From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. (July 4, 1938 - March 30, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985. Some of his best-known songs are "Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Use Me", "Just the Two of Us", "Lovely Day", and "Grandma's Hands". Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Withers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.