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William Harrison Withers Jr., the youngest of six children, was born in the small coal mining town of Slab Fork, West Virginia, on July 4, 1938. [6] [7] He was the son of Mattie (née Galloway), a maid, and William Withers, a miner. [4]
Nicholas married soul singer-songwriter Bill Withers on January 17, 1973. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] Their relationship had been volatile prior to their nuptials. In November 1972, Nicholas told authorities that Withers flew to Tucson, Arizona , where she was filming The Soul of Nigger Charley , and assaulted her in a motel room after she threatened to end ...
She was the youngest of five children and listened a lot to Bill Withers, Otis Redding, James Brown and Janis Joplin. [1] [2] At the age of 19, she joined the Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir as a singer in London and then founded the Great Sea Gospel Choir. She also sang with other bands like the St Joan of Arc' Gospel Choir.
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Janne Wirman (Children of Bodom) Bill Withers; Peter Wolf (Frank Zappa, Starship) Chris Wolstenholme ; Stevie Wonder; Eric Woolfson (The Alan Parsons Project) Bernie Worrell (Talking Heads, Funkadelic, The Pretenders) Gary Wright (Spooky Tooth, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr) Richard Wright ; Winston Wright (Toots and the Maytals)
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Bill Withers, The Soul Children, Melvin Van Peebles: May 25, 1974 34 101. Tyrone Davis, Hugh Masekela, Black Ivory: June 1, 1974 35 102. The Staple Singers, Bunny Sigler: June 8, 1974 36 103. Kool & the Gang, Al Wilson, Natural Four: June 15, 1974 37 104. The O'Jays, Ramsey Lewis: June 22, 1974 38 105. Sly & the Family Stone, The Trammps: June ...
There's much more to Bill Withers' catalog than his immortal hits "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Lean on Me." Here, a deeper dive into his short but brilliant career. Bill Withers' 10 greatest songs