Bill Withers, known for his hits such as “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Lovely Day” and “Just The Two Of Us,” has died at the age of 81
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. The star died in Los Angeles from heart complications, his family said. His sinlges included some of the best-known of the 1970s: “Lean On Me” and “Use Me” both sold more than three million copies.Although not active musically for years and ceased recoding in the 1980s, he remained influential and was supported by royalties. His wealth was reported to be about $25 million.
“Lean On Me” was based on his childhood in West Virginia, when neighbours would help each other in times of difficulty or recession. The song is one of the many classics to be revived in the coronavirus crisis as many people assist others and pay tribute to frontline workers. It is a measure of how evergreen his singles have become that they have enjoyed new leases of life decades after being recorded.
A 1988 remix of “Lovely Day” brought him back to the charts while “Grandma’s Hands” was sampled by BLACKstreet and Dr. Dre.
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