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<p><b>William „Bill“ Harrison Withers, Jr.</b> (* <a href="4._Juli" title="4. Juli">4. Juli</a> <a href="1938" title="1938">1938</a> in Slab Fork, <a href="West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a>; † <a href="30._M%C3%A4rz" title="30. März">30. März</a> <a href="2020" title="2020">2020</a> in <a href="Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="Kalifornien" title="Kalifornien">Kalifornien</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) war ein <a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">US-amerikanischer</a> <a href="Gesang" title="Gesang">Sänger</a> und <a href="Songwriting" title="Songwriting">Songschreiber</a>. Den internationalen Durchbruch schaffte Withers im Jahr 1971 mit dem Song <i><a href="Ain%E2%80%99t_No_Sunshine" title="Ain’t No Sunshine">Ain’t No Sunshine</a></i>, den er auch <a href="Komponist" title="Komponist">komponiert</a> hatte.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biografie">Biografie</h2></div>
<p>Withers wurde am 4. Juli 1938 im <a href="Bergmann" title="Bergmann">Bergarbeiterdorf</a> Slab Fork geboren. Seine Eltern ließen sich scheiden, als er drei Jahre alt war. Er lebte daraufhin zeitweise bei seiner Mutter Mattie Rose in <a href="Beckley" title="Beckley">Beckley</a>. Sein Vater, William Harrison Withers Sr., war in einer <a href="Baptisten" title="Baptisten">baptistischen</a> Gemeinde aktiv und Kassenwart bei der Bergarbeitergewerkschaft <i>United Mine Workers of America</i>; er starb, als Withers 13 Jahre alt war. Mit 17 trat Withers Jr. der <a href="United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">US-Navy</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> bei, wo er neun Jahre lang unter anderem im <a href="Naher_Osten" title="Naher Osten">Nahen Osten</a> diente. In dieser Zeit begann er, Songs zu schreiben. 1967 zog er nach <a href="Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, um eine professionelle Karriere als <a href="Musiker" title="Musiker">Musiker</a> zu verfolgen. Zunächst nahm er <a href="Demoaufnahme" title="Demoaufnahme">Demoaufnahmen</a> auf – eines dieser Bänder führte zu einem Vertrag bei dem in <a href="Hollywood" title="Hollywood">Hollywood</a> ansässigen <a href="Plattenlabel" class="mw-redirect" title="Plattenlabel">Plattenlabel</a> Sussex Records. Sein <a href="Deb%C3%BCtalbum" class="mw-redirect" title="Debütalbum">Debütalbum</a> <i>Just as I Am</i> wurde von <a href="Booker_T._Jones" title="Booker T. Jones">Booker T. Jones</a> produziert und erschien im Januar 1971. Es erreichte Platz 35 der <a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a>.
</p><p>Ungleich größer war der Erfolg der ersten Single <i><a href="Ain%E2%80%99t_No_Sunshine" title="Ain’t No Sunshine">Ain’t No Sunshine</a></i>. Sie platzierte sich auf dem dritten Rang der <a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Billboard Hot 100</a> und bescherte Withers im Jahr darauf einen <a href="Grammy" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy">Grammy</a>.
</p><p>Sein selbst produziertes zweites Album <i>Still Bill</i> (1972) erreichte Platz 1 in den USA. Es enthielt die Hits <i><a href="Lean_on_Me" title="Lean on Me">Lean on Me</a></i> (<a href="Liste_der_Nummer-eins-Hits_in_den_USA_(1972)" title="Liste der Nummer-eins-Hits in den USA (1972)">Platz 1 in den USA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> und <i>Use Me</i> (Platz 2). Im Oktober 1972 nahm er ein <a href="Livealbum" title="Livealbum">Livealbum</a> in der <a href="Carnegie_Hall" title="Carnegie Hall">Carnegie Hall</a> auf. Im Dezember starb seine Mutter. Anfang 1973 heiratete Withers,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ließ sich im darauf folgenden Jahr aber wieder scheiden. Bis Ende der 1970er Jahre veröffentlichte er weiterhin regelmäßig Alben, ab 1975 bei <a href="Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia Records</a>. Einen weiteren Erfolg verbuchte er 1977 mit <i>Lovely Day</i>. Seit Anfang der 1980er Jahre arbeitete er zunehmend mit anderen Künstlern zusammen, wie den <a href="The_Crusaders" title="The Crusaders">Crusaders</a>. Sein 1981 mit <a href="Grover_Washington%2C_Jr." title="Grover Washington, Jr.">Grover Washington, Jr.</a> eingespielter Song <i>Just the Two of Us</i> erreichte Platz 2 der Billboard Charts und bescherte Withers 1982 seinen zweiten Grammy. Sein letztes Album <i>Watching You, Watching Me</i> erschien 1985, woraufhin er sich immer mehr aus der Öffentlichkeit zurückzog. 2004 wirkte er am Album <i>License to Chill</i> von <a href="Jimmy_Buffett" title="Jimmy Buffett">Jimmy Buffett</a> mit.
