Bill Withers’ lyrics are poetic but worded so simply, that there’s no doubt about what he wanted to say. One of his goals was to write lines that people would be able to understand and remember easily ...

When Bill Withers wrote “Lean on Me” in 1972, toying around on a small piano with only the phrase ‘lean on me’ to guide him, he never could have expected the song — about a rural man’s loneliness in ...

Getting introduced as “The Young Men from the Bathroom” doesn’t sound like the world’s highest compliment, but when the bathroom in question was the one featured in Lean on Me, it changes the equation ...

“Lean on Me” is a heartfelt song about showing kindness and support for someone when they’re going through a hard time. In a 2004 interview with Songfacts, Withers revealed that he wrote the tune on a ...

Can you believe it’s been 25 years since the release of Lean on Me? The story of principal Joe Clark (played by Morgan Freeman) reforming the troubled students of Fair Eastside High is still one of ...

Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “Lean on Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died from heart ...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Bill Withers speaks onstage at Reel To Reel: Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man at the GRAMMY Museum on February 24, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by ...

Steven Van Zandt and his Rock and Roll Forever Foundation are partnering with the Worldwide Day of Gratitude initiative, which will honor COVID-19 first responders with a sing-along of the Bill ...

Walmart is highlighting some of its employees' vocal talents in a new ad that shows various store associates singing "Lean on Me." The commercial serves as a useful reminder to still be neighborly ...

Legendary soul artist Bill Withers has died from heart complications, his family confirmed in a statement to The Associated Press. He was 81. "We are devastated by the loss of our beloved, devoted ...

Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “Lean On Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died from heart ...