Bill Withers

Meet San Francisco's Most Exciting New Songwriter

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Video, Bill Withers, Bhi Bhiman, Bhiman, The Cookbook, Randy Newman, My Sf, Sri Lankan Woody Guthrie, Cee-Lo, Bhi Bhiman San Francisco, Sri Lankan Songwriter, San Francisco Musician, San Francisco News

Who: Bhi Bhiman (Yes, that's his real name) Current Gig: San Francisco-based singer-songwriter whose new album, appropriately titled Bhiman, is poi...

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"Hell No (I'm Not Alright")": A Nanci Griffith Video, Plus Conversations With Scorpions' Klaus Meine and Adam Arcuragi

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.01.2012

Intersection's first single, "Hell No (I'm Not Alright)," is Nanci Griffith's ode to the Occupy movements, expressing the frustration felt over economics, politics as usual and beyond.

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SHOF/PBS Chats: Billy Joel, Jimmy Jam, Jimmy Webb, Garth Brooks, Allan Toussaint, Dwight Yoakum, Hal David, Paul Williams...

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: John Bettis, Sam Moore, Paul Williams, Linda Ronstadt, Michael McDonald, Cousin Brucie, Ozzy Osbourne, Allan Toussaint, The Carpenters, Glen Campbell, Danny Aiello, Billy Joel, Bruno Mars, Hunter Freberg, Alexa Ray Joel, Gary US Bonds, Terry Lewis, Barry Mann, Southside Johnny, David Foster, Jimmy Jam, Garth Brooks, Bill Withers, Cythia Weil, Dwight Yoakum, Judy Collins, Stan Freberg, Jackson Browne, Johnny Mercer, Leon Russell, Sammy Cahn, Video, Entertainment News

Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to exchange a few words with many terrific songwriters and artists ranging from Billy Joel and Garth Brooks to Jimmy Jam and Jimmy Webb and even an exec or two as they that walked the red carpet at the Songwriters Hall Of Fame awards show.

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Rest in Peace, Elzie Whittington, AKA Grandma

Jeff Kelly Lowenstein | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Elzie Whittington, Bill Withers, Grandma's Hands, Great Migration, Video, Chicago News

A lot of times you hear about a funeral being a celebration, but it doesn't feel that way. With Elzie Whittington, grandmother of childhood friends...

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"Redemption Song": My Post-Emmy Playlist For George Clooney

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Brian Wilson, Peter Gabriel, Tom Jones, Julianna Margulies, Ira Gershwin, Sudanese, Fats Domino, U2, Kate Bush, Joe Cocker, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Maxwell, Rosemary Clooney, Elvis Costello, Bob Marley, Pakistan, Kris Kristofferson, Katrina Anniversary, George Clooney, The Impressions, Bob Dylan, Haitians, Emmy Awards, Elvis Presley, Margaret Whiting, Bill Withers, Al Green, Jakob Dylan, Alicia Keys, Frank Sinatra, R.E.M., Brad Paisley, Gulf Coast, Allen Toussaint, Bruce Springsteen, Marvin Gaye, Entertainment News

Moments before he accepted the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award from his lovely friend and former hospital co-worker Julianna Margulies, George Clooney proved once and for all what a truly great humanitarian he is.

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"A Little Less Conversation": A Playlist to Encourage a New Generation to "Do Something"

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, The Felice Brothers, Rob Thomas, The Eagles, Pete Seeger, Travie McCoy, Jackie DeShannon, The Beatles, The Weavers, The Who, Utopia, Vh1, Natasha Bedingfield, Journey, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Do Something Awards, Glee, B.B. King, Infant Sorrow, Bob Marley, Neil Diamond, Van Halen, Aimee Mann, Vince Gill, Carole King, Mos Def, Jane Lynch, Red Hot Chili Peppers, George Harrison, Twilight, Jersey Shore, Canned Heat, The Youngbloods, Billy Swan, Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, The 5th Dimension, Elvis Presley, Kellan Lutz, Bruno Mars, Gogol Bordello, Bill Withers, Friend & Lover, Bret Michaels, U2, Thunderclap Newman, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Jakob Dylan, Tears for Fears, Frank Sinatra, R.E.M., James Taylor, Allen Toussaint, Bruce Springsteen, Lifehouse, Entertainment News

Today, I have a semi-modest proposal for those same young Americans who will likely inherit this big mess: do something, and do it with "A Little Less Conversation" and little more action.

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A Master of Kung Folk: a Conversation With Benjamin Taylor

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dobie Gray, Music Marketing, Myspace, Jamie Cullum, Free Downloads, David Saw, Paul Simon, Native Americans, Twitter, Sade, Facebook, Harry Chapin, Barack Obama, Benjamin Taylor, Donnie Hathaway, Livingston Taylor, Bill Withers, Ben Thomas, Stevie Wonder, Entertainment News, Carly Simon, Iris Records, Tribeca Films, Michael Bubble, Hair, Joni Mitchell, Cat Stevens, Peter Frampton, Kung Fu, Itunes, Sally Taylor, James Taylor, Entertainment News

If Benjamin Taylor had made one album and it was 2008's The Legend Of Kung Folk, he would have fulfilled his creative contract with the music gods.