</p><p>Withers war seit 1976 in zweiter Ehe verheiratet. Er hatte zwei Kinder. Auf dem <a href="South_by_Southwest" title="South by Southwest">South-by-Southwest</a>-Festival feierte am 18. März 2009 ein Dokumentarfilm namens <i>Still Bill</i> über Withers’ derzeitiges Leben seine <a href="Weltpremiere" class="mw-redirect" title="Weltpremiere">Weltpremiere</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Der Film war bereits seit elf Jahren in Planung und <a href="Filmproduktion" title="Filmproduktion">Produktion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Neben Withers selbst kamen unter anderem <a href="Cornel_West" title="Cornel West">Cornel West</a> und <a href="Sting" title="Sting">Sting</a> zu Wort.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Withers starb im Frühjahr 2020 im Alter von 81 Jahren in Los Angeles an einer Herzerkrankung. Er ist auf dem <a href="Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park_(Hollywood_Hills)" title="Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)">Forest Lawn Memorial Park</a> in den <a href="Hollywood_Hills" title="Hollywood Hills">Hollywood Hills</a> bestattet.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coverversionen_und_Samples">Coverversionen und Samples</h2></div>
<p>Withers’ Songs wurden unzählige Male gecovert, sowohl bereits kurz nach Veröffentlichung als auch heute noch in unterschiedlichen Genres. <i>Ain’t No Sunshine</i> wurde in rund 430 Versionen aufgenommen, unter anderem von <a href="Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a>, <a href="Sting" title="Sting">Sting</a>, <a href="Isaac_Hayes" title="Isaac Hayes">Isaac Hayes</a>, <a href="Tom_Jones" title="Tom Jones">Tom Jones</a> und der <a href="Lighthouse_Family" title="Lighthouse Family">Lighthouse Family</a> für den Film <i><a href="Notting_Hill_(Film)" title="Notting Hill (Film)">Notting Hill</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Als Sample wurde es etwa von <a href="Tupac_Shakur" title="Tupac Shakur">Tupac Shakur</a> und <a href="Big_Daddy_Kane" title="Big Daddy Kane">Big Daddy Kane</a> benutzt. 18 der Covers erschienen 2006 zusammen auf einer CD. Deutschsprachige Versionen veröffentlichten <a href="Gim" title="Gim">Gim</a> 2002 mit <i>Mein Tag, mein Licht</i>, <a href="Stefan_Gwildis" title="Stefan Gwildis">Stefan Gwildis</a> 2003 mit <i>Allem Anschein nach bist Du’s</i> und <a href="Yvonne_Catterfeld" title="Yvonne Catterfeld">Yvonne Catterfeld</a> 2006, ebenfalls mit <i>Mein Tag, mein Licht.</i>
</p><p>Ebenfalls sehr oft wurde <i>Lovely Day</i> neu interpretiert, etwa von <a href="Luther_Vandross" title="Luther Vandross">Luther Vandross</a> mit <a href="Busta_Rhymes" title="Busta Rhymes">Busta Rhymes</a> und <a href="Diana_Ross" title="Diana Ross">Diana Ross</a>. Samples wurden in Songs von <a href="DJ_Jazzy_Jeff_%26_The_Fresh_Prince" class="mw-redirect" title="DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince">DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince</a> und <a href="Twista" title="Twista">Twista</a> (featuring <a href="Anthony_Hamilton_(S%C3%A4nger)" title="Anthony Hamilton (Sänger)">Anthony Hamilton</a>) verwendet. Mit der Coverversion von <i>Lean on Me</i> von <a href="Club_Nouveau" title="Club Nouveau">Club Nouveau</a> errang er 1988 seinen dritten Grammy als Songschreiber. <i>Use Me</i> wurde unter anderem von <a href="Mick_Jagger" title="Mick Jagger">Mick Jagger</a> & <a href="Lenny_Kravitz" title="Lenny Kravitz">Lenny Kravitz</a>, sowie <a href="Fiona_Apple" title="Fiona Apple">Fiona Apple</a> gecovert und von <a href="UGK" title="UGK">UGK</a> gesamplet. <a href="Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips" title="Gladys Knight & the Pips">Gladys Knight & the Pips</a>, für die Withers zeitweilig Songs schrieb, Creative Source, deren elfminütige Funk-Version von <a href="LL_Cool_J" title="LL Cool J">LL Cool J</a> gesamplet wurde, und <a href="Me%E2%80%99shell_Ndegeocello" class="mw-redirect" title="Me’shell Ndegeocello">Me’shell Ndegeocello</a> coverten <i>Who Is He (And What Is He to You)</i>. Dieses Lied war als <i>Wea is ea (und wos is ea zu dia)</i> auch im Repertoire von <a href="Kurt_Ostbahn" title="Kurt Ostbahn">Kurt Ostbahn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Grandma’s Hands</i> wurde von <a href="Barbra_Streisand" title="Barbra Streisand">Barbra Streisand</a> gecovert und von <a href="BLACKstreet" title="BLACKstreet">BLACKstreet</a> für ihren Hit <i><a href="No_Diggity" title="No Diggity">No Diggity</a></i> benutzt. <i>Just the Two of Us</i> wurde von <a href="Will_Smith" title="Will Smith">Will Smith</a>, Tupac und <a href="Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> interpretiert. Die deutsche <a href="Jazz-Rap" title="Jazz-Rap">Jazz-Rap</a>-Formation <a href="Jazzkantine" title="Jazzkantine">Jazzkantine</a> coverte <i>Use Me</i> und <i>Ain’t No Sunshine</i>. <a href="Al_Jarreau" title="Al Jarreau">Al Jarreau</a> veröffentlichte 1998 ein ausschließlich aus Withers-Titeln bestehendes Album.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="Jos%C3%A9_James" title="José James">José James</a>, US-amerikanischer Jazz- und <a href="Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a>-Sänger, spielte 2018 eine Bill Withers Tribute Tour anlässlich des 80. Geburtstags von Bill Withers; er veröffentlichte einige Coverversionen von Withers-Titeln.
