I know, I know, I know, I know... Aint No Sunshine was Bill - TopicsExpress



          

I know, I know, I know, I know... Aint No Sunshine was Bill Withers first hit in 1971. After spending nine years in the U.S. Navy, he had a job at a factory making parts for airplanes when he was introduced to Booker T. Jones from Booker T. & the MGs. Booker was an elite session musician with Stax Records, where Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and many other Soul legends recorded. He brought in some other top-notch musicians, including Stephen Stills on lead guitar, and produced this album for Withers, who was 32 when it was recorded. This was another one of those many B-sided hits. It was released as the B-side to another Withers song called Harlem. Disc jockeys, instead, played this as the single instead and it became a hit. All of the instruments on it are acoustic. Oh, in case you were wondering, the part where Withers repeats I know, I know, I know has become a very recognizable piece of the song, but it wasnt what he had in mind. Withers explained...I wasnt going to do that, then Booker T. said, No, leave it like that.
Posted on: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 06:23:36 +0000

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