Soul veteran Bobby Womack has revealed that he has been diagnosed with early signs of Alzheimer's disease.

BBC: Bobby Womack reveals Alzheimer's fears

Bobby Hatfield was a true soul man and, along with Bill Medley, were favorites of mine growing up as a kid in the United States Midwest.

BBC: NEWS | Entertainment | Righteous Brother Hatfield dies

Bobby Womack calls himself the "last soul man, " and his 1968 version of The Mamas and the Papas' "California Dreamin'" demonstrates that it's no exaggeration.

NPR: Bobby Womack: A Soul Icon Dreams Of L.A.

Bringing together a stable of musicians as good as any band Cooder has assembled, My Name Is Buddy finds him reuniting with accordion master Flaco Jimenez, as well as soul singers Terry Evans and Bobby King.

NPR: A Dustbowl Lament from an American Chameleon

Yankee Opening Day was Monday in the Bronx, versus the Boston Red Sox, another opulent club amid a franchise soul search, having suffered through an ugly 2012 fire walk under bewildering guru Bobby Valentine.

WSJ: MLB: Cold and Old in the Bronx-New York Yankees��Jason Gay

Yankee Opening Day was Monday in the Bronx, versus the Boston Red Sox, another opulent club amid a franchise soul search, having suffered through a ugly 2012 fire walk under bewildering guru Bobby Valentine.

WSJ: MLB: Cold and Old in the Bronx-New York Yankees��Jason Gay