Legendary soul singer-songwriter Bill Withers didn’t die from coronavirus, but his passing on March 30, at 81 years old, happened right when the new pandemic reality was setting in. Would all the news be sad now?

Withers was responsible for such soul-balming classics as ‘Ain’t No Sunshine,’ ‘Lean On Me,’ ‘Just the Two of Us’ and ‘Lovely Day.’ He won multiple Grammys and was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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