Still Bill

in Hits & Misses by
“Yes. In my spare time,
I whittle fertility idols.
What about that do you
find so unusual?”

Bill Withers
Singer/songwriter, Navy boy, anomaly.
July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020.
Aged 81 years.

Most recognized for: Strangely enough, Bill was a workin’ man… with a plant job that he didn’t want to quit when he recorded his first hit single, “Ain’t No Sunshine.” The Grammy and gold record that followed changed all that. He’s also known for “Just the Two of Us” and “Lean on Me”… but after a successful 15 year run, he got fed up with major label politics. He left his music career behind in the late 80’s… and left everything else behind last week.