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Bill Withers

1938 - 2020

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William Harrison Withers Jr. (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020) was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is known for having several hits over a career spanning 18 years, including "Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), "Grandma's Hands" (1971), "Use Me" (1972), "Lean on Me" (1972), "Lovely Day" (1977) and "Just the Two of Us" (1980) (recorded in collaboration with Grover Washington Jr.). Withers won three Grammy Awards out of nine total nominations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Withers is the 469th most popular singer (down from 376th in 2019), the 2,913th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,125th in 2019) and the 154th most popular American Singer.

Bill Withers is most famous for his song "Ain't No Sunshine" which was released in 1971.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Bill Withers ranks 469 out of 4,381. Before him are Gene Vincent, Neil Tennant, Joey Tempest, Omara Portuondo, Senesino, and Miguel Bosé. After him are CeeLo Green, Zeynab Khanlarova, Kemal Monteno, Alfredo Kraus, Renato Carosone, and Ahmet Kaya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Bill Withers ranks 152. Before him are Aslan Abashidze, Rocco Granata, Zbigniew Religa, Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho, Oscar Robertson, and Karel Svoboda. After him are David Baltimore, Vasyl Stus, Patrick Bauchau, Violetta Villas, Anne Perry, and Jean-Loup Chrétien. Among people deceased in 2020, Bill Withers ranks 149. Before him are Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma, Mory Kanté, Adolfo Nicolás, Ben Cross, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, and Rocky Johnson. After him are Jānis Lūsis, Kang Kek Iew, Vera Lynn, Mario Bunge, James E. Gunn, and Sergei Khrushchev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Withers ranks 2,913 out of 20,380. Before him are Levi P. Morton (1824), Andrew Fire (1959), Irving Thalberg (1899), Peter Boyle (1935), Rosemary Casals (1948), and Sid Eudy (1960). After him are CeeLo Green (1974), Ben Foster (1980), Virginia Henderson (1897), David Baltimore (1938), Ian Somerhalder (1978), and Marcia Gay Harden (1959).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Bill Withers ranks 154. Before him are Cab Calloway (1907), Tim McGraw (1967), Carly Simon (1945), Nile Rodgers (1952), Perry Como (1912), and Gene Vincent (1935). After him are CeeLo Green (1974), GZA (1966), Lil Jon (1971), Benny Blanco (1988), Ariana Grande (1993), and Al Martino (1927).

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