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  "name": "Bill Withers",
  "description": "Bill Withers appears once in our Soul list, placing as high as No. 10. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/bill-withers/",
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  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1971,
    "last": 1971
  },
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    {
      "trackKey": "bill-withers--aint-no-sunshine",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/bill-withers--aint-no-sunshine/",
      "title": "Ain't No Sunshine",
      "year": 1971,
      "label": "Sussex",
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      "whyItMatters": "Two minutes, