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Singer Bill Withers dies, aged 81
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukAmerican singer Bill Withers has died at the age of 81, his family have confirmed. The star, best known for his hits Lean on Me, Lovely Day and Aint No Sunshine passed away after suffering heart complications.
The three-time Grammy Award winner died on Monday in Los Angeles according to a statement released by his family. Read more of today's top stories here He was awarded Grammys as a songwriter for “Ain’t No Sunshine” in 1971 and for “Just The Two Of Us” in 1981.
In 1987, he received his ninth Grammy nomination and third Grammy as a songwriter for the re-recording of the 1972 hit Lean On Me, by Club Nouveau.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015 by Stevie Wonder. His life was the subject of the 2009 documentary
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