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<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Deutsche_Albumcharts" title="DE"></a></span> <a href="Deutsche_Albumcharts" title="Deutsche Albumcharts">DE</a>
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<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="AT"></a></span> <a href="%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="Ö3 Austria Top 40">AT</a>
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<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Schweizer_Hitparade" title="CH"></a></span> <a href="Schweizer_Hitparade" title="Schweizer Hitparade">CH</a>
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<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="UK"></a></span> <a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a>
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<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Billboard_200" title="US"></a></span> <a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a>
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<td>Just as I Am<br><span class="charts-add">Sussex (<a href="Buddah_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Buddah Records">BR</a>)</span>
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</style> <span class="fussnoten-etui reference"><sup class="fussnoten-marke" data-annotationpair-m="a">a</sup></span><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(1 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">CH</span>
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>39<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(33 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">R&B</a></span>5<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(38 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">R&B</span>
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Erstveröffentlichung: Mai 1971<br>Produzent: <a href="Booker_T._Jones" title="Booker T. Jones">Booker T. Jones</a></div>
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<td class="charts-yy">1972
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<td>Still Bill<br><span class="charts-add">Sussex (BR)</span>
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<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm charts-nxa">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>4 <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></div><span class="charts-certt">Gold<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(43 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">R&B</a></span><a href="Liste_der_Nummer-eins-R%26B-Alben_in_den_USA_(1972)" title="Liste der Nummer-eins-R&B-Alben in den USA (1972)"><b>1</b></a><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(38 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">R&B</span>
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Erstveröffentlichung: Mai 1972<br>Produzenten: Benorce Blackman, Bill Withers, James Gadson, Melvin Dunlap, Ray Jackson</div>
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<td class="charts-yy">1974
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<td>+’Justments<br><span class="charts-add">Sussex (BR)</span>
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>67<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(21 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">R&B</a></span>7<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(34 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">R&B</span>
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<td class="charts-cm"><div>
Erstveröffentlichung: März 1974<br>Produzenten: Bill Withers, James Gadson, Melvin Dunlap</div>
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<td class="charts-yy">1975
</td>
<td>Making Music<br><span class="charts-add"><a href="Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia Records</a> (CBS)</span>
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</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>81<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(15 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">R&B</a></span>7<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(19 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">R&B</span>
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Erstveröffentlichung: Oktober 1975<br>Produzenten: Bill Withers, Larry Nash</div>
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<td class="charts-yy">1976
</td>
<td>Naked & Warm<br><span class="charts-add">Columbia Records (CBS)</span>
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<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
