Questlove leads tributes to the R&B singer, who his family says died after years of battling illness.
Music legends are mourning one of their own: R&B singer Bobby Caldwell died at his home on Tuesday night.
Caldwell's hit single, What You Won't Do For Love, shot to the top 10 on Billboard Hot 100 in 1978 and broke barriers in the R&B genre.His songs have since been sampled across genres by artists ranging from Tupac Shakur and Common to Ella Mai.Questlove sampled Caldwell's Open Your Eyes for a collaboration with Common to produce the song, The Light. Questlove led tributes to Caldwell on Instagram, lamenting the fact that he never got to meet Caldwell in person.
"Caldwell was the closing chapter in a generation in which record execs wanted to hide faces on album covers so perhaps maybe their artist could have a chance," he wrote. "Man such a missed opportunity to meet a legend. Thank you for your voice and gift."This article contains content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies.
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