Rolling Stone

Bill Withers’ ‘Lean on Me’ Is a Song for Every Crisis — Especially This One

When Bill Withers wrote “Lean on Me” in 1972, toying around on a small piano with only the phrase ‘lean on me’ to guide him, he never could have expected the song — about a rural man’s loneliness in ...
Vulture

Bill Withers’s ‘Lean on Me’ Has Been a Constant Comfort Through Coronavirus

We asked, and the community showed their support for our patients at Spectrum Health. Videos were submitted from across... Posted by Helen DeVos Children's Hospital on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 A ...
Rolling Stone

Steven Van Zandt Partners With Org Behind ‘Lean On Me’ Sing-Along for COVID-19 Responders

Steven Van Zandt and his Rock and Roll Forever Foundation are partnering with the Worldwide Day of Gratitude initiative, which will honor COVID-19 first responders with a sing-along of the Bill ...
WMUR

‘Lean On Me,’ ‘Ain't No Sunshine’ singer Bill Withers dies at 81

Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “Lean On Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died from heart ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Bill Withers, ‘Lean On Me,’ ‘Lovely Day’ singer, dies at 81

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