Not from the virus. His telecast appearances weren't much following his 70s/80s successes until just the last five or so years, when various documentaries, including one about the first record-company boss he worked for, Clarence Avant, started appearing... spotted him on a 2015 Colbert Late Show, tho apparently not joining Ed Sheeran as a musical guest, which would have been an impressive combo...
In LA Monday (3/27); 81. https://variety.com/2020/music/news/bill-withers-dead-dies-singer-aint-no-sunshine-1234570209/ (link) The late, great NY radio star Dan Ingram (possibly among others) liked to loop the "I know" repetition from Withers' first hit "Ain't No Sunshine," not an easy feat given the industry was dependent on magnetic tape in those years... B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/694abcd8-0b89-4109-b759-8e4ad9a8a212%40googlegroups.com.
