Beyond his hits (“Lean on Me,” “Ain’t No Sunshine”) is a trove of lesser-known gems. By Giovanni Russonello Bill Withers always sounded like he was strumming the guitar from a seat at ...

Bill Withers ... line in “Use Me” or the endlessly repeated “I know” refrain in “Ain’t No Sunshine.” In “Lean On Me,” you can get hooked by those opening piano chords and ...

By Neil Genzlinger Bill Withers ... the guitar, wrote some of the most memorable and often-covered songs of the 1970s, including “Lean on Me,” “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Use Me ...

But between shifts at the factory, he picked up the guitar and ... "Still Bill," featured two more hits, "Lean On Me" and "Use Me." (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "USE ME") WITHERS: (Singing) I want to ...

Bill Withers ... simple motif on guitar; sustained organ lines add a funereal air. The lyrics are brutally straightforward: “I can’t believe that she don’t want to see me/We lived and ...