Bobby Caldwell, a prolific singer-songwriter who recorded a steady string of R&B hits starting in the 1970s, has died. His wife, Mary Caldwell, posted the news on her husband’s verified Twitter account Wednesday afternoon.
He was 71. “Bobby passed away here at home,” Mrs. Caldwell wrote. “I held him tight in my arms as he left us. I am forever heartbroken.
Thanks to all of you for your many prayers over the years. “He had been ‘FLOXED,’” she continued, referring to an adverse reaction to antibiotics Mr.
Caldwell suffered in 2017, leading to a ruptured Achilles tendon and chronic neuropathy, according to a TMZ report. “[I]t took his health over the last 6 years and 2 months.
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