Bill Withers was an incredibly successful singer songwriter with a string of hits in the 1970s. He is probably best remembered for Lean On Me, but today I have chosen a live version of his 1971 hit, Ain't No Sunshine:
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Bill Withers was an incredibly successful singer songwriter with a string of hits in the 1970s. He is probably best remembered for Lean On Me, but today I have chosen a live version of his 1971 hit, Ain't No Sunshine:
Good morning Jerry. This track takes me back. Weird memory of this one. During basic training in the shower block sometimes people would sing, felt like the only time we weren't being blasted up and down a parade square or a hill somewhere.... And this one was one that came up often, somehow this track showed solidarity between all the recruits without even needing to acknowledge openly that we all knew what each other was going through. Beautifully pained sounding voice. Great track.
I like when a song brings you back to a time and place. I remember when it was played on AM radio. It had to compete with a lot of good music, but his voice stood out.
Yikes AM radio. Aside from sports games broadcasts and sometimes those are on MW, I don't think I've ever used AM for anything.
It came out in 1971, before FM for music was a thing, and before "HiFi" stereo equipment was affordable for the masses.
Beautiful!