Big city life never altered the inner soul of Slab Fork-born Bill Withers, says his daughter, Kori Withers. Kori and her brother, Todd Withers, and Kori’s daughter, Lily Dawn, as well as Marcia ...

The special Mother's Day event will take place in New York City. Bill Withers’ iconic song “Grandma’s Hands” has been released as an illustrated book and an animated music video to celebrate the ...

BECKLEY — As the Bill Withers Music Festival continues to expand its reach, the music — and legacy — of the Hall of Famer from Raleigh County remains at the core. The fifth annual festival unfolds on ...

The city of Beckley will host a dedication ceremony to unveil the new plaza and statue. The West Virginia town of Beckley will recognize legendary singer and songwriter Bill Withers with two new ...

He went from manual labor to musical phenomenon in a matter of months, but his struggles were always there in the music. The Lives They Lived The Lives They Lived By Reginald Dwayne Betts Bill Withers ...

The beauty and timelessness of the best music from singer/songwriter Bill Withers was due to his seemingly effortless ability to tell stories within a musical framework that incorporated strains of ...

Bill Withers was the essence of simplicity. His songs were tight, compact and illustrious. Like a little box that opened up into a world of color and poetry, his songs knew how to implore and explode ...

Beloved Cedar Rapids Blues musician Kevin Burt recently released an album dedicated to a major influence on his music career and life, Bill Withers. On this Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe is joined ...

Bill Withers, the Navy veteran who died this year at age 81, was a most unlikely '70s soul music star. He wrote his own songs in a folk-influenced style and broke through at the moment when funk was ...

A statue honoring Raleigh County native and musical legend Bill Withers could be in place in Beckley as early as this fall. After raising nearly $170,000 over the past three years, Jill Moorefield of ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... From left, New Gospel Singerleers band members Richard Anderson, Sidney Catus and Henry Carter perform at the 4th annual Bill Withers Music Festival in ...