Bill Withers
Today in History

By The Associated Press Mar. 30, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Tuesday, March 30, the 89th day of 2021. There are 276 days left in the year. Today’s...

Employee Grayson Allred walks away with a ladder after working on the front marquee at the Paramount Theatre on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, in Abilene, Texas. The marquee which in part reads, "It's A Wonderful Life, Cancelled", notifies all would-be patrons that the theatre has closed down indefinitely due to rising cases of COVID-19 in the city. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Performing in the pandemic, by zoom, drive-in and doorstep

By Jake Coyle Dec. 22, 2020 02:08 PM EST

FILE - In this July 19, 2020, file photo, people gather at a makeshift memorial near the home of Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., in Atlanta. Lewis, who died Friday at age 80, was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists who organized the 1963 March on Washington, and spoke shortly before the group's leader, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., gave his "I Have a Dream" speech to a vast sea of people. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 07, 2020 12:13 PM EST

In this Wednesday, April 15, 2020 photo, neighbor Ben Langsam, 13, looks down from the roof of his family's home in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood while listening to one of Paul Stein's accordion stoop concerts during the coronavirus outbreak in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Stoop show: Brooklyn accordionist entertains neighbors

By Kathy Willens Apr. 25, 2020 10:19 AM EDT

FILE - This July 14, 2019 file photo shows Beyonce at the "Lion King" premiere in London. Beyonce, along with Timothy McKenzie and Ilya Salmanzadeh, failed to get an Oscar nomination for best original song for "Spirit," from the film "The Lion King." (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Beyoncé, Gaga offer hope at all-star event fighting COVID-19

By Mesfin Fekadu Apr. 18, 2020 03:19 PM EDT

Dr. Elvis Francois, an orthopedic surgery resident at the Mayo Clinic, records a song at Carpet booth studio in SE Rochester, Minn. Francois has gone viral thanks to his top-notch musical performances at hospitals. On Friday he will independently release "Music Is Medicine," which was recorded alongside pianist and fellow resident Dr. William Robinson. All of the proceeds will be donated to The Center of Disaster Philanthropy COVID-19 Response Fund. (Evan Schlee via AP)
Singing Surgeon: Dr. Elvis cuts EP to aid COVID-19 fund

By Mesfin Fekadu Apr. 16, 2020 12:02 PM EDT

AM Prep-Music

Apr. 06, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
COUNTRY MUSIC ACADEMY AIRS SHOW IN LIEU OF AWARDS - BECAUSE OF COVID-19 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music’s biggest stars should have...

FILE - This April 18, 2015 file photo shows singer-songwriter Bill Withers speaking at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Cleveland. Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “Lean On Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine," died in Los Angeles from heart complications on Monday, March 30, 2020. He was 81. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)
‘Lean On Me,’ ‘Lovely Day’ singer Bill Withers dies at 81

By Mark Kennedy Apr. 03, 2020 10:39 AM EDT

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Apr. 03, 2020 03:46 AM EDT
BILL WITHERS, “LEAN ON ME” SINGER, DIES AT 81 UNDATED (AP) — Singer Bill Withers is dead. His family reports the singer died Monday of...