Bill Withers, known for acoustic soul hits “Lean on Me” and “Ain ... home trying to write a letter to his mother. That cinnamon pulpit voice, a few choice blue notes from the guitar ...

Other hits followed, perhaps none better known than “Lean on Me ... took note and set him up with the keyboardist Booker T. Jones, of Booker T. & the MG’s, to produce an album. “Bill ...

Beyond his hits (“Lean on Me,” “Ain’t No Sunshine”) is a trove of lesser-known gems. By Giovanni Russonello Bill Withers ... songs on guitars and piano,” Withers told The New York ...

This weekend, Weiner paid tribute to the vocalist and songwriter Bill Withers ... For “Lean on Me,” Withers’ inspiring anthem for any crisis, Weiner sat at his piano and offered history ...

Bill Withers ... In “Lean On Me,” you can get hooked by those opening piano chords and then lost in the breakdown with percussions and vocals. On top of that, there are Withers’ powerful ...

Bill Withers, the singer-songwriter behind such '70s soul hits as 'Lean On Me' and 'Ain't No Sunshine,' has died of heart complications at age 81, per his family. Bill Withers, the soul singer and ...

You might recognize his voice from classic songs like "Ain't No Sunshine," "Just the Two of Us," "Lean On Me," and ... pass through ‘all right,'” notes Withers, now 72, in the film, which ...

It only takes five seconds to realize Bill ... “Lean on Me” evoked the opposite emotion of “Ain’t No Sunshine.” With “Lean on Me,” Withers wrote the ultimate secular gospel song. The ...

Legendary soul artist Bill Withers has died from ... as fans hold tight to loved ones." Withers, who enjoyed a string of hits that include "Lean On Me," "Lovely Day," "Ain't No Sunshine ...

Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “ Lean on Me, ” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died ...

Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “Lean on Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died from ...