BOBBY WOMACK MARRIES SAM COOKES WIDOW AND GETS PISTOL WHIPPED

BOBBY WOMACK MARRIES SAM COOKE'S WIDOW; GETS PISTOL WHIPPED Singer Bobby Womack married Sam Cooke's widow today (February 24, 1965). The marriage was scandalous from the start and since Bobby Womack wasn't even 21 years old yet, he had to receive his parents' permission. But the main issue was the fact that Sam Cooke's family was still grieving over his death, which had occurred just three months earlier. Within months of Sam Cooke's death, Barbara Cook was flashing a new engagement ring that was a gift from Sam's friend Bobby Womack, who had just proposed to her. Charles arrived with his brothers David and L.C., he pistol whipped Bobby and beat him to the point that his teeth went through his lips, rendering him unconscious. Read more: http://raresoul.com/2013/02/24/bobby-womack-marries-sam-cookes-widow-gets-pistol-whipped/