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SXSW Film Preview: Still Bill

SXSW Film Preview: Still Bill

Whatever happened to Bill Withers? Filmmakers Damani Baker and Alex Vlack made a decision eight years ago to find the answer. After dealing with some initial resistance, they found that Bill Withers was willing to open up to them. The final result of their collaboration, Still Bill focuses on the life of the singer-songwriter of such hits as "Ain't No Sunshine", "Lean on Me" and "Just the Two of Us." The documentary follows Withers to his birthplace of Slab Fork, West Virginia and to New York City, where a concert is given in his honor, but is mainly based in Los Angeles where Withers lives with his family. Bill Withers grew up an asthmatic stutterer, which led to some self-esteem/self-worth issues that he still deals with. Before he burst into the world of music, Withers spent time working in a factory and seemed to have no real hankering for fame. Perhaps that is why it wasn't too difficult for him to stop releasing albums after his lousy experience with a big-name record company. more ›

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