In this June 21, 2006 file photo, singer-songwriter Bill Withers poses in his office in Beverly …

Singer-songwriter Bill Withers, shown in 2006, wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s including “Lean On Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine.” He died at 81 in Los Angeles on Monday, March 30, 2020. (Reed Saxon/AP)