For the Season Seven finale, Kirk takes a look at Bill Withers' enduring hit "Lean On Me." In the process, he takes a broader look at a bunch of Withers' other most famous songs to better understand how this plainspoken, seemingly ordinary guy managed to write so many extraordinary songs.Written by: Bill WithersAlbum: Still Bill, 1972Listen/Buy via <a href="https://album.link/us/i/989376986">Album.Link</a>ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED:<ul><li>“Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Grandma’s Hands” by Bill Withers from Just As I Am, 1971</li><li>“Lonely Town, Lonely Street,” “Let Me In Your Life,” and “Use Me,” by Bill Withers, and “Who Is He (And What Is He To You)” by Bill Withers/Stan McKenny from Still Bill, 1972</li><li>“Lovely Day” by Bill Withers and Skip Scarborough, 1977</li><li>“Just The Two of Us” by Bill Withers, William Salter, and Ralph MacDonald, recorded by Grover Washington Jr., 1981</li><li>“The Way” by Meshell Ndegeocello and “Who Is He (And What Is He To You)” recorded by Ndegeocello on Peace Beyond Passion, 1996</li><li>Excerpts from Live at Carnegie Hall, released 1972</li><li>Excerpts from the 2010 documentary <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still_Bill_(film)">“Still Bill,”</a> dir. Damani Baker and Alex Vlack</li><li>2004 Songfacts <a href="https://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/bill-withers">interview w/ Withers</a></li><li>Withers' <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir3JDyQ7yZE&t=486s">2015 Rock Hall of Fame acceptance speech</a></li><li>Record needle sound via <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-18hvFqsVA">Sounds Recorded</a></li></ul>----LINKS-----💰 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! <a href="https://patreon.com/StrongSongs">Patreon</a> | <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic">Paypal</a> 🏠 HOMEPAGE<a href="https://strongsongspodcast.com">strongsongspodcast.com</a> 👚 MERCH<a href="https://strongsongspodcast.com/store">strongsongspodcast.com/store</a> 📬 KIRK'S NEWSLETTER<a href="https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/">newsletter.kirkhamilton.com</a>📷 SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton">@Kirk_Hamilton</a>Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/kirkhamilton.com">@kirkhamilton.com</a>💬 STRONG SONGS DISCORD SERVER <a href="https://strongsongspodcast.com/discord">strongsongspodcast.com/discord</a>🎧 STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a">Apple Music</a> | <a href="https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz">YouTube Music</a>🎸 KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENTS <a href="https://kirkhamilton.com/gear">kirkhamilton.com/gear</a>🎶 KIRK'S MUSIC <a href="https://kirkhamilton.com/music">kirkhamilton.com/music</a>🎨 SHOW ART Tom Deja, <a href="https://bossmangraphics.com/">Bossman Graphics</a>--------------------JUNE 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONSThomas McIlheranAndyLisa CrottyRick KeelerElizabeth CulverMeryl AllisonRobyn MetcalfeCesarCorpus FriskyBen BarronCatherine WarnerDamon WhiteJay SwartzRushDaniel Hannon-BarryChristopher MillerJamie WhiteChristopher McConnellDavid MascettiJoe LaskaKen HirshMelanie AndrichJenness GardnerNathaniel BauernfeindPaul DelaneySami SamhuriJeremy DawsonAccessViolationDave FloreyJUNE 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONSIan StedingMargaret McReynoldsAlison DuganPrincess of WhalesDave DouglassSuzanne CrawfordPhantomMareKym GriffithRachelAruni JayatillekeRyan GillenTBDaniel KaberonWiggy HashWhit SidenerJulie KellmanSimon HellmanBeaClaudia CartyDaniGlenn JacksonChristopher Selby SpinkPhilip KellyDaniel NervoKevin StaffordLawrenceSy JacobsirritableIan PiddAndrew HoferJordan GatenbyMelissa KuhnsAshleySeattle Trans And Nonbinary Choral EnsembleKevin MarceloSamantha CoatesJamesJeffDan CutterJoseph RomeroOl ParkerJohn BerryDanielle KrizClint McElroyMordok’s Vape PenInmar GivoniMichael SingerMerv AdrianJoe GalloLauren KnottsDave KolasHenry MindlinMonica St. AngeloStephen WolkwitzRand LeShayMaxeric spMatthew JonesThomasAnthony MentzJames McMurryEthan LaserBrian John PeterChris RemoAaron WilsonDent EarlCarlos LernerMisty HaisfieldAbraham BenrubiLee R.Callum WebbDick MorganBen SteinGrettir AsmundarsonSean MurphyRandal VegterKellen SteffenKaya WoodallRobert Granatdave malloyAlan Maassjohn halpinPeter HardingDavidKayla RussellJohn BaumanMartín SalíasStu BakerSteve MartinoDr Arthur A GrayGary PierceMatt BaxterLuigi BocciaE Margaret WartonTim SheehanCharles McGeeCatherine ClauseEthan BaumanKenIsWearingAHatJordan BlockAaron WadeJeff UlmDavid FutterJamieDeebsPortland Eye CareRichard SneddonJanice BerryDoreen CarlsonWendy GilchristLisa TurnerPaul WayperMiles FormanBruno GaetaKenneth JungAdam StofskyZak RemerRishi SahayJeffrey BeanJRRJAilie FraserRob TsukJosh SingerAmy Lynn ThornsenAdam WKelli BrockingtonVictoria Yumino caposselaSteve PaquinDonald MackieDavid JoskeBernard KhooRobert HeuerDavid NoahGeraldine ButlerMadeleine MaderJason PrattAbbie BergDoug BelewDermot CrowleyAchint SrivastavaRyan RairighMichael BermanLinda DuffyBonnie PrinsenEoin de BurcaKevin PotterM Shane BordersDallas HockleyJason GerryNell MorseNathan GouwensLauren ReayEric PrestemoncbalmainAngela LivingstoneDiane HughesMichael CasnerLowell MeyerStephen TsoneffJoshua HillPascal RuegerRandy SouzaClare HolbertonDiane TurnerTom ColemanDhu WikMelmaniacEric HelmJonathan DanielsCaro FieldDave SharpeNaomi WatsonDavidAlexanderJeff PattersonChris KGavin DoigSam FennTanner MortonAJ SchusterJennifer BushDavid StroudBrad CallahanAmanda FurlottiAndrew BakerAndrew FairL.B. 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