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Commentary: It’s time to cancel ‘The Star-Spangled Banner.’ Here’s what should replace it
4 years, 5 months ago

Commentary: It’s time to cancel ‘The Star-Spangled Banner.’ Here’s what should replace it

LA Times  

The Francis Scott Key monument in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park is one of those old-fashioned pieces of public art that, shall we say, lays it on thick. A high school junior in New York City made news by refusing to record the song for her school’s socially distanced “virtual graduation.” A petition posted on Change.org advocated dropping the song …

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Trying to cope with despair? Take solace in the compassion and empathy of Bill Withers and John Prine
4 years, 9 months ago

Trying to cope with despair? Take solace in the compassion and empathy of Bill Withers and John Prine

LA Times  

One came back with a hole in his arm where all the money goes; the other came back with no arm at all. Such were the soldiers John Prine and Bill Withers wrote into existence nearly 50 years ago to illustrate the horrific toll of the Vietnam War — Prine in “Sam Stone,” about a drug-addicted veteran with “a hundred-dollar …

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Bill Withers death: ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ and ‘Lean on Me’ singer dies aged 81
4 years, 9 months ago

Bill Withers death: ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ and ‘Lean on Me’ singer dies aged 81

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy US singer-songwriter Bill Withers, whose …

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Bill Withers dead: Lean On Me, Lovely Day singer passes away at 81
4 years, 9 months ago

Bill Withers dead: Lean On Me, Lovely Day singer passes away at 81

Daily Mail  

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 complications his family said in a statement. Singer-songwriter Bill Withers, pictured here in 2006, died in Los Angeles from heart complications on Monday …

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Bill Withers, ‘Lean on Me’ and ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ singer-songwriter, dies at 81
4 years, 9 months ago

Bill Withers, ‘Lean on Me’ and ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ singer-songwriter, dies at 81

LA Times  

Bill Withers 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.” Singer-songwriter Bill Withers, who came to music late and left it early but created enduring hits such as “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Lean on Me” and “Just the Two of Us,” …

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