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William Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. (born July 4, 1938) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985. He recorded a number of hits such as "Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Use Me", "Just the Two of Us", "Lovely Day", and "Grandma's Hands". His life was recently the subject of the documentary film Still Bill.
Withers was born the youngest of six children in the small coal-mining town of Slab Fork, West Virginia. Raised in nearby Beckley, West Virginia, Withers was twelve years old when his father died. He enlisted with the United States Navy at age eighteen and served for nine years, during which time he became interested in singing and writing songs. Soon after his discharge from the Navy in 1965, he relocated to Los Angeles in 1967 for a musical career.
Withers worked as an assembler for several different companies, including Douglas Aircraft Corporation, while recording demo tapes with his own money, shopping them around and performing in clubs at night. When he debuted with the song "Ain't No Sunshine" he refused to resign his job because of his belief that the music business was a fickle industry and that he was still a novice compared to other acts.
Actors: Timothy J. Cox (actor), Sammy Cesare (actor), Scott Abbondanzo (actor), Judy Musselman (actress), Harris Masood (editor), Harris Masood (director), Harris Masood (producer), Ross Massood (actor), Tara Piccolo (actress), Kelly Abbondanzo (actress), Gerard Leon (miscellaneous crew), Michael Kay (actor), Gerard Leon (actor), Tricia Abbondanzo (actress), Anna Khachiyan (writer),
Plot: Bill Withers (Timothy J. Cox) is a man who seems to have it all. A good wife, two swell kids and a high paying job, but today no one close to him seems to remember his birthday. Feeling down and out from this snub, Bill seems convinced that another birthday will pass without mention. But then his loyal secretary Jane, who is the only one to remember his birthday, has a great big surprise in store for him.
Keywords: birthday, joke, secretary, surpriseIt's got something to do with the weather
That I'm feeling the way that I do
And It's got something to do with the time of my life
it's got something to do with you
It's got something to do with the feeling
That we get when we do what we do
And it's got something to do with your oop-shoo-be-do
And it's got something to do with you
You've got the stuff to pick me up
You've got the stuff to pick me up
You got the stuff, can't get enough
You've got the stuff to pick me up
Deep inside I don't want to hide my feelings
And I just gotta tell you that I love you
Got that little movement in your hip (so in love with you)
Got that lil pucker in your lip (don't know what to do)
Get that 'lil twinkle in your eye (that's the reason why)
Gonna find it hard to pass you by
It's got something to do with being peaceful
No regrets, just a memory or two
And it's got something to do with your oop-shoo-be-do
And it's got something to do with you
You've got the stuff to pick me up
You've got the stuff to pick me up
You got the stuff, can't get enough