Stars pay tribute to 'soul legend' Bobby Womack

Some of the biggest names in music have paid tribute to singer and songwriter Bobby Womack, who died on Friday, the BBC reports.

Peter Gabriel said the musician was a "soul legend" while Ronnie Wood said his friend would be "greatly missed".

Womack, whose hits included Across 110^th Street, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.

The cause of death was not announced, but he had suffered from cancer and Alzheimer's disease and battled with drug addiction.

He had been due to perform at the Womad music festival in Wiltshire, UK, in July.

In a statement on Saturday, Womad's founder Peter Gabriel said Womack's "songs and his voice have been so much a part of the fabric of so many musical lives".