Bill Withers

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human musician singer-songwriter

Bill Withers was an American singer-songwriter and musician best known for soulful hits like "Ain't No Sunshine," "Lean on Me," and "Lovely Day."

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human ⓘ musician ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ
awardReceived	Grammy Award for Best R&B Song NERFINISHED ⓘ Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Song NERFINISHED ⓘ Grammy Hall of Fame Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ⓘ Induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame ⓘ
causeOfDeath	heart complications ⓘ
collaboratedWith	Benorce Blackmon NERFINISHED ⓘ Grover Washington Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ James Gadson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1938-07-04 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2020-03-30 ⓘ
familyName	Withers NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName	William Harrison Withers Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	R&B ⓘ adult contemporary music ⓘ funk ⓘ smooth soul ⓘ soul music ⓘ
givenName	William ⓘ
grewUpIn	Beckley, West Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSignatureSong	Ain't No Sunshine NERFINISHED ⓘ Lean on Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Lovely Day NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	Alicia Keys NERFINISHED ⓘ Ed Sheeran NERFINISHED ⓘ John Legend NERFINISHED ⓘ Justin Timberlake NERFINISHED ⓘ Neo soul artists ⓘ
knownFor	introspective lyrics ⓘ soulful ballads ⓘ warm baritone voice ⓘ
memberOf	Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers collaboration ⓘ
militaryService	United States Navy ⓘ
notableAlbum	+'Justments NERFINISHED ⓘ Just As I Am NERFINISHED ⓘ Menagerie NERFINISHED ⓘ Still Bill NERFINISHED ⓘ Watching You Watching Me NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork	Ain't No Sunshine NERFINISHED ⓘ Grandma's Hands NERFINISHED ⓘ Just the Two of Us NERFINISHED ⓘ Lean on Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Lovely Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Use Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Who Is He (And What Is He to You)? NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation	musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Slab Fork, West Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel	Columbia Records ⓘ Sussex Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
retiredFromMusic	mid-1980s ⓘ
rockAndRollHallOfFameInductionYear	2015 ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
songwritersHallOfFameInductionYear	2005 ⓘ
yearsActive	1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