Helen Skelton cuts a casual figure as she steps out in Leeds. Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriend Camila Morrone showcases her toned bikini body as she joins her stunning lookalike mother Lucila for beach day in St Tropez after five years away from the limelightīen Affleck kisses bride-to-be JLo on the steps of his $8.9m Georgia 'plantation' mansion on their wedding day 'Welcome back, you legend!' Peter Kay's fans rejoice as he makes rare appearance at Dance For Life show. Pregnant Heidi Montag cradles her blossoming bump in a red hoop-detail bikini while enjoying a dip in the sea during her family holiday to Hawaii On The Buses star Anna Karen leaves the bulk of her £400,000 to EastEnders co-star Sophie Lawrence after she died aged 85 in a fire at home 'The story of an unforgettable day': Michael Buble's wife Luisana Lopilato shares heartwarming hospital footage from birth of baby Cielo Yoli Rose 'It was like I was speaking to a stranger': Darius Campbell Danesh 'went off-grid sparking concern among pals' - before he was found dead aged 41 Tyson Fury calls for tougher sentences to fight knife crime as he reveals cousin, 31, was 'murdered' after being stabbed in neck 'in fight outside bar'
Modern Family star Sarah Hyland ties the knot with beau Wells Adams during ceremony at California vineyard attended by co-starsĬoleen Rooney hits back at online trolls who claim her latest glam selfie is 'photoshopped' as it looks like she's 'floating from the ground'īesotted Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are all smiles as they tie the knot in breathtaking Georgia ceremony at their $8.9m 'plantation' estate. James Haskell shares sweet snap cradling newborn daughter Bodhi - after he and Chloe Madeley shared first snaps of their baby His music has been sampled and covered by such artists as BlackStreet's No Diggity, Will Smith's version of Just The Two Of Us, Black Eyed Peas' Bridging The Gap and Twista's Sunshine. He also got in a few jabs at the record industry, saying A&R stood for 'antagonistic and redundant.' Withers thanked his wife as well as the R&B pioneers who helped his career like Ray Jackson, Al Bell and Booker T. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015 by Stevie Wonder. In 1987, Bill received his ninth Grammy nomination and third Grammy as a songwriter for the re-recording of the 1972 hit Lean On Me by Club Nouveau. He was awarded Grammys as a songwriter for Ain´t No Sunshine in 1971 and for Just The Two Of Us in 1981.
#BILL WITHERS MOVIE#
The song Lean on Me was the title theme of a 1989 movie starring Morgan Freeman His much is everywhere: His music has been sampled and covered by such artists as BlackStreet's No Diggity, Will Smith's version of Just The Two Of Us, Black Eyed Peas' Bridging The Gap and Twista's Sunshine.
#BILL WITHERS HOW TO#
And Bill seemed to understand, intrinsically and instinctively, how to do that,' Sting said in Still Bill, a 2010 documentary of Withers. 'The hardest thing in songwriting is to be simple and yet profound. His Live At Carnegie Hall in 1973 made Rolling Stone's 50 Greatest Live Albums of All Time. Later would come the striking Lovely Day, co-written with Skip Scarborough and featuring Withers holding the word 'day' for almost 19 seconds, and Just The Two Of Us, co-written with Ralph MacDonald and William Salter. Withers went on to generate more hits a year later with the inspirational Lean On Me, the menacing Who Is He (and What Is He to You)'and the slinky Use Me on his second album, Still Bill. 3 on the Billboard charts and spent a total of 16 weeks in the top 40. But radio DJs flipped the disc and the song climbed to No. The younger generation looked up to him: Bill with Greg Phillinganes, left, and Ed Sheeran, middle in 2015 in NYCĪin't No Sunshine was originally released as the B-side of his debut single, Harlem. He was photographed on the cover, smiling and holding his lunch pail. It had the hits Grandma's Hands and Ain´t No Sunshine, which was inspired by the Jack Lemmon film Days Of Wine And Roses. In 1971, signed to Sussex Records, he put out his first album, Just As I Am, with the legendary Booker T. He joined the Navy at 17 and spent nine years in the service as an aircraft mechanic installing toilets.Īfter his discharge, he moved to Los Angeles, worked at an aircraft parts factory, bought a guitar at a pawn shop and recorded demos of his tunes in hopes of landing a recording contract. Withers, who overcame a childhood stutter, was born the last of six children in the coal mining town of Slab Fork, West Virginia.Īfter his parents divorced when he was three, Withers was raised by his mother's family in nearby Beckley. Awards came: Withers gets presented a Grammy for Best Rhythm & Blues Song for his hit Ain't No Sunshine by singers Isaac Hayes and Bobby Darin at the 14th Annual Grammy Awards at the Statler Hilton in 1972
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