"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 ...

“Bill Withers was a legend, and he was from right here in Southern West Virginia so that alone is enough to celebrate because he was internationally known,” said Doris Fields, a Committee Member of ...

Bill Withers in 1972. Redferns But whereas contemporaries such as Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin were almost otherworldly talents, there was something relatable and unassuming about Withers ...

His first single, “Ain’t No Sunshine,” was an immediate hit in 1971, his 1972 classic “Lean On Me” has been covered dozens of times, and he continued penning hits into the 1980s, co-writing “Just The ...

It was an extra lovely day for a Bill Withers celebration in Beckley. The Bill Withers Music Festival returned to the Bill Withers Plaza for the fifth year running. Jill Moorefield – the director of ...

Bill Withers' granddaughter Lily Withers-Crocker, left, daughter, Kori Withers, wife Marcia Withers, statue artist pastor Fredrick Hightower and son Todd Withers during the statue unveiling ...

How can a song with just two chords become a timeless hit? In this video, we break down the musical elements that make it ...

When songwriter and musician Bill Withers died on April 3, 2020, there was an outpouring of respect and admiration. And no wonder. Withers’ musical legacy is comprised of a number of hits that ...

Bill Withers did things his own way during his career, which is why so many songs of his seemed to stand out from the soul/R&B norm. Case in point: His fantastic 1972 hit single "Use Me," a frank ...

More About Bill Withers. Withers was born and raised in West Virginia, and served in the U.S. Navy from the age of 17 to 26. He was 29 when he relocated to Los Angles to start his music career, ...

Bill Withers, a onetime Navy aircraft mechanic who, after teaching himself to play the guitar, wrote some of the most memorable and often-covered songs of the 1970s, including “Lean on Me ...