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Withers, Bill, 1938-2020

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Personal name headingWithers, Bill, 1938-2020
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Variant(s)Withers, Bill (Vocalist)
Withers, William Harrison, Jr., 1938-2020
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1938-07-04
Death date2020-03-30
Place of birthRaleigh County (W. Va.)
Place of deathLos Angeles (Calif.)
Profession or occupationSoul musicians Rhythm and blues musicians Composers Singers Guitarists
Found in'Bout love [SR] p1978: label (Bill Withers)
New Grove dict. of Amer. mus. (Withers, Bill; b. July 4, 1938, Slab Fork, near Raleigh, WV; soul singer and songwriter)
All music guide WWW site, Feb. 1, 2013 (Bill Withers; b. William Harrison Withers, Jr., July 4, 1938, Slab Fork, WV; soul songwriter, singer, guitarist)
New York times WWW site, April 3, 2020 (obituary published April 3, 2020: Bill Withers; born William Harrison Withers, Jr., July 4, 1938, Slab Fork, West Virginia; died Monday [March 30, 2020] in Los Angeles; R&B singer and songwriter; composer of "Ain't no sunshine" and "Lean on me"; stopped recording and performing in 1985)
Associated languageeng