Died On This Date (July 1, 2009) Bobby Ubangi / The Gaye Blades
themusicsover Bobby Ubangi (Born Benjamin Womack)
1974 – July 1, 2009
Bobby Ubangi was an Atlanta garage band guitarist and singer as well as the city’s most ardent cheerleader for such local heroes as Black Lips and Deerhunter. Over the years he’s play and/or sang in such bands as the Gaye Blades, the Lids, Bobby and the Soft Spots and Carbonas. Ubangi died in hospice care after a year-long struggle with cancer.