Bobby Caldwell, ‘What You Won’t Do For Love’ Singer, Dies at 71

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Lil Yachty made his Saturday Night Live debut last night (April 1), performing two tracks from his recently released rock album ‘Let’s Start Here’ – check out his appearance below.Lil Yachty was confirmed to be the musical guest on SNL last month following on from The 1975 who performed ‘I’m In Love With You’ and ‘Oh Caroline’ from ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’ .Introduced by Abbott Elementary star Quinta Brunson, Yachty performed ‘Let’s Start Here’’s opening track  ‘The Black Seminole.’ and ‘Drive Me Crazy!’.He was joined by a five-piece band for both tracks while singer Diano Gordon provided backing vocals.Check out the performances below: Released in January, Lil Yachty’s eighth album ‘Let’s Start Here’ sees the musician stray away from his usual trap and rap stylings in favour of rock elements.‘Let’s Start Here’ features production by Chairlift’s Patrick Wimberly, Unknown Mortal Orchestra bassist Jacob Portrait and synth-pop duo Magdalena Bay. Guest performers include Daniel Caesar, Fousheé, Teezo Touchdown, Justine Skye and Diana Gordon while Mac DeMarco is credited as a writer on two tracks – ‘Drive Me Crazy!’ and ‘Failure’.The record was inspired by the likes of Tame Impala‘s ‘Currents’, Pink Floyd‘s seminal ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ and Frank Ocean‘s ‘Blonde’.“To be honest, I’ve always been so much more than just hip-hop,” he said in an interview with Billboard.He continued: “There’s a lot of kids who haven’t heard any of my references.

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Chance The Rapper has shared an exchange between himself and the late Bobby Caldwell about sampling the singer for an unreleased track.This post was shared in light of Caldwell’s recent death as a tribute to the soul star’s influence, especially in the hip-hop world.Posted to his Instagram, the Grammy Award-winning rapper shared a screenshot of him reaching out to Caldwell, asking “Wow is this really u?”A post shared by Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper)Caldwell replied: “Yes, it’s me. Thanks for thinking of me. I’ll be honored if you sample my song.

Bobby Caldwell, a prolific singer-songwriter who recorded a steady string of R&B hits starting in the 1970s, has died. His wife, Mary Caldwell, posted the news on her husband’s verified Twitter account Wednesday afternoon. He was 71.

March 15, 2023In his later years, Caldwell became known for his interactions with fans on Twitter who couldn’t believe he was white rather than Black. In fact, his record label, TK Records, had mad a deliberate effort to hide his race, using a photograph of his silhouette on his first album cover to make his music more marketable to a largely Black audience.Caldwell’s final album, ‘Cool Uncle’, was released in 2015.

shared on Twitter.The songwriter had been battling neuropathy for the last five years and struggled to walk.“I held him tight in my arms as he left us. I am forever heartbroken,” she wrote in part.

“What You Won’t Do For Love” hitmaker Bobby Caldwell has passed away at age 71.

Bobby Caldwell, the singer-songwriter who scored a top 10 hit with “What You Won’t Do for Love” and wrote “The Next Time I Fall,” a No. 1 hit for Amy Grant and Peter Cetera, died today at his home in New York City after a long illness. He was 71.

Jazz musician Bobby Caldwell has died. Caldwell's wife Mary confirmed his death Wednesday via a statement shared to social media.The singer-songwriter died at home at the age of 71. "I held him tight in my arms as he left us.

Ethan Shanfeld Bobby Caldwell, the soulful singer-songwriter behind the 1978 hit “What You Won’t Do for Love,” has died after a long illness. He was 71.

Before it was revealed they'd won Love Island, Sanam Harrinanan and Kai Fagan sat down for a live interview with presenter Maya Jama to look back at their best bits. Sanam, 24, and Kai, also 24, discussed their initial attraction to one another during the Casa Amor twist and revealed their plans for after the show, and Sanam accidentally revealed she loves Kai, leaving the pair in fits of giggles.