Bill Withers: Who Is He…( And What Is He To You)?

HE WAS 32 years old before he got his first record contract, with the Sussex label in 1970. He'd never played a live show. He was an immediate success, writing and performing a fistful of hits that still garner significant radio airplay today – 'Ain't No Sunshine', 'Lean On Me', 'Grandma's Hands', 'Lovely Day', 'Who Is He (And What Is He To You)?'. He's been covered, sampled and hailed as a songwriting genius, the Godfather of the entire ‘neo-soul' movement. He hasn't recorded an album in 17 years and hasn't performed on-stage in at least a decade.