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• William Harrison Withers, Jr, was born in Slab Fork, West Virginia, USA, on July 4, 1938. 
• He is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter, best known for his hit songs such as “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Lean On Me,” among others. 
• Bill’s net worth is valued at $25 million, according to reputable sources, a sum gained through his prosperous career as a musician in the entertainment industry. 
• His net worth has also benefited from his entrepreneurial experience, founding a Beverly Hills-based publishing firm. 
• As his father was a miner, and his mother a housekeeper, Bill grew up in Beckley, the youngest of six children in a hard-working household. 
• Bill suffered a stutter as a child, which had a negative influence on his growing up, as he could not make any friends, and was often the object of other children’s ridicule. 
• To make matters worse, when Bill was just 13 years old, his father died. 
• Nonetheless, Bill never surrendered, and he entered the US Navy when he became eligible, which helped him overcome his stuttering. 
• He worked for nine years in the navy, and he became interested in music upon discharge and began composing and recording songs. 
• In the early 1970s, Bill’s music career started when he was discovered by Clarence Avant, the owner of Sussex Records, who signed him after an audition. 
• Booker T. Jones recorded Bill’s first album, entitled “Just As I Am” and it came out in 1971, spawning hits like “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Grandma’s Hands.” 
• Many musicians, including Aloe Blacc, Ed Sheeran, Anthony Hamilton, and Michael McDonald, among others, held a tribute concert at Carnegie Hall for Bill in 2015, and Bill was in the crowd, appearing with the musicians for a brief time on stage. 
• The main goal of the concert was to recreate the “Live at Carnegie Hall” album by Bill, released in 1973, but they also played songs that were not included in the original collection. 
• Bill has won several prestigious awards thanks to his abilities, including many Grammy awards, and a Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award in 2006 from the American Society of Composers, Writers, and Publishers. 
• In addition, in 2005 he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame, and in 2015 he was also inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. 
• As for his personal life, since 1976, Bill has been married to Marcia Johnson, with whom he has a son and a daughter. 
• From 1973 until 1974, he was previously married to Denise Nichols. 
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William Harrison Withers Quotes

• I write and sing about whatever I’m able to understand and feel. I feel that it is healthier to look out at the world through a window than through a mirror. Otherwise, all you see is yourself and whatever is behind you.

William Harrison Withers Important Facts

• Was twenty-seven when he decided to pursue a career in music.
• Served nine years in the U.S. Navy.
• Was working in a factory when he made his first album and didn’t quit when it became successful as he didn’t know how long his career would be.
• His composition “Lean On Me” was adopted as a hymn by the Unitarian-Universalist Association and appears in their supplemental hymnal “Singing the Journey” (Hymn # 1021).
• Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 9, 2005 in New York City alongside Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman, Steve Cropper, John Fogerty, Isaac Hayes and David Porter.

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