We’re thrilled to announce the release of our beautifully illustrated book, “Grandma’s Hands,” painted by multiple award-winning artist R. Gregory Christie and published by Joel Harper’s Freedom Three Publishing in collaboration with the Withers Family’s Mattie Music Group. The stunning 32-page picture book brings the iconic Bill Withers song “Grandma’s Hands” to life with vivid, […]
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Remembering legendary singer / songwriter Bill Withers on the two year anniversary of his passing. Gone, but not forgotten.
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Demi Lovato was among the performers at President Joe Biden’s Celebrating America inauguration event (January 20). Lovato did a rendition of Bill Withers’ classic single “Lovely Day.” She performed in front of a panel of screens, where a number of people (including some celebrities) helped her with backing vocals. Watch it all go down below. “Lovely Day” […]
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Donors to provide marker honoring singer Bill Withers. The legendary Bill Withers once said, “The biggest challenge to the world is to take anything that’s complicated and make it simple so it can be understood by the masses.” The West Virginia native was an extraordinarily talented musician who was wise beyond his years. He […]
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R&B legend Bill Withers may be one of the more underappreciated songwriters of all-time. But Withers certainly got the legend treatment during the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction when an icon introduced him. When Withers hit the stage, he quickly proved himself to be the night’s most charismatic speaker. Read the full […]
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Though he hasn’t properly performed in years, Bill Withers proved he’d lost none of his performing chops with the most memorable speech of the night, maybe one of the greatest in Hall of Fame history, packed with classic one-liners and personal reflection. Read the full story
Miguel + Keith Urban Team Up for “Ain’t No Sunshine” at 2014 Grammy Nominations Concert Read more
Anthony Hamilton pays homage to Bill Withers (“Lovely Day”) as part of a spirited medley paying tribute to soul artists from the past Read full story
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It didn’t hurt that Bill Withers had musicians playing on his album that read like a who’s who throughout his career: Booker T. Jones (Booker T. & The MG’s); Stephen Stills (Crosby, Stills, & Nash); James Gadson, Ray Jackson, Melvin Dunlap, and Benorce Blackmon (The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band); Dorothy Ashby; Keni Burke; Ralph […]
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In 1972, a year after the release of his first album, “Just As I Am,” Bill Withers performed a song on British television. “Harlem,” the record’s first single, had done little on the charts, but radio d.j.s had picked up on its B-side. Wearing a ribbed orange turtleneck and sweating visibly, the thirty-three-year-old rookie introduced the first song he had ever written…
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