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<td class="charts-hidm charts-nxa">—
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<td class="charts-hidm">—
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>169<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(4 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">R&B</a></span>41<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(4 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">R&B</span>
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<td class="charts-cm"><div>
Erstveröffentlichung: Oktober 1976<br>Produzent: Bill Withers</div>
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<td class="charts-yy">1977
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<td>Menagerie<br><span class="charts-add">Columbia Records (CBS)</span>
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</td>
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a></span>27<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(4 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">UK</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>39 <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></div><span class="charts-certt">Gold<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(26 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">R&B</a></span>18<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(23 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">R&B</span>
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Erstveröffentlichung: Oktober 1977<br>Produzenten: Bill Withers, Clarence McDonald, Keni Burke, <a href="Clifford_Coulter" title="Clifford Coulter">Clifford Coulter</a></div>
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<td class="charts-yy">1979
</td>
<td>’Bout Love<br><span class="charts-add">Columbia Records (CBS)</span>
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<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
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<td class="charts-hidm charts-nxa">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>134<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(9 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">R&B</a></span>50<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(5 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">R&B</span>
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Erstveröffentlichung: Februar 1979<br>Produzent: Paul Hurriah</div>
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<td class="charts-yy">1985
</td>
<td>Watching You, Watching Me<br><span class="charts-add">Columbia Records (CBS)</span>
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<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a></span>60<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(1 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">UK</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>143<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(8 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">R&B</a></span>42<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(25 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">R&B</span>
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Erstveröffentlichung: Mai 1985<br>Produzenten: Bill Withers, Denny Diante, Don Freeman, <a href="Larry_Carlton" title="Larry Carlton">Larry Carlton</a>, <a href="Michel_Colombier" title="Michel Colombier">Michel Colombier</a>, <a href="Ralph_MacDonald" title="Ralph MacDonald">Ralph MacDonald</a></div>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Auszeichnungen">Auszeichnungen</h2></div>
<ul><li>1972 – <a href="Grammy_Awards_1972" title="Grammy Awards 1972">Grammy für <i>Ain’t No Sunshine</i></a></li>
<li>1982 – <a href="Grammy_Awards_1982" title="Grammy Awards 1982">Grammy für <i>Just the Two of Us</i></a></li>
<li>1988 – <a href="Grammy_Awards_1988" title="Grammy Awards 1988">Grammy als Songschreiber für <i>Lean on Me</i></a></li>
<li>2005 – Aufnahme in die <a href="Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame" title="Songwriters Hall of Fame">Songwriters Hall of Fame</a></li>
<li>2006 – <i>Rhythm & Soul Heritage</i> Award der <a href="ASCAP" class="mw-redirect" title="ASCAP">ASCAP</a></li>
<li>2007 – Aufnahme in die <i>West Virginia Hall of Fame</i></li>
<li>2015 – Aufnahme in die <a href="Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a></li>
<li>2017 – Honorary degree der <a href="West_Virginia_University" title="West Virginia University">West Virginia University</a></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Literatur">Literatur</h2></div>
<ul><li>Stambler, Irwin: <i>The Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul</i>. 3., überarbeitete Auflage, New York City, New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1989, ISBN 0-312-02573-4, S. 745 f.</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weblinks">Weblinks</h2></div>
