02 September 2010

Bill Withers: You know his voice but not his name

posted by: Lydia New Music Daily

Bill Withers: You know his voice but not his name

There are those songs that need no introduction, no preface. To me, they are not the stuff of legends. They are simply songs that have endured throughout the years. They are the tracks that everybody knows the words too, yet nobody can remember how or when they first learned them.

“Lovely Day,” “Just The Two of Us,” and “Ain’t No Sunshine” are three such tunes and as I caught myself singing their lyrics, I realized that I had no idea who originally sung them. As I asked around, I soon came to realize that I was not alone in my ignorance. This is not how it should be.

So I took my love of music a step further and learned that the voice behind these timeless track belongs to Bill Withers. A man with with numerous accolades to his name yet unknown to many who sing his songs off tune such as I. Hit the jump, below the streams, for more information on Bill Withers or just listen, download, and live on, my friends.

“Lovely Day” Direct Download

“Ain’t No Sunshine” Direct Download

“Just The Two Of Us” Direct Download

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Written by Falade

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“I write and sing about whatever I am able to understand and feel. I feel that it is healthier to look out at the world through a window than through a mirror. Otherwise, all you see is yourself and whatever is behind you.” – Bill Withers

Behind Bill Withers, other than a multitude of accolades, is a life deserving of a HBO special. The youngest of six children, he experienced tragedy at the age of 13 when his father passed away. Four years later he bought his ticket out of his home state of West Virgina by enlisting in the Navy.

Two years after being discharge he arrived in Los Angeles where his first job was as a factory worker. Through self promotion Withers was soon picked up by Sussex records where, at the age of thirty one, he recorded  ”Ain’t No Sunshine which became his first hit as it reached #3 on the BillBoard Hot 100…

Bill Withers Full Biography

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Written by Falade

Twitter | suchdualities@gmail.com | Official.FMMyspaceSoundCloud DropBox



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