Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis gave a moving and pointed tribute to the legacy of singer, songwriter and former enlisted sailor Bill Withers Thursday night at the annual "Lone Sailor" awards ...

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. (July 4, 1938 - March 30, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until ...

Bill Withers, the soulful voice behind R&B classics such as “Lean On Me,” “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Lovely Day” and “Just the Two of Us,” died Monday from heart complications in Los Angeles. He was 81.

Singer/songwriter Bill Withers passed away in Los Angeles on Monday, due to heart complications. The late 81-year-old soul singer is survived by his wife, Marcia, and children, Todd and Kori. The ...

Withers was also known for "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Lovely Day." Bill Withers, whose soulful hits such as "Lean on Me" and "Ain't No Sunshine" earned him induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, ...

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 ...

Grammy-winning singer Bill Withers, best known for such enduring hits as “Ain’t No Sunshine” and several other top 10 hits from the 1970s, died Monday from heart complications at the age of 81. His ...

Bill Withers’s cause of death has been revealed. The “Lean on Me” singer died on March 30 at the age of 81 after suffering a “cardiopulmonary arrest,” or an arrest resulting in absence of cardiac and ...

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, 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 heart ...

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 ...