LC control no. | n 93043947 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Withers, Bill, 1938-2020 |
Variant(s) | Withers, Bill (Vocalist) Withers, William Harrison, Jr., 1938-2020 |
Associated country | United States |
Birth date | 1938-07-04 |
Death date | 2020-03-30 |
Place of birth | Raleigh County (W. Va.) |
Place of death | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
Profession or occupation | Soul 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 language | eng |