Bill Withers is an interesting individual since he didn’t go right into the music business when he was given a chance. He had a rather bad stutter when he was younger and din’t have a whole lot of confidence speaking or singing. But when he was 18 he enlisted in the Us Navy and lost his stutter over a nine-year stretch as he became interested in singing and writing music. Upon leaving the Navy he began to work and cut demo tapes in his spare time, making a living while trying to make his voice heard throughout the area. When
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