RIP Bill Withers

[redsquirrel]

Oh bollocks Made some great stuff.

 

[Lurdan]

still played several times a day still on stations like Magic and Smooth IME. Soundtrack to every day!!

If only I was still in my late twenties. (Actually I'm not really sure I fancy being that age in today's world).

 

[killer b]

still played several times a day still on stations like Magic and Smooth IME. Soundtrack to every day!!

I'm not so keen on his other big songs, but I'll never get tired of Lovely Day. Such a tune.

 

[ska invita]

I'm not so keen on his other big songs, but I'll never get tired of Lovely Day. Such a tune.

I have to admit I'm borderline on it now just because it's got so rinsed... Total classic though especially so to have withstood such relentless overplay

 

[Maggot]

A sad loss.

This was one of my favourite records of the last decade, which was based on this. Sublime



RiP, Bill

Thanks for posting that, I hadn't heard it before, but I loved the Creative Source version.

 

[SpookyFrank]

One of the greatest natural soul voices ever IMO. Up there with Sam Cooke.

 

[JimW]

Obit I read mentioned how his first label going bust stymied his mid career. Apparently had some choice words about a and r types when he was inducted into hall of fame.

 

[fishfinger]

RIP

 

[marty21]

Wonderful voice

RIP .

 

[Mattym]

Gilles P. playing his lesser known songs on R6 right now!

 

[lefteri]

Gilles P. playing his lesser known songs on R6 right now!

the 6 music news reader sounds like she has the virus, audibly taking breaths in the middle of short sentences, i’ve never heard anything like it

 

[Mattym]

Aren't they doing the news every half hour now on R6?- probably out of breath, because it's double what they normally have to say.

 

[weltweit]

for completeness sake

 

[William of Walworth]

Not an obituary, but I reckon this tribute to Bill Withers by Alexis Petridis is pretty good (and detailed)

 

[William of Walworth]

(The actual news article wasn't bad either)

 

[lefteri]

somehow forgot you got the stuff

 

[Favelado]

A sad loss.

Is the documentary Still Bill worth seeing?

 

[Favelado]

This is a wonderful version of Grandma's Hands from the Live at Carnegie Hall album

When my Grandma died, this song was there with me in my grief.

 

[blossie33]

A sad loss.

Is the documentary Still Bill worth seeing?

I would say so, yes.

 

[William of Walworth]

There's an obituary now -- detailed and interesting

It also contains youtube links to a lot of his songs

 

[Fez909]

Haven't listened yet, but here's a mix of BW only tracks. Cracked usually decent with the mixes...

A tribute to Bill Withers – Mixed by Daniel Linke

The music of Bill Withers, who left us last week aged 81, mixed by Daniel Linke

crackmagazine.net