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Transcript of Bill Withers
Valentine's Day Song
My Valentine’s Day Song is “Ain’t No Sunshine (When she’s gone)”
As you can see,it’s a slow song,sang by Bill Withers.
(Althought it was covered by Michel Jackson when he was a
teenager)
Ain't No Sunshine" is ranked 280th on Rolling Stone's list of the 500
Greatest Songs of All Time. The song won the Grammy for Best R&B Song in
1972. The record featured musicians Donald "Duck" Dunn on bass guitar and Al Jackson, Jr. on
drums, as well as Bill Withers on lead vocals and guitar.
Bill WithersWilliam Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. (born
July 4, 1938) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed
and recorded from 1970 until 1985.Some of his best-known songs are "Lean
on Me","Ain't No Sunshine“ and "Use Me“.
Withers married actress Denise Nicholas in 1973, during her stint as the main actress of the popular sitcom, Room 222. The couple did not have any children and divorced
the next year.During the professional semi-hiatus which began in the
late 1970s, Withers concentrated more on personal matters than professional recording. In 1976, he married
Marcia Johnson and they had two children, Todd and Kori. Marcia eventually assumed the direct management of his Beverly Hills-based publishing companies, in which his children also became involved as they became adults.
He has released 8 Studio Albums,also,he has won 3 Grammy
awards for the “Best Rhythm & Blues Song” and a NAACP Image
Awards for the “Male Singer of the Year” in 1972.
Bill Withers