With more than 500 recorded covers, the song has reached generations of artists.

In a ranking collated by Guitar World, Bill Withers' 1977 classic "Lovely Day" was ranked among the greatest basslines ever recorded. The song was written by Withers and R&B legend Skip Scarborough, ...

Bill Withers was the essence of simplicity. His songs were tight, compact, and illustrious. Like a little box that opened up into a world of color and poetry, his songs knew how to implore and explode ...

In 1972, a classic song was written by an artist whose music should be required listening for anyone who wants to understand how powerful the human voice can be. 54 years ago today, Bill Withers' ...

Grandmothers often make passing appearances in pop songs. But rarely are they the center of attention in the narrative. Among the relatively few songs like that, “Grandma’s Hands”, written and ...

Stevie Wonder Pays Tribute to the Late, Great Bill Withers With ‘Lean On Me’“During hardships like this, we have to lean on each other for help.” Remembering Bill Withers’s Singular VoiceBill Withers ...

Most people don’t know him by name, but Dave Hampton is one of the music industry’s top-flight audio engineers. His clientele has included Prince, Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller, RZA, M.I.A. -- and Bil ...

Garnering his first real hit — and what was actually a B-side that outshone the lead single, 31-year-old Bill Withers created a devastating ballad that would go on to become a standard thanks to its ...

Okayplayers know that the only thing rarer than a Bill Withers interview is a Bill Withers public appearance (and the only thing rarer than rare is an album of new Bill Withers songs. Maybe if we all ...

Last night's tribute to soul icon Bill Withers ("Lean On Him: A Tribute To Bill Withers") at Carnegie Hall (Oct. 1) had all the ingredients for a memorable evening: Withers, an understated honoree… By ...

Soul legend Bill Withers was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year, will continued to be honored when a host of big names pay tribute to him at a concert at NYC’s Carnegie Hall on ...