When Bill Withers wrote “Lean on Me” in 1972, toying around on a small piano with only the phrase ‘lean on me’ to guide him, he never could have expected the song — about a rural man’s loneliness in ...

“Lean on Me” is a heartfelt song about showing kindness and support for someone when they’re going through a hard time. In a 2004 interview with Songfacts, Withers revealed that he wrote the tune on a ...

LOS ANGELES - Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “ Lean On Me, ” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died from ...

It seems like Bill Withers has been in my ear my entire life. Growing up in a household where ‘70s soul was the soundtrack of our lives, he was right up there with Marvin, Stevie, Diana, Chaka, Teddy ...

Bill Withers’ lyrics are poetic but worded so simply, that there’s no doubt about what he wanted to say. One of his goals was to write lines that people would be able to understand and remember easily ...

“Somebody is always going through something, but they need somebody else to lean on. People’s grandmothers pass away every day, and they’re significant in their life. So, that story is always going to ...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Bill Withers speaks onstage at Reel To Reel: Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man at the GRAMMY Museum on February 24, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LOS ANGELES — Bill Withers, who wrote and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of ...

Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “Lean On Me, ” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died from heart ...