Songwriter/singer/guitarist Bill Withers is best remembered for the classic "Lean on Me" & his other million-selling singles like "Ain't No Sunshine." Born July 4, 1938, in Slab Folk, WV, Withers was the youngest of six children. His father died when he was a child & he was raised by his mother & grandmother. After a nine-year stint in the Navy, Withers moved to Los Angeles to pursue a music career in 1967. He recorded demos at night while working at the Boeing aircraft company where he made toilet seats. His recording career began after being introduced to the president of Sussex Records. His debut album, "Just As I Am" which included his first charting single, "Ain't No Sunshine" that went gold was released in 1971, & he won a Grammy for Best R&B song. Withers wrote "Lean on Me" based on his experiences growing up in a West Virginia coal mining town. Times were hard & when a neighbor needed something beyond their means, the rest of the community would chip in & help. He came up with the chord progression while noodling around on his new Wurlitzer electric piano. After a legal battle with Sussex, Withers signed with Columbia Records. Columbia later bought his Sussex masters when the label went out of business. Withers was briefly married actress Denise Nicholas (ABC-TV's Room 222 & the 1972 horror film Blacula) in the early '70s. His releases on Columbia were Making Music ("Make Love to Your Mind," number ten R&B), which hit number seven R&B in late 1975; Naked & Warm; Menagerie ("Lovely Day," a number six R&B hit), which went gold in 1977; & 'Bout Love from spring 1979. Teaming with Elektra Records artist Grover Washington, Jr., Withers sang the crystalline ballad "Just the Two of Us," written by Withers, Ralph MacDonald, & William Salter. It went to number three R&B & held the number two pop spot for three weeks in early 1981. "Just the Two of Us" was redone with hilarious effect in the Mike Myers movie Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, released in summer 1999. Withers teamed with MacDonald for MacDonald's Polydor single "In the Name of Love" in summer 1984. Withers' last charting LP was Watching You, Watching Me in spring 1985. He occasionally did dates with Grover Washington, Jr. during the '90s. His songs & recordings have been used as both the source of numerous covers (Aaron Neville's "Use Me") & sampled by a multitude of hip-hop/rap groups.
2007-04-22 11:13:16
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answered by Anonymous
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Aint No Sunshine...Bill Withers
2007-04-23 04:28:49
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answered by BoosGrammy 7
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hear to the lyrics lower back and notice in case you do not hear this in spite of each and every thing the i be attentive to, i be attentive to, i be attentive to... I have been given to leave a youthful element on my own, cuz ain't no sunshine while she's long previous and this only ain't no living house each time she is going away... sturdy success determining what he's conscious of and you do not
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answered by incardona 4
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Bill Withers
2007-04-22 11:12:07
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answered by ZICOFUSS 2
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there's a few songs with the name "ain't no sunshine"
1. bill withers
2. al green
3. otis redding
4. bob marley
... etc.
i'm not sure which one you're referring to... i hope my answer helps.
2007-04-22 11:15:43
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answered by anonymous 2
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It's Otis Redding
2007-04-22 11:15:54
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answered by jerry t 2
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i love that song!
2007-04-22 11:12:32
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answered by kat_luvr2003 6
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