The next song to reach #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 by two different artists is ‘Lean On Me,’ which first topped the charts in 1972 for its writer, Bill Withers.
That soulful rendition wasn’t exactly crying out to be recreated, but that didn’t stop R&B group Club Nouveau from trying their hand at it in 1987. The quintet made their version of the track the lead single on their debut album, Life, Love & Pain.
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.
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