Bill Withers

In West Virginia under the fire works of july 4th 1938 Bill Withers was born . Bill Withers lived in a small town and wasn't the richest person you could know .When he was only a 13 year old his dad died so he was practicly raised by his grandma and mom .He was the youngest of six children so it must have been hard for his mom and grandma to raise so many kids in a small town with they're dad dead . After he came out of the military in 1967 he moved to Los Angles California where he started his carrer.With his journals full of good songs that he never knew were going to be a big hit . Even thoe he had good demos recorded it seamed nobody to have intereats in them. The songs he sang were about life and his intearests and they werent dumb or about love like all the other singers . By 1971 Bill Withers had released record lables wich sold millions within the first couple of months .signed to Sussex Records, Withers’ talent was evidenced by all with the 1971 release of his debut album just as I am . One of his biggest hits from the 70's was one of my favorite songs and the lyrics that I picked was the song lean on me . Bill Withers once said "I write and sing about whatever I am 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."I think that statment is true and so thats why I wrote about Bill Withers .