Biography:Wrote and performed "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Lean On Me". He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.
Born:July 4, 1938 Birthplace:Slab Fork, West Virginia, USA
2015-04-18 30th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band; Green Day; Joan Jett and the Blackhearts; Lou Reed; Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble; Bill Withers; The "5" Royals; and Ringo Starr
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