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Bill's father died when he was thirteen. He joined the US Navy at seventeen, and stayed there for nine years, before he moved to Los Angeles in 1967 . His first success was with the company Sussex Records in 1971 with his debut hit single " Ain't No Sunshine ," on the album '' Just As I Am ''. His second album '' Still Bill '' also did well on the charts. It included the well-known single '' Lean On Me ''. He has released albums from 1971 to 1985. Other popular songs he sings are " Use Me ," " Lovely Day ," and " Just The Two Of Us ." His songs have been covered by many singers and rappers. Club Nouveau 's 1986 Cover of "Lean on Me," which is now often used in many churches, earned Withers his third Grammy as a songwriter. Ten years earlier, the British glam rock band Mud took the song to No 7 in the UK pop charts. Grace Jones covered his song "Use Me," as did Fiona Apple at the 1996 MTV Music Awards. Me'Shell NdegeOcello sang "Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?" on her 1996 album Peace Beyond Passion, and Will Smith samples his song "Just the Two of Us" in his 1997 song of the same name. Kanye West sampled his song "Rosie" in the song "Roses." Twista sampled "Lovely Day" in the hit single "Sunshine" featuring Anthony Hamilton . Over the Rhine toured a cover of "Ain't no Sunshine" during 2004 and recorded this on their album ''Changes Come.'' His song "Use Me" is also featured on Anchorman . To this day, his most popular songs, including "Lovely Day," "Lean On Me" & "Ain't No Sunshine," have been used in countless television advertisements, thereby increasing his popularity as a well-respected artist. He remains one of the most significant and respected singer/songwriters of the 20th Century. Some of his songs, particularly "Lean on Me" and "Use Me" have been performed often in churches because of their lyrics about spiritual topics or people uniting. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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