Our final inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2015 class is the soulful singer-songwriter Bill Withers, who recorded a handful of enduring classics during a career that spanned just 15 years. Withers retired abruptly in 1985 over his frustrations with record executives trying to micromanage his career.

Withers released eight studio albums during that span. His three best-known songs — ‘Ain’t No Sunshine,’ ‘Lean on Me,’ and ‘Lovely Day’ — are the sort of soulful staples people list among their all-time favorites. He also wrote and recorded the yacht rock classic ‘Just the Two Of Us’ with Grover Washington, Jr. on sax.

Withers was first eligible for entry into the Hall in 1997 but went un-nominated until 2015, when he made it in. Though he had been almost entirely absent from the industry for 30 years, he showed up and graciously accepted his admission from presenter Stevie Wonder.

“Stevie Wonder inducting me into the Hall of Fame is like a lion opening the door for a kitty cat,” he said, gracious as ever.

Withers died a year ago due to heart complications at age 81.