Bill Withers Leads R&B Songwriters Chart, Powered by 'Lean on Me' & 'Ain't No Sunshine'

Wonder paid tribute to the late soul singer

Stevie Wonder joined an all-star bill of performers for the broadcast of One World: Together at Home. He sang “Lean on Me,” the classic song by the late Bill Withers. He also performed his own song “Love’s in Need of Love Today.” Watch it below.

Stevie Wonder honored his late friend Bill Withers during the One World: Together at Home concert on Sunday (April 18). Withers died from heart complications on March 30 at age 81.The legendary Wonder, sitting at his home piano, told viewers: "During hardships like this, we have to lean on each other for help.

Glass Animals' Dave Bayley paid tribute to one of his musical heroes, Bill Withers, over the weekend by performing a cover of his seminal hit "Lean On Me."As the third episode of the English indie rock band's "Quarantine Covers" series, the frontman picked the fan's song request because, "He's one of my favorite songwriters of all time....

As all the late night shows have pivoted to remote broadcasts where the hosts are at home and the guests are also at home, last night’s Late Show With Stephen Colbert featured an at-home Colbert remotely interviewing Chance the Rapper and hosted a remote performance from musical guest Jim James. Chance discussed his Punk’d reboot, and the My Morning Jacket frontman covered “Lean on Me” by the late Bill Withers. Watch it happen below.

"Bill’s music is imprinted in our DNA"

The iconic songwriter passed away this week

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.

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.

Prayers Up: Roommates, we are praying for the friends and family of soul singer and legend Bill Withers, who has reportedly passed away due to heart complications. According to his family, Bill passed away on Monday.

Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “Lean on Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died from heart complications, his family said in a statement to The Associated Press. He was 81.

Bill Withers, the former Navy man and commercial aircraft worker who became one of music’s most revered poet laureates, has died. The Grammy Award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member died Monday (March 30) in Los Angeles from heart complications.

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.

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