<div class="sisterproject" style="margin:0.1em 0 0 0;"><div class="noresize noviewer" style="display:inline-block; line-height:10px; min-width:1.6em; text-align:center;" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Commons"></span></span></div><b><span class=""><a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bill_Withers?uselang=de"><span lang="en">Commons</span>: Bill Withers</a></span></b> – Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien</div>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://billwithers.com/">billwithers.com</a> (englisch)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/Bill+Withers">Bill Withers</a> bei <a href="Discogs" title="Discogs">Discogs</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.laut.de/Bill-Withers">Bill Withers</a> bei <a href="Laut.de" title="Laut.de">laut.de</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000078044"><span>Bill Withers</span></a> bei <a href="AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> (englisch)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0936719/">Bill Withers</a> bei <a href="IMDb" title="IMDb">IMDb</a></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nachruf">Nachruf</h3></div>
<ul><li><a href="Arno_Frank" title="Arno Frank">Arno Frank</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/bill-withers-ist-tot-19-sekunden-fuer-die-ewigkeit-nachruf-a-7ed20392-ed54-4802-ab67-ba0bf561ed63"><i>Zum Tod von Bill Withers: 19 Sekunden für die Ewigkeit</i>.</a> In: <i><a href="Der_Spiegel" title="Der Spiegel">Der Spiegel</a> online.</i> 3. April 2020.</li>
<li>Jon Pareles: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/04/arts/music/bill-withers.html"><i>How Bill Withers Defined Soulful Selflessness</i>.</a> In: <i><a href="The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>.</i> 4. April 2020.</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Musikbeispiele">Musikbeispiele</h3></div>
<ul><li>Bill Withers: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nuanwn3v-2I"><i>Ain't No Sunshine (Old Grey Whistle Test, 1972)</i></a> auf <a href="YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></li>
<li>Bill Withers: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuzlbR5V_hc"><i>Use Me (Old Grey Whistle Test, 1972)</i></a> auf <a href="YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></li>
<li>Bill Withers: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrHO_EC63-k"><i>Lonely Town, Lonely Street (BBC In Concert, May 11, 1974)</i></a> auf <a href="YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></li>
<li>Bill Withers: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NCwB9J14sE"><i>Grandma's Hands (BBC In Concert, May 11, 1974)</i></a> auf <a href="YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Einzelnachweise">Einzelnachweise</h2></div>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.welt.de/kultur/article207013607/Singer-Songwriter-Ain-t-No-Sunshine-Saenger-Bill-Withers-ist-tot.html"><i>„Ain't No Sunshine“-Sänger Bill Withers ist tot.</i></a> In: <i><a href="Welt_Online" class="mw-redirect" title="Welt Online">Welt Online</a>.</i> 3. April 2020. Abgerufen am 3. April 2020.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.navymemorial.org/press-room-1/2020/8/10/marine-general-jim-mattis-and-former-sailor-and-iconic-singer-songwriter-bill-withers-to-receive-the-united-states-navy-memorials-2020-lone-sailor-award"><i>Bill Withers receives U.S. Navy Memorial’s 2020 Lone Sailor Award.</i></a><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 29. März 2021</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ABill+Withers&rft.title=Bill+Withers+receives+U.S.+Navy+Memorial%E2%80%99s+2020+Lone+Sailor+Award&rft.description=Bill+Withers+receives+U.S.+Navy+Memorial%E2%80%99s+2020+Lone+Sailor+Award&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.navymemorial.org%2Fpress-room-1%2F2020%2F8%2F10%2Fmarine-general-jim-mattis-and-former-sailor-and-iconic-singer-songwriter-bill-withers-to-receive-the-united-states-navy-memorials-2020-lone-sailor-award&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Für nähere Informationen zu diesem Titel siehe Bronson, Fred: <i>The Billboard Book of Number One Hits.</i> 3., überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage. New York City, New York: Billboard Publications, 1992, S. 315.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Johnson Publishing Company: <cite style="font-style:italic">Jet</cite>. Johnson Publishing Company, 2. Mai 1974 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.de/books?id=uI8DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA15&dq=denise+nicholas+bill+withers&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=denise%20nicholas%20bill%20withers&f=false">google.de</a> [abgerufen am 29. Oktober 2020]).<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rfr_id=info:sid/de.wikipedia.org:Bill+Withers&rft.au=Johnson+Publishing+Company&rft.btitle=Jet&rft.date=1974-05-02&rft.genre=book&rft.pub=Johnson+Publishing+Company" style="display:none"> </span></span>
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