Bill Withers | |
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 Withers pada tahun 1976 | |
| Informasi latar belakang | |
| Lahir | (1938-07-04)4 Juli 1938 Slab Fork, West Virginia, Amerika Serikat |
| Meninggal | 30 Maret 2020(2020-03-30) (umur 81) Los Angeles, California, Amerika Serikat |
| Penyebab kematian | Sakit jantung |
| Genre | soul, R&B, blues, pop |
| Pekerjaan | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instrumen | Vokal, gitar, keyboard |
| Tahun aktif | 1967-1985 |
| Label | Sussex Records Columbia Records |
Bill Withers (4 Juli 1938 – 30 Maret 2020) adalah seorang penyanyi, penulis lagu Amerika Serikat keturunan Afrika yang terkenal selama periode akhir 1960-an sampai pertengahan tahun 1980-an. Beberapa dari hits-hits musiknya yang terkenal adalah "Ain't No Sunshine," "Use Me," "Lovely Day," "Lean on Me", "Grandma's Hands" dan "Just the Two of Us". Bill Withers telah mendapatkan 3 kali penghargaan musik Grammy Award.
Kematian
Bill Withers meninggal dunia pada Senin, di Los Angeles karena komplikasi jantung.[1]
Diskografi
Album
- 1971: Just As I Am (Sussex) - US #35, R&B #9
- 1972: Still Bill (Sussex) - US #4, R&B #1
- 1973: Live at Carnegie Hall (Sussex) - US #63, R&B #6
- 1974: +'Justments (Sussex) - US #67, R&B #7
- 1975: The Best of Bill Withers (Sussex) - US #182, R&B #33
- 1975: Making Music - (Columbia) - US #81, R&B #7
- 1976: Naked & Warm (Columbia) - US #69, R&B #41
- 1978: Menagerie (Columbia) - US #93, R&B #16
- 1979: Bout Love (Columbia) - US #134, R&B #50
- 1981: Bill Withers' Greatest Hits (Columbia) - US #183, R&B #58
- 1985: Watching You, Watching Me (Columbia) - US #143, R&B #42
- 1998: The Best of Bill Withers - lovely day (Sony Music Entertainment)
- 2005: Lovely Day: The Very Best of Bill Withers (Legacy)
- 2007: Best of (2007)
Singel
- 1971: "Ain't No Sunshine" - US #3, R&B #6
- 1971: "Grandma's Hands" - US #42, R&B #18
- 1972: "Lean on Me" - US #1, R&B #1
- 1972: "Use Me"- US #2, R&B #2
- 1973: "Friend Of Mine" - US #80, R&B #25
- 1973: "Kissing My Love" - US #31, R&B #12
- 1973: "Let Us Love" - US #47, R&B #17
- 1974: "You" - R&B #15
- 1974: "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh" - US #50, R&B #10
- 1975: "Heartbreak Road" - US #89, R&B #13
- 1975: "It's All Over Now" - R&B #68
- 1976: "I Wish You Well" - R&B #54
- 1976: "If I Didn't Mean You Well" - R&B #74
- 1976: "Make Love To Your Mind" - US #76, R&B #10
- 1977: "Close To Me" - R&B #88
- 1978: "Lovely Day" - US #30, R&B #6
- 1978: "Lovely Night For Dancing" - R&B #75
- 1979: "Don't It Make It Better" - R&B #30
- 1979: "You Got The Stuff (Part 1)" - R&B #85
- 1981: "Just the Two of Us" (dengan Grover Washington, Jr.) - US #2, R&B #3
- 1985: "Oh Yeah" - R&B #22
- 1985: "Something That Turns You On" - R&B #46
Referensi
- ↑ Yanuar, Elang Riki (4 April 2020). "Penyanyi Bill Withers Meninggal Dunia". Medcom.id. Diakses tanggal 4 April 2020.
{{cite news}}: Pemeliharaan CS1: Tanggal diterjemahkan otomatis (link)
Pranala luar
- Bill Withers official site
- Bill Withers di IMDb (dalam bahasa Inggris)
- Biography at Soultracks.com
- Bill Withers Biography with photos
