Inspired by my discovery of the wooden stars on Hunter Avenue on Staten Island, here is the 1973 live version of Bill Withers singing 'Lean on Me'.
One stanza in particular has special meaning for me this year:
Please swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill those of your needs
That you won't let show
You just call on me brother, when you need a hand (Chorus)
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'd understand
We all need somebody to lean on
'Lean on Me', from the album Still Bill reached number one the week of July 8, 1972. According to Withers' official website, the West Virginia native recorded with the likes of Booker T. Jones (Booker T. & The MG’s), Stephen Stills, and Benorce Blackmon (The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band), among many others.
'Lean on Me' was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007.
Bill Withers: The Everyman Singer with a Poet's Soul
Still Bill: 5 Bill Withers Covers
Bill Withers: The Complete Sussex and Columbia Albums
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