William Harrison Withers Jr.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/William_Harrison_Withers_Jr.
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Bill_Withers
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Grammy_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Grammy_Award_for_Best_R&B_Song
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee
gptkbp:birthDate 1938-07-04
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Slab_Fork,_West_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Kori_Withers
gptkb:Todd_Withers
gptkbp:deathDate 2020-03-30
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:genre R&B
blues
pop
funk
soul
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Harrison Withers Jr.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Legend
gptkb:Aloe_Blacc
gptkbp:label gptkb:Columbia_Records
gptkb:Sussex_Records
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Grandma's_Hands
gptkb:Ain't_No_Sunshine
gptkb:Lovely_Day
gptkb:Lean_on_Me
gptkb:Just_the_Two_of_Us
Use Me
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:musician
record producer
singer-songwriter
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marcia_Johnson
gptkbp:website https://www.billwithers.com/
gptkbp:yearsActive 1970–1985
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bill_Withers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6