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His wife, Mary Caldwell, shared his death on Caldwells Twitter account on March 15.
Bobby passed away here at home, she 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, it took his health over the last 6 years and 2 months.
Rest with God, my Love.
Floxed refers to a negative response to an antibiotic.
Caldwells team first shared his condition with Caldwells fans in May 2022.
After taking the drug for several days he experienced bilateral Achilles tendon ruptures, and developed peripheral neuropathy.
Unfortunately, Bobbys condition continues to worsen.
He has a great deal of neuropathy pain, and his mobility is limited.
His biggest hit during his lifetime was his top-ten hit What You Wont Do for Love in 1978.
1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1986.
Caldwell was regularly recording records through 2015, when he released his final album,Cool Uncle.
