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Bill Withers was an American singersongwriter and musician who performed from 1970 until 1985. He recorded several major hits, including ldquoLean on Merdquo, ldquoAinrsquot No Sunshinerdquo, ldquoUse Merdquo, ldquoJust the Two of Usrdquo, ldquoLovely Dayrdquo, and ldquoGrandmarsquos Handsrdquo. Withers won three Grammy Awards and was nominated for four more. His life was the subject of the 2009 documentary film Still Bill. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.Naked amp Warmnbspis his fifth studio album and is even funkier than his debut. ldquoHere Withers returns to the simple ways of his past, working five or six musicians for the kind of hard groove that doesnrsquot have many parallels in black music these daysrdquo, says music journalist Robert Christgau.Musicians include Larry ldquoFatbackrdquo Tolbert on drums, Dorothy Ashby harp, Melvin Dunlap bass Benorce Blackmon guitar and Jerry Knight bass.
