Bill Withers - Still Bill
1972 Sussex Records
Alot of good funk and soul beyond Lean On Me and Use Me so I picked the album opener Loney Town , Lonely Street
#billwithers, #stillbill, #soul, #funk
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Record 2576. #BillWithers #StillBill I am very excited to finally own the brilliant "Still Bill" by Bill Withers. So many iconic songs, such an incredible voice and amazing instrumentation. And let's not forget that fantastic brown top Bill is rocking on the cover. #soul #funk #rhythmandblues #vinyl #records #nowspinning #vinyljunkies #recordcollection #vinyligclub #soulrecords https://www.instagram.com/p/CYGdBfbPXop/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Black Film of the Week: STILL BILL (2009)
Directed by Damani Baker & Alex Vlack
Why: A favorite film of the staff, we had the documentary “Still Bill” on our list, but with the passing of its subject, legendary soul singer Bill Withers, we had to move this up.
“Still Bill” is easily one of the best music documentaries you’ll ever see.
Covering the history of this passionate man, who before he broke into music served in the Navy and then made toilets for airplanes, the film charts his rise in the business and his decisions to leave it, to his life as an aged musician working to maintain a good relationship with his wife and children, specifically his daughter Kori, who is a burgeoning singer/songwriter like her pops.
What Baker, who you may also know from his personal docu “The House on Coco Road”, and Vlack are able to do here is connect the audience with a man we think we know through his songs, but because he was never as mainstream as a Marvin Gaye nor stayed in the music business too long, we don’t truly know - but by midway through the film will fall further in love with. Don’t get it twisted though, the music does make this film rise to the top, entrancing audiences into Bill’s life.
For many of us that didn’t grow up in the early 70’s, through interviews with Bill, if you watched this film in its first run it was probably the first time you saw footage from the PBS show “Soul” and its host/producer Ellis Haizlip, whose own dynamic life, as well as the show’s, was recently covered in the documentary “Mr. Soul”. There are also cameos from Cornel West, Sting, Corey Glover, and “The Black Godfather” Clarence Avant.
“Still Bill” is a soul-stirring yet calming turn into Bill Withers’ life that you must see. You can rent “Still Bill” on iTunes for a small fee.
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RIP . . #billwithers #restinpower #soulmusic #legend #stillbill #rhythmandblues #graemattersound #graematterspins https://www.instagram.com/p/B-iDdDXHWwJ/?igshid=1jzyk97q89m8v
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Lean On Me (1972)
Artista: Bill Withers (Estados Unidos)
Álbum: Still Bill
Año: 1972
Compositores: Bill Withers
Género: Soul
Sello: Sussex
Letra
Hmm... hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm
Sometimes in our lives
We all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow
Lean on me
When you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on...
For it won't be long
Till I'm gonna need somebody to lean on
Please swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill
Those of your needs that you won't let show
You just call on me brother when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'll understand
We all need somebody to lean on
Lean on me
When you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on...
For it won't be long
Till I'm gonna need somebody to lean on
You just call on me brother
When you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'll understand
We all need somebody to lean on
If there is a load you have to bear
That you can't carryI'm right up the road
I'll share your load
If you just call me
Call me
If you need a friend
(Call me)
Call me (call me)
If you need a friend
(Call me)
If you ever need a friend
(Call me)
Call me
(Call me) Call me
(Call me) Call me
(Call me) Call me
(Call me)
If you need a friend
(Call me)
Call me
(Call me) Call me
(Call me) Call me
(Call me) Call me
(Call me)
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Essential @realbillwithers re-stock just landed featuring 4 early studio albums (including the legendary 1971 debut Just As I Am featuring "Ain't No Sunshine") along with the live '73 Carnegie Hall double-album and a greatest hits comp. #billwithers #aintnosunshine #justasiam #stillbill (at Beatdisc Records) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTyiIrxB7dI/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Ett fantastiskt foto av Bill Ferngren, hans bilder finns att köpa på Trendyroom. Gilla/dela gärna inlägget! https://www.trendyroom.se/konstnarer/bill-ferngren/ #BillFerngren #stillbill #poster #tavla #inredning #design #fotografi #foto #art #painted #abstrakt #konst #Artportable #bättrekonst #heminredning #print #väggdekoration #trendyroomrd https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ746ZQKVcO/?igshid=1rby1rt0bz5b6
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And now for something different… the solo from I Don’t Know by Bill Withers. Still Bill is a fantastic album and full of great guitar parts! #idontknow #billwithers #stillbill #guitarsolo #soul #randb #gibson #lespaul #winered #somethingdifferent #practiceeveryday (at Leighton Buzzard)
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William Harrison Withers Jr. 1938~2020 #BillWithers #SmoothSoul #AintNoSumshine #GrandmasHands #UseMe #LeanOnMe #LovelyDay #JustTheTwoOfUs #StillBill #RockAndRollHallOfFamer #RockAndRollHallOfFame2015 #RIPBillWithers https://www.instagram.com/p/B-tLAmzgFlt/?igshid=1hewdqqwgj4q1
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Just got in a few more #BillWithers #StillBill #LP 😞 in our eBay store now #Free shipping $34 #LeanOnMe #vinyllove #PiranhaRecords #Texas (at Piranha Records) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-r-90rp1G9/?igshid=x7oo3ojnadp0
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Bill Withers - Still Bill1972 Sussex Records
Bill Withers – Still Bill
1972 Sussex Records
Alot of good funk and soul beyond Lean On Me and Use Me so I picked the album opener Loney Town , Lonely Street
#billwithers, #stillbill, #soul, #funk
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Never cheat yourself 🎵#StillBill https://www.instagram.com/p/B-k1fBtg_Ip/?igshid=12ynyls8if6ja
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#stillbill #billwithers https://www.instagram.com/p/B-kaQH8nwjG/?igshid=naow9i1vyr7w
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Damn. A great loss to the music world!! I never met Bill but I met his wife and daughter @koriwithers_ at the documentary screening at the museum I used to work at Los Angeles. They told us said he was at home and didn't make public appearances. (He stopped in 1985.) Please do yourself a favor and check out the documentary #stillbill He was a true artist who loved to create but he refused to play the #musicindustry politics. A man of GREAT integrity. Kori has a lovely voice as well. Shouts out to my former classmate @erro44 who is carrying on Bill's independence with incredible singing and songwriting of his own. His latest just dropped this week. And post Corona make it a point to see him LIVE!! He is PHE💥 NO 💥ME💥 NAL!!! Bill was/is his greatest inspiration as a person and artist though they never had the chance to meet...Rest well Mr. Withers. Job. Well. Done. #billwithers #musiclegend #aintnosunshine #lovelyday #r&bhalloffame #swipeleft https://www.instagram.com/p/B-icO02p44X/?igshid=7n1vn5s4g0ag
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#stillbill in the mix in 15minutes!! #iglive #quarantine #quarantunes #happyhour #djbelike cashapp $ethnick https://www.instagram.com/p/B-iJJPkhbgY/?igshid=1o2buls2ahd3j
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