Prayers Up: Soul Singer Bill Withers Passes Away At The Age Of 81

American folk and country singer, John Prine, passed away at the age of 73 due to complications from Coronavirus. He was hospitalised after showing sudden COVID 19 symptoms on March 26 and was kept in the intensive care for 13 days before he succumbed to the virus on April 7. John’s family confirmed the tragic news to Variety. John was born and raised on the outskirts of Chicago. 1996, he was drafted into the US Army and was stationed in Germany during the Vietnam War. 

For several decades, perplexed interviewers had been asking Bill Withers, the great, reclusive soul singer, variations of the same questions: Did he miss the musical life he’d once had and did he ever imagine returning to it? In 1985, having already built an impressive legacy—Gold plaques, Hot 100 hits, Grammy wins—he left the industry and never looked back. The answer was always firm, unsentimental, and unambiguous: No.

John Legend and Kid Rock have added their tributes to Bill Withers following news of the reclusive soul man’s death.

Legendary singer Bill Withers has passed away aged 81. 

Singer and songwriter Bill Withers passed away at 81, due to heart complications in Los Angeles. The family of the Lean On Me singer gave an official statement to Associated Press.

On Friday morning, the Associated Press reported that legendary soul singer and musician Bill Withers had died at the age of 81. Best known for songs like "Lean On Me," “Lovely Day,” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” Withers reportedly died on Monday in Los Angeles from heart complications.

John Legend is mourning a longtime legend who had inspired him and many others in the music world, soul singer Bill Withers. The Grammy-wining artist, known for '70s hits such as "Lean on Me," "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Lovely Day," died at age 81 from heart complications on Monday in Los Angeles, multiple reports said on Friday.

US soul singer Bill Withers, who was behind a string of hits in the 1970s including Lean On Me, Lovely Day and Ain’t No Sunshine, has died from heart complications aged 81.

Bill Withers has died at the age of 81.

Bill Withers, the ‘70s soul singer behind classics like “Lean On Me” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” died from heart complications in Los Angeles, according to a statement his family released to the Associated Press. Withers was 81.

Bill Withers, known for his iconic songs “Lean on Me” and “Lovely Day,” has died from heart complications at the age of 81.

American singer Bill Withers has died at the age of 81, his family have confirmed.

Bill Withers has died at the age of 81.

Legendary singer Bill Withers has died today at the age of 81.