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Who sang Ain't No Sunshine?

Bill Withers released the song Ain't No Sunshine. Date of release: 1971.

Release date: 1971

Duration: 02:05

Producer(s): Booker T. Jones

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The meaning of the song 'Ain't No Sunshine ', based on the lyrics

What is Ain’t No Sunshine about?

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This song is about a man who longs for a woman who is never there.

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Bill Withers - Short Biography

- William Harrison Withers Jr. was an American singer-songwriter and musician.
- He had several hit songs during an 18-year career, such as "Ain't No Sunshine," "Grandma's Hands," "Use Me," "Lean on Me," "Lovely Day" and "Just the Two of Us."
- He has won three Grammy Awards and has been nominated for six more.
- His life was the subject of a 2009 documentary, "Still Bill."
- He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015. Two of his songs have also been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

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- Ain't No Sunshine" is a song by Bill Withers from his album Just As I Am (1971).
- The song was released as a single in September 1971 and reached #8 on the US RandB chart and #3 on the US pop chart.
- Ain't No Sunshine" was ranked #280 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list in 2003.
- The song is one of the most played songs on British radio.
- The original version of the song was written and performed by Bill Withers, one of the leading soul singers of the 1970s.
- At the time of recording, Withers was working as a factory worker making toilet seats for Boeing 747s.
- Ain't No Sunshine" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 1971.

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