Bill Withers: Last News

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Wonder paid tribute to the late soul singer

By Anita Bennett

Stevie Wonder brought fans to tears with a powerful tribute to the late musician Bill Withers as he took part in the One World: Together At Home Special concert on Saturday.

Stevie Wonder honored his late friend Bill Withers during the One World: Together at Home concert on Sunday (April 18). Withers died from heart complications on March 30 at age 81.The legendary Wonder, sitting at his home piano, told viewers: "During hardships like this, we have to lean on each other for help.

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Jennifer Aniston spent some time during quarantine watching her ex John Mayer's Instagram Live show Current Mood, as one does. Mayer spoke about his experience meeting and knowing the late Bill Withers. Withers, the legendary singer behind "Lean on Me" and "Ain't No Sunshine," passed away at 81 from heart complications last Monday, his family told the Associated Press in a statement.

Jennifer Aniston joining Instagram is truly the gift that keeps on giving. The Morning Show star, 51, was spotted creeping on ex-boyfriend John Mayer‘s Instagram Live, and lightly roasting him in the comments while she was at it. John, 42, was reminiscing about singer Bill Withers, who passed away on March 30, during his Current Mood show on April 5: “Whether he was speaking to you or speaking to an interviewer 15 years ago, 14, 13 years ago, everything he said is useful. Four percent of the things that I say are useful. 100 percent of the things he said were useful.”

Jennifer Aniston popped into one of her ex boyfriends’ Instagram Lives! While John Mayer went live the other day for his followers, Jennifer decided to join the stream to watch for a bit.

Spotted! Jennifer Aniston left a comment on her ex-boyfriend John Mayer’s Instagram Live as he shared a story in tribute to the late Bill Withers.

If you've ever creeped on an 's social media, don't worry: You're in great company. Jennifer Aniston just did exactly that on April 5, when she surprisingly popped into her ex-boyfriend 's .Here's what happened: Mayer was filming his weekly IG Live show Current Mood on April 5, specifically discussing the of Bill Withers, the iconic singer behind hits like "Lean on Me" and "Ain't No Sunshine." Mayer was friendly with Withers and joked that 100 percent of the things the icon said were useful while only 4 percent of what he (Mayer) says is useful.

Sheryl Crow has paid a musical tribute to Bill Withers by teaming up with Citizen Cope for a cover of his tune Lonely Town, Lonely Street.

Sheryl Crow released a new cover of Bill Withers' "Lonely Town, Lonely Street" on Monday (April 6) to honor the legendary singer-songwriter's passing.Teaming up with Citizen Cope, Crow strips the grooving R&B tune down to its acoustic bones, trading verses with the alt-rock soul singer over gentle guitar and percussion. "You might be a sweet young/ Sweet young pretty, pretty/ And at the dances, you can't keep your seat/ But if dances don't lead to romances/ You might as well be born/ Born with two left feet, yeah," she croons."I love Bill Withers.

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"Bill’s music is imprinted in our DNA"

Stevie Wonder has revealed he was planning on collaborating with Bill Withers, before he died.

The music world is still mourning the loss of legendary singer-songwriter Bill Withers, who died earlier this week. While fans revisited his classic songs like “Lean On Me” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” there are some stories about the soul singer that fans may not know. One memorable tale is how his label, the now-defunct Sussex Records, once bought him a golden toilet seat.

For several decades, perplexed interviewers had been asking Bill Withers, the great, reclusive soul singer, variations of the same questions: Did he miss the musical life he’d once had and did he ever imagine returning to it? In 1985, having already built an impressive legacy—Gold plaques, Hot 100 hits, Grammy wins—he left the industry and never looked back. The answer was always firm, unsentimental, and unambiguous: No.

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Justin Timberlake has paid tribute to “one of my biggest idols”, the late Bill Withers, in a heartfelt Instagram post.