# Bill Withers RIP

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-withers-rip/850966>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 3, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-withers-rip/850966 "2020-04-03T15:06:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-withers-rip/850966/1 "2020-04-03T15:06:37Z")

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Died at 81. He stopped making music in 1985. Won 3 Grammys

> **[‘Lean On Me,’ ‘Lovely Day’ singer Bill Withers dies at 81](https://apnews.com/e19138ee60f29a319e45bcfba3e39331)**
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> Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “

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**Author:** ![orcenio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orcenio/32/1036_2.png) [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-withers-rip/850966/2 "2020-04-03T15:08:07Z")

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Wonderful voice. Will be rediscovering his work today.

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-withers-rip/850966/3 "2020-04-03T15:11:04Z")

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There’s a previous thread in MPSIMS - [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=893284](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=893284)

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**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-withers-rip/850966/4 "2020-04-03T15:16:29Z")

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I did not know he stopped making music in 1985. I guess he just lived off royalties or did some other type of work.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-withers-rip/850966/5 "2020-04-03T15:17:17Z")

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> [@Telemark](#):
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> There’s a previous thread in MPSIMS - [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=893284](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=893284)

Simulposted at 11:11. I reported this.