Hey Have You Seen The Still Bill Trailer?

"When I wake up in the morning love, and the sunlight hurts my eyes.
And something without warning love, bears heavy on my mind.
Then I look at you, and the world's alright with me.
Just one look at you, and I know it's gonna be a Lovely Day."

And so begins one of the greatest love funk R&B songs ever, "Lovely Day" by Bill Withers. Every once in a while I will ask this question,"Hey is Bill Withers still alive?" and the answer I get always seems to be the same, "You know what? I don't know." Well here's the trailer to "Still Bill" which not only shows that Bill Withers is still alive but also looks to explain as to why he is no longer in the spotlight that I and I'm sure many others agree he deserves to be in. Beginning in the '70's through the mid '80's Bill Withers was at the top of his game and then like Keyser Soze, poof! He was gone. I knew of Bill Withers because of the classics "Lean On Me", "Just The Two Of Us", and "Ain't No Sunshine" but the true turning point for me was when I saw the GAP Khaki Soul commercial featuring the Withers cut "Lovely Day". My reaction? Screw the khakis, where do I get that song! Bill Withers baby, Bill Withers.
Keep digging in the Bill Withers collection and you are going to find some other great cuts. "When I'm Kissing My Love", "Grandma's Hands", "Who Is He (And What Is He To You?", and the list goes on and on. And if you haven't heard the album Bill Withers: Live At Carnegie Hall do yourself and favor and talk to that. There's an 8 minute version of "Use Me" that makes you wish you was getting used. Mmmmm!
I'm really intrigued by this trailer. It looks like it really shows a man who is satisfied with what he's done in the past and the conflict is now whether he can find it within himself to do it again in the future. That kind of thought process I believe really adds to the mystique of Bill Withers. Even for all of the success that has been mentioned about him he's always been on the outside circle of what is considered R&B and from his own words in this trailer he seems okay with that. I look forward to hearing what else Bill Withers and others have to say about him. Unfortunately "Still Bill" doesn't have a theatrical release date listed but you can check out the movie's website to find or set up a screening near you.

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