‘What You Won’t Do for Love’ Singer Bobby Caldwell Dies

‘What You Won’t Do for Love’ Singer Bobby Caldwell Dies
Bobby Caldwell performs onstage at the 2013 Soul Train Awards at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on Nov. 8, 2013. Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP
The Associated Press
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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, his wife said Wednesday.

Mary Caldwell told The Associated Press that he died in her arms at their home in Great Meadows, New Jersey, on Tuesday, after a long illness. He was 71.