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Bill Withers ...
Bill Withers, the superb soul singer behind the hits, Ain't No Sunshine and Lean On Me has died from heart complications aged 81. Thanks Bill for all the wonderful music that will live on and give pleasure to many of us. 
Bill Withers ...
Bill Withers, the superb soul singer behind the hits, Ain't No Sunshine and Lean On Me has died from heart complications aged 81. Thanks Bill for all the wonderful music that will live on and give pleasure to many of us. ...
You beat me to it, Salman. One of my favorite recordings . . .
. . . of all time. Withers was the rare entertainer who hung up his holster early and never looked back. No 'return' tours, no 'final' tours . . . he just ended his career, and early at that. What a loss . . .
He was a sensitive soul and an artist in its purest form....
you don't find that so easily in our world. His song Grandma's Hands got me through a very dark time in my life and for which I am eternally grateful to him. S
It’s a huge loss Art ...
Interestingly Bill was signed to Sussex Records and because they didn’t pay him he erased an entire album that he had recorded for the label to make his point. I would love to hear that album !
There's an infamous underground Rolling Stones LP in my collection . . .
. . . that serious fans know of, but few have. Not to be cute about it, but the title's as controversial as the lyrics. Look up 'last Stones song cut for ABKCO' and you may find it on the internet. ;-)
Ditto that. Withers was a performer . . .
. . . of my generation - I was in high school when his chart numbers were on FM radio. Almost as though he's a part of my identity . . .
The first time I really listened to him...
Since my background was jazz, was with The Jazz Crusaders. Soul Shadow. Wow. After that I had to circle back and get what I’d missed. Glad I did.
