NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bill Withers, a soulful vocalist best understood for the 1970 s hits “Lean on Me,” “Charming Day” and “Ain’t No Sunlight,” has passed away at age 81 from heart problems, his household said on Friday.
Withers produced 9 albums, most of them written and recorded in the 1970 s, beginning with “Simply As I Am,” that included “Ain’t No Sunshine,” which won him the very first of 3 Grammy Awards, according to his official site.
His musical career dropped in the 1980 s as he left “the hype and the hoopla” of the spotlight for a more personal life, it stated.
” A solitary male with a heart driven to link to the world at big, with his poetry and music, he sp