Yahoo

Bobby Caldwell’s Wife Reveals He Only Had 12.5% Publishing For Common’s “The Light,” Not 100%

Common recently claimed that Bobby Caldwell charged him 100% of the publishing for sampling “Open Your Eyes” on his 2000 classic “The Light.” While the Chicago rapper stated the late singer deserved ...
NBC Connecticut

Bobby Caldwell, ‘What You Won't Do for Love' Singer, Dies at 71

Bobby Caldwell, a soulful R&B singer and songwriter who had a major hit in 1978 with “What You Won't Do for Love” and a voice and musical style adored by generations of his fellow artists, has died, ...
Hip-Hop Wired

Bobby Caldwell, Heavily Sampled & Covered Soul Singer, Dead At 71

Bobby Caldwell, a soul singer sampled by a bevy of Hip-Hop artists, died this week and rocked the core of his devoted, if not confounded at times, fans. Often mistaken for a Black man, Caldwell became ...
The Victoria Advocate

‘What You Won’t Do for Love’ singer-songwriter Bobby Caldwell dead at 71

NEW YORK — “What You Won’t Do for Love” singer-songwriter Bobby Caldwell has died. He was 71. A rep for the “Open Your Eyes” crooner told TMZ that Caldwell died Tuesday night at home in New Jersey ...
WUSA

'What You Won't Do for Love' singer Bobby Caldwell dies

INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, New Jersey — Bobby Caldwell, a soulful R&B singer and songwriter who had a major hit in 1978 with “What You Won't Do for Love” and a voice and musical style adored by ...