Bill Withers, soul legend who sang ‘Lean on Me’ and ‘Lovely Day,’ dies at 81

Bill Withers, a onetime Navy aircraft mechanic who after teaching himself to play the guitar wrote some of the most memorable and often-covered songs of the 1970s, including “Lean on Me,” “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Use Me,” died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 81. His death was announced in a statement from his family. […]