Legendary soul artist Bill Withers has died from heart complications, his family confirmed in a statement to The Associated Press. He was 81. "We are devastated by the loss of our beloved, devoted ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Bill Withers is an American original. His voice is as clear as the wind and just as carefree. Withers has that gift from the gods so overlooked in ...

Soul Fantastics, "Ain't No Sunshine" Withers' first hit was also his most popular, with dozens of covers spanning different geographies, eras and genres. It speaks to how truly remarkable this tune is ...

Legendary singer and songwriter Bill Withers died on Monday after suffering heart complications, according to his family. He was 81 years old. Withers penned many classic songs through the 1970's and ...

"And, I'll paint your pretty picture with a song" — Bill Withers There's a song, buried on the second side of Making Music (1975), the first album Bill Withers made for Columbia after his previous ...

On a clear day, you can see the Staples Center from Bill Withers‘ house, which sits high in the hills above West Hollywood. Today, in about two hours, the Los Angeles basketball arena will host the ...

R&B singer-songwriter Bill Withers, whose belated career in music burned briefly but brightly in the early ‘70s via a string of highly personalized hits, died from heart complications on Monday in Los ...

When Bill Withers wrote “Lean on Me” in 1972, toying around on a small piano with only the phrase ‘lean on me’ to guide him, he never could have expected the song — about a rural man’s loneliness in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. It’s hard to believe it’s been over two weeks since R&B and soul ...

Bill Withers, whose soulful songs from the 1970s such as "Lean on Me" and "Ain't No Sunshine" became classics, has died from heart complications, his family said in a statement to The Associated Press ...

A three-time Grammy Award winner, he had a string of much-covered hits in the 1970s but had not released an album since 1985. By Neil Genzlinger Bill Withers, a onetime Navy aircraft mechanic who, ...