source, Getty Images
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Bobby Womack was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009

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Bobby Womack toured the world for three months as a guest vocalist with Gorillaz in 2010.

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