Bill Withers News

Philadelphia's First Person Film Festival is dedicated to presenting personal stories as documentary films.

Submitted by Heather Lovejoy on Mon, 11/09/2009 - 14:07. Oh man, I love this song.

CD 1 1. John Lennon Woman 2. Bill Withers Ain't No Sunshine 3. Tom Baxter Better 4. Otis Redding The Dock Of The Bay 5. Will Young Leave Right Now 6. Spandau Ballet True 7. Alicia Keys Fallin' 8. The Cars Drive 9. John Waite Missing You 10.

There ain't been as much sunshine since Bill Withers walked away from his hit-making music career 23 years ago.

Founded in 2000, First Person Arts Festival transforms the drama of real life into memoir and documentary art to foster appreciation for the unique - and shared - human experience.

In 2005, singer T-Pain released an album called Rappa Ternt Sanga . Before I go any further, I urge you to take T-Pain's own advice and "marinate on dat." It is difficult to comment on an album title so horrendous due to the sheer shock of seeing it written down.

Artist: Withers, Bill One of the biggest selling points of Still Bill, a loving portrait of soul icon Bill Withers, is that the filmmakers judiciously decided to let Withers, his family and friends do the talking.

Hello. Elston Gunn here. In the past decade, the songs of Bill Withers have enjoyed a resurgence of sorts, popping up in films, television shows and commercials.

"The blog your favorite blogger reads...." Saturday, October 17, 2009 New Documentary: Still Bill [trailer] Just heard about this while listening to the return of the Mixtape Massacre show , a documentary about the past, present and future of legendary soul artist, Bill Withers featuring interviews with Sting , Cornel West and Clarence Avant.

Gomez have announced details of a new single and UK tour to take place in November.

I also will ask about things, "What do you want the systems to do when..." about 6 days ago leebrandt I CUT the brakes... Wild Card, BITCHES!!!!!! about 9 days ago leebrandt @bucksommerkamp hehehe about 15 days ago leebrandt Bill Withers' voice on 'Ain't No Sunshine' cuts me up inside.... wow about 15 days ago leebrandt @thines01 no tom, that means ...

From the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to The Commodores... all 50 tracks announced. Activision today has revealed the full soundtrack to Tony Hawk: RIDE, and as expected, it's an eclectic one.

One song that speaks to us about hope, strength, and the will to go on is Mariah Carey's 'Hero' from the album 'Music Box.' If music can tame the savage beast, it can also be the balm to ease and soothe pain.

There were only two works on the program for the opening concert of the Charleston Chamber Music Society's season on Saturday.

Soul music history and the civil rights movement are two themes that'll be woven into this year's eighth annual Oakland International Film Festival.

The 36th Ghent Film Festival, a showcase for film music, will open Oct. 16 with Felix van Groeningen's "The Misfortunates," Belgium's submission in the foreign-language film Oscar race.

He has a booming voice and an intense passion for music. And that passion has landed 34 year old Lawrence Beamen, who is from Vicksburg, a spot in the finals of NBC's hit show "America's got talent.

Here are The Chronicle's picks for nightclub happenings this weekend. Compiled by Michelle Broder Van Dyke, Trey Bundy, Andrew Gilbert and Mosi Reeves.

As main events go, the Rumble in the Jungle is more than enough for any feature film to handle: magnetic former heavyweight boxing champ Muhammad Ali, heavy-handed reigning champ Georg e Foreman, and outlandish promoter Don King coming together in 1974 in Kinshasa, Zaire, for a title bout set against the backdrop of an African-American cultural ...

The main reason to see "Soul Power," a documentary about the "African Woodstock," is not to watch 1974 performances of James Brown, B.B. King and the Spinners when they were at their soul peaks.