Bill Withers speaks during his 2015 induction of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio ReutersThe three time Grammy winning singer died from heart complications on FridayBill Withers, a soulful singer best known for the 1970s hits Lean on Me, Lovely Day and Ain’t No Sunshine, has died at age 81 from heart complications, his family said on Friday. Withers produced nine albums, most of them written and recorded in the 1970s, starting with Just As I Am, which included Ain’t No Sunshine, which won him the first of three Grammy Awards, according to his official website. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, who said he often played Withers’ Lovely Day at events during his now-ended presidential campaign. “Let’s all continue to live by his cherished lyrics during these times and lean on each other,” Harris said in a statement. William Harrison Withers Jr. was born on July 4, 1938, in Slab Fork, West Virginia, a coal country town of 200, the son of a miner who died when Withers was 13.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 04, 2020 07:41 UTC