About the Author

Bobby Womack (1944-2014) and his four brothers had a childhood band which became The Valentinos in the early 1960s, one of the most successful gospel groups of all time. As a solo act Womack went on to sell 30 million records, penned the classics "Midnight Mover" and "Across 110th Street" and worked with such all-time greats as Elvis Presley, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Ray Charles, The Rolling Stones, Sam Cooke, and Sly Stone. Robert Ashton is the author of three books, "The First Rock n Roll Bodyguard," "Heroin," and "Waking Up." He has also written for numerous magazines and newspapers including "Elle," the "Independent," the "Guardian," "GQ," and the "Sunday Times.""