Bill Withers' 15 Greatest Songs: Staff Picks

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Bill Withers was a singular voice in the history of soul music -- masterful and mighty, but modest and unassuming. Still Bill was the title of his most successful album, and also something of a guiding principle: Even on his biggest hits, you never got much more or less than the man himself, singing to you in a way that made you feel like he was just making conversation, even as he was making your heart leap or twisting your insides around.The R&B legend died this week of heart complications at 81, leaving behind a legacy of classic albums, radio staples, and an entire second generation of further hits covering or sampled from his peerless singles.