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HuffPost Exclusive: Carole King & James Taylor VIDEO and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dobie Gray, Joe Cocker, Peter Asher, Warner Bros., Paul Simon, Native Americans, Sade, Martyn Atkins, Harry Chapin, Apple Records, Livingston Taylor, The Beatles, Tribeca Film Festival, Carly Simon, Donny Hathaway, Lee Sklar, Hair, Sally Taylor, James Brown, Jamie Cullum, Mos Def, John Forte, Carole King, Paul McCartney, David Saw, Twitter, Michael Bubblé, Facebook, Benjamin Taylor, Barack Obama, Brittany Spears, Bill Withers, Russell Kunkel, Entertainment News, Youtube, Nina Simone, Cat Stevens, Joni Mitchell, Lady GaGa, Peter Frampton, Danny Kortchmar, James Taylor, Saul Williams, Entertainment News

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Oil and Music: Conversations With Steve Forbert and Tift Merritt

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Kenny Loggins, Argo Merchant, Anne Murray, Ryan Adams, Amoco Cadiz, Paul McCartney, Richard Branson, Folk Music, Bill Gates, The Olympic Games, Tift Merritt, Grammy Awards, Exxon Valdez, Kuwait, Saddam Hussein, Bill Withers, American Music Awards, Entertainment News, James Cameron, Oil, My Morning Jacket, Steve Forbert, Gordon Lightfoot, Jimmy James, Mike Campbell, 60 Minutes, Americana Music, Entertainment News

Steve Forbert discusses his apropos single "The Oil Song," originally released in 1979, and Grammy nominee Tift Merritt describes her songwriting process.

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Gaga May Be Good, "Still Bill" Withers Is Great

Robert Rosenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Musicians, Music, Bill Withers, Movies, Movie Recommendations, Ain't No Sunshine, Artists, Still-Bill, Lady GaGa, Entertainment News

Still Bill is an extraordinary film about Bill Withers, who was born to a black family in W. Virginia, stuttered until he was 28, made toilets for a living, and then wrote Ain't No Sunshine, Lean on Me and Use Me.

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Celebrating Michael Jackson's Youth: The Stripped Mixes and Hello World - The Motown Solo Collection

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Motown Records, The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, Jeff Moskow, Bill Withers, Mark Anthony Neal, Entertainment News, Tom Rowland, Mulholland Music, Stax Records, Harry Weinger, Doug Schwartz, Suzee Ikeda, Entertainment News

Mixing Michael Jackson's solo material with that of The Jackson 5's, The Stripped Mixes rips away layers of production, revealing a young boy with the ability to emote mature emotions at an early age.

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You Better Sit Down Kids: An Only Mildly Exploitative Playlist for Jon & Kate Plus 8

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tammy Wynette, Dj-Jazzy-Jeff and the Fresh Prince, John Fogerty, The Eagles, The Everly Brothers, Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood, Cher, The Carpenters, Counting Crows, Velvet Revolver, The Who, Bill Withers, George Jones, Beck, Cat Stevens, Jon and Kate Plus 8, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

When all those overexposed boys and girls turn eighteen, I pledge to burn the following songs and have them airdropped into whatever compound the family is then holed up in.

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New Tunes On Monday: Little Walter, Prince, James Taylor, John Wesley Harding, Paul Carrack, and Matthew Barber

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ace, The Drifters, Prince, Dionne Warwick, The Eagles, Squeeze, Scott Dirks, Mike + the Mechanics, Harvard Square, Breaking Dawn, Target, Juno Award, Xtc, Whitesnake, Oklahoma, Folk, Paul Carrack, Tony Glover, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cajun, Philly, Reggae, Traditional, Checker Records, Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach, Stephanie Meyer, Marvin Gayes, Timothy B. Schmit, John Wesley Harding, Sam & Dave, Michael McDonald, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Johnny Cash, Ron Sexsmith, Stan Lewis, Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist, High Fidelity, Billy Davis Jr., Singer-Songwriter, Philly International Records, Hip-O Select, Bill Withers, Entertainment News, Al Green, Aaron Neville, Lawrence Stern, Ray Charles, Pop, Americana, Dobie Gray, Jill Barber, Sonny Boy Williamson, Bria Valente, Broadway, Canada, Grammy, The Kinks, Stax, Motown Records, Livingston Taylor, The Beatles, Matthew Barber, Nick Heyward, Harmonica, Don Henley, Phil Collins, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, The Little Walter Story, Hear Music, Arthur Crudup, Stax Records, R&b, Motown, Sam Moore, Chess Records, Harry Nilsson, Johnny Nash, Gospel, Bobby Womack, David Gray, Wesley Stace, Willie Dixon, Bob Dylan, Blues, The 5th Dimension, David Seitz, Tom Waits, Juno, Washington Square Park, Grammy Awards, Don McLean, John Wesley Hardin, A Mighty Wind, Roots, Randy Newman, Ward Gaines, Ben E. King, Jimi Hendrix, James Taylor, Rupert Holmes, Bruce Springsteen, Listerine, Nilsson, Atlantis, Misfortune, Rumpelstiltskins, Josh Ritter, Entertainment News

Blues harmonica player and singer Little Walter died over forty years ago, but his influences still can be heard in many blues-rock recordings that employ the instrument.

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