Bobby Womack (b. 4th March 1944, Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Friendly Womack Jnr. (b. 1941, Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Harris 'Harry' Womack (b. 25th June 1945, Cleveland, Ohio, USA d. 9th March 1974, Los Angeles, California, USA) Curtis Womack (b. 1944, Cleveland, Ohio, USA) and Cecil D. Womack (b. 25th September 1947, Cleveland, Ohio, USA) The Valentinos were a family group from the East 85th & Quincy area in Cleveland, Ohio. The family were, actually, the brothers Bobby, Cecil, Harris, Curtis and Friendly Womack Jnr, all of whom went on to later success in varying degrees. The siblings attended the Quincy Elementary, Rawlings Jr. High, and East Technical High School. All of the siblings were songwriters and, in many cases, handled the production chores on much of their own material. When Curtis Womack was 10 years old, the group recorded one side for the Pennant label in 1954, under the name of Curtis Womack and The Womack Brothers, entitled 'Buffalo Bill' b/w 'Bible Tells Me So'. The Valentino's the valentinos The Valentino's were later discovered by the late Sam Cooke, whilst Sam was still touring and recording with the Soul Stirrers, an association which led to the group signing to his SAR Record label. The brothers relocated from Ohio to California to record for the label, not only leaving Cleveland behind, but leaving, to some extent, their Gospel roots behind as well, turning to a more secular musical product. Previously the brothers had sung at pastor Friendly Womack Sr.'s <b>...</b>