Bill Withers

OffStereo builds narrated music history shows around real records. Bill Withers runs through 3 of them, 1 that take them as the subject and 2 more where they surface inside someone else's story. They appear most often alongside Common, Donny Hathaway and Gil Scott-Heron.

3 shows 1 about them 6 tracks 10 related artists

Shows about Bill Withers

Bill Withers: The Everyman's Soul

Bill Withers' 1971 debut proved plainspoken soul could turn personal truths into universal anthems, connecting like James Taylor and Donny Hathaway, even as Al Green soared.

Featuring Ain't No Sunshine · Grandma's Hands · Lovely Day

10 chapters · 8 tracks · 4 plays

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Shows where Bill Withers appears

Withers: Hip-Hop's Soul Foundation

Bill Withers' soulful catalog is a quiet load-bearing wall for hip-hop, with Kanye West, 2Pac, and Kendrick Lamar building their sound on his timeless grooves.

2 of 8 tracks — Lovely Day · Ain't No Sunshine

10 chapters · 8 tracks · 2 plays

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What did the producer mean when he said

The intentional lag of drums behind the beat, from James Gadson's funk to J Dilla's "drunk" grooves, shapes neo-soul's hypnotic pulse and hip-hop's golden era.

1 of 8 tracks — Use Me

10 chapters · 8 tracks

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