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The 1971 Song Bill Withers Never Actually Finished and His Clever Improvisation That Made It a True Classic

Yacht Rock Essentials: “Just the Two of Us,” the Winning Collaboration Between Legends Grover Washington Jr. and Bill Withers

On This Day in 1972: Bill Withers Scored His Only No. 1 Hot on the ‘Billboard’ Hot 100 with “Lean on Me”

On This Day in 1972: Bill Withers Scored His Only No. 1 Hit on the ‘Billboard’ Hot 100 with “Lean on Me”

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