The power of touch: I held my father's hand as he faded away. It was the purest exchange of love
Through months of illness, I held his sturdy, consistent and loving hands, knowing he would muster the strength until he truly could no longer
April 2020
Bill Withers obituary
Bill Withers: his 10 greatest songs, from Lovely Day to Lean on Me
Bill Withers: the brilliant folk-soul star who said it all with time to spare
Alexis Petridis
Bill Withers, influential soul singer behind Ain't No Sunshine, dies aged 81
December 2017
Asylum seekers record festive single with message of unity
One Heart Refugee Choir, made up of 24 refugees, join professional musicians to record version of Bill Withers’ Lean On Me
March 2017
Readers recommend
Readers recommend playlist: your songs about knowledge
A reader picks a playlist from your suggestions teaching us that knowledge really is power. Talking Heads, Bill Withers and XTC all feature
April 2016
Kendrick Lamar sued for allegedly copying Bill Withers song
Lawsuit alleges I Do This simply features Lamar’s lyrics over a ‘direct and complete copy’ of Withers’ hit Don’t You Want to Stay
April 2015
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Joan Jett, Ringo Starr, Bill Withers – in pictures
Laurie Anderson and Patti Smith pay tribute to Lou Reed, while Miley Cyrus, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder join the celebrations at this year’s induction ceremony
September 2012
How we made
How we made: Stewart Levine and Jeffrey Levy-Hinte on Soul Power
The 1974 Zaire concert became a powerful documentary: its producers recall three magical days
March 2012
TV & radio catch up guide
Catch-up TV Guide: From Black Cab Sessions to The Bill Withers Story
TV tonight
TV highlights 09/03/2012
May 2011
New band of the week
Michael Kiwanuka (No 1,029)
There's nothing original about this British retro-soul man – but when you sound like Bill Withers, Van Morrison and the Temptations maybe that's not such a bad thing
April 2009
'The Hammond was mysterious, an enigma'
Booker T always wanted to play his own tunes. He tells Richard Williams how he found his musical identity
November 2007
1000 albums to hear before you die
Artists beginning with W
From The Wailing Souls to Robert Wyatt
August 2007
What is the soundtrack of summer?
A Lovely Day with Bill Withers, a Sunny Afternoon with the Kinks and Nitemoves with Grovesnor. Those are some of the choices from our rain-soaked panel of experts.
