capmaster Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 As his family announced in a statement, Bill Withers died aged 81 from heart desease last Monday: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bill-withers-obituary-977929/ R.I.P. Bill and thank you for the music you gave to the world. As a tribute to Bill here are two links, one with his song "Who Is He (And What Is He To You)" sung by himself, and another one with the same song performed as a psychedelic soul piece by Creative Source, one of my favourite cover songs of all time: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) Yes I read this. Someone on youtube commented that he didn't have a single bad song - or something like that - and it's true. Great voice, great songwriter; what they call 'old school' now. Sure we all heard "Lovely Day" (and even played it?) too many times, but his stuff was always quality writing and singing, direct from the heart and so much soul. Instantly identifiable voice; 6 or 7 songs have been engraved into my musical memories of the 70s. R.I.P. Bill and thanks for letting me lean on your music. Edited April 3, 2020 by jdgm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Yes he was great ..sad to hear this . thanks Bill R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Great Musician! RIP Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucebubs Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) 'Ain't No Sunshine' is one of my favorite songs. Story goes that when Bill first demoed it that he hadn't completed the lyrics so he improvised with the "I know, I know, I know'. Everyone loved it and told him to leave it just like that. Edited April 3, 2020 by Brucebubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 I always turned up the radio when he came on, he was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx-ogre Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Sad news. Great talent. RIP Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labomba Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 RIP Bill Withers. This is one of my favorites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Yeah I heard this too.. Really sad what with everything else that's going on. Amazing voice.. And I am not sure music comes any more funky than this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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