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Bill Withers (born July 4, 1938 in Slab Fork, West Virginia) is an American singer-songwriter who performed and recorded from the late 1960s until the mid 1980s. Bill's father died when he was thirteen. He joined the US Navy at seventeen, and stayed there for nine years, before he moved to Los Angeles in 1967. While in Los Angeles, he worked full-time in a Lockheed assembly plant in the day, making toilets for Boeing 747 airliners, then recorded demo tapes and performed in juke joints during the night. |
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Latest News in english
about Bill Withers
Big Poppa E and the E Band Date: 24 Nov 2009
Broward-Palm Beach New Times -
After a three-decade career providing percussion and other background sounds for iconic artists like Ike and Tina Turner, Bill Withers, and John Prine, Big Poppa E felt a change coming. Thus, in 2000, he switched tracks, returning to his roots in the blues with the release of his second album,
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32nd Starz Denver Film Festival: 3 to see today Date: 17 Nov 2009
Denver Post -
Because cultural elders keep the faith: "Still Bill": After a slew of hits, Bill Withers, singer-songwriter of "Lean on Me," "Ain't No Sunshine" and the glorious "Lovely Day," decided on a path away from fame. Documentary filmmakers Damani Baker, Alex Vlack and Jon Fine trace his journey with the help of Cornel West and Sting, among others.
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SFist Tonight Date: 11 Nov 2009
SFist -
FILM: Soul legend Bill Withers (of "Ain't No Sunshine," "Lean on Me," and "Just the Two of Us" fame) is profiled in the new documentary Still Bill , which will be screening in San Francisco for one night only at Sundance Kabuki. The screening will be followed by an after-party at the Boom Boom Room, which is free with the purchase of a movie ticket. Curtis Bumpy , a Curtis Mayfield and Bill ...
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Bill Withers Movie Getting Unusual Release Date: 24 Oct 2009
antiMUSIC -
A top story from this week. There is a new film that takes audiences on the incredible journey of soul legend Bill Withers.
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Bill Withers documentary personal Date: 23 Oct 2009
Jam! Showbiz -
One of the biggest selling points of Still Bill, a loving portrait of soul icon Bill Withers, is that the filmmakers judiciously decided to let Withers, his family and friends do the talking.
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Bill Withers Movie Getting Unusual Release Date: 21 Oct 2009
antiMUSIC -
There is a new film that takes audiences on the incredible journey of soul legend Bill Withers.
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Climate debate heats up Date: 15 Oct 2009
KETK 56 Tyler -
TYLER — The East Texas Live crew picks up the debate on global warming this morning. The spirited debate crossed over to Facebook. Here are few thoughts from our followers: Heather Robinson - "man" Bill Withers - "I think man has accelerated the natural cycle of climate change" Roger Pharr - "the climate has been changing for eons.... It is SO egotistical for us to believe we are powerful enough ...
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Festival Film Focuses on Bill Withers Date: 27 Sep 2009
KCBS Radio San Francisco -
Soul music history and the civil rights movement are two themes that'll be woven into this year's eighth annual Oakland International Film Festival. KCBS' Dave Padilla reports
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