Bonjour à tous, aujourd'hui un exposé de ma part. Il y a quelque temps je mentionnais l'artiste Bill Withers dans cet article, et je viens d'apprendre récemment sa mort (liée à un problème cardiaque et pas au covid-19). Voici une petite présentation d'un artiste humble qui a eu plusieurs hits et influencé durablement la musique à sa manière.
BILL WITHERS
He was born in West Virginia in a mining town. He suffered from asthma and stammer (bégaiement) in school when he was young. When he started to write songs, his stammer diminished.
He was working in factories in Los Angeles and spent his free time in jazz clubs. He presented his songs to a music publisher and had an enormous success with "Ain't no sunshine" in 1971.
He had other hits during his career, like Lean on Me (1972). The video underneath is from a concert in 2015 with Stevie Wonder.
After several years of tours (tournées) and concerts, he decided to retire in 1985 from the scene. He will continue to compose more songs, like the very famous "Just the two of Us" (which was famously covered (reprise) by Will Smith)
He created with his wife a publisher company to manage his discography. He died on March 30th, 2020 at the age of 81.
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