William Harrison, Jr. (født 4. juli 1938 i Slab Fork, West Virginia, død 30. marts 2020"Lean On Me singer Bill Withers dies at 81", BBC News, 4. april 2020. Hentet 4. april 2020), bedre kendt som Bill Withers, var en Soul-sanger/songwriter fra USA. Han havde i løbet af sin 18 år lange karriere adskillige hits, der inkluderer sangene "Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), "Grandma's Hands" (1971), "Use Me" (1972), "Lean on Me" (1972), "Lovely Day" (1977) og "Just the Two of Us" (1980). Withers vandt tre Grammy Awards og blev nomineret til yderligere seks.
Hans liv blev skildret i dokumentarfilmen Still Bill. Withers blev indskrevet i Songwriters Hall of Fame i 2005 og Rock and Roll Hall of Fame i 2015. To af hans sange ("Ain't No Sunshine" og "Lean on Me") er blevet indskrevet i Grammy Hall of Fame.
Withers døde den 30. marts 2020, 81 år gammel.
Diskografi
Studiealbums Just as I Am (1971) Still Bill (1972) +'Justments (1974) Making Music (1975) Naked & Warm (1976) Menagerie (1977) 'Bout Love (1978) Watching You, Watching Me (1985)
Livealbums Live at Carnegie Hall (1973)
Opsamlingsalbums The Best of Bill Withers (1975) The Best of Bill Withers (1980) Bill Withers' Greatest Hits (1981) Lean on Me: The Best of Bill Withers (1994) The Best of Bill Withers: Lean on Me (2000) The Ultimate Bill Withers Collection (2000) Lovely Day: The Very Best of Bill Withers (2005) Ain't No Sunshine: The Best of Bill Withers (2008) Playlist: The Very Best of Bill Withers (2009) The Essential Bill Withers (2013)
Hæder
Grammy Awards Grammy Awards uddeles af The Recording Academy. Withers har vundet tre Grammys fra i alt ni nomineringer.
+ List of awards and nominations received by Bluey År Modtager(e) og nominerede Pris Resultat 1971 Bill Withers Best New Artist "Ain't No Sunshine" Best Pop Vocal Performance Male Best Rhythm & Blues Song 1981 "Just the Two of Us" Record of the Year Song of the Year Best Pop Vocal Performance Male Best Rhythm & Blues Song 1984 "In the Name of Love" (featuring Ralph MacDonald) Best Male R&B Vocal Performance 1987 "Lean on Me" Best Rhythm & Blues Song
Øvrig hæder 2005: Indskrevet i Songwriters Hall of Fame 2006: ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Heritage award 2007: Indskrevet i West Virginia Music Hall of Fame 2015: Indskrevet i Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2017: Æresgrad fra West Virginia University
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