Bobby Caldwell, ‘What You Won’t Do For Love’ Singer Dead at 71

Singer Bobby Caldwell, recognized for his easy blue-eyed soul voice, is lifeless after battling sickness for a number of years … TMZ has confirmed.

Bobby, whose greatest hit is the traditional “What You Won’t Do for Love,” died in his sleep Tuesday evening at residence in New Jersey, in response to his rep.

The singer/songwriter hadn’t been in a position to stroll for about 5 years as he coped with painful bouts of neuropathy and a torn tendon in his ankle. Last yr his staff revealed Bobby had a nasty response to a prescribed antibiotic in 2017 — they are saying it brought on his Achilles tendon to rupture, which led to the neuropathy.

Caldwell dropped his signature hit in 1978 … when it reached the highest 10 on Billboard, and made his self-titled debut album go double platinum.

If you are of a sure age, you understand each line of ‘Do for Love,’ and the music is so enduring you hear somebody sing it virtually each season on “American Idol” and “The Voice.”

It’s additionally been coated by numerous artists — together with Boyz II Men, Snoh Aalegra and Michael Bolton — and Tupac Shakur closely sampled it for his music, “Do For Love.”

Bobby additionally wrote songs for the likes of Neil Diamond, Al Jarreau, Roberta Flack and Boz Scaggs. He even penned the 1986 #1 hit, “The Next Time I Fall” for Amy Grant and Peter Cetera.

Bobby was 71.