Once upon a midnight dreary, while the shadows danced and the moon hung low, we remember a soul whose voice carried the weight of a thousand hearts – Bill Withers, born on this day, July 4th, 1938. His songs whispered to the weary, called to the lost, and soothed the weary bones of a world often too busy to listen. Let us venture into the life and legacy of a man whose melodies transcended time, whose words bore the warmth of a summer's breeze, and whose spirit remains etched in the very fabric of our existence.

Debuting today, “Lean on Me,” a new video from Fogerty’s Factory – the popular weekly video series from John Fogerty and his family, sons Tyler and Shane, joined by sister Kelsy.  The video can be seen HERE.
 

“Oh man, Bill Withers, oooh, he just gets me all over, you know?” a middle-aged woman I’d never met revealed to me as we waited for The New Stew to take the stage last night.

In just the second night of their limited run playing Withers’ classic 1973 album, Live at Carnegie Hall, it was clear that all over feeling is likely to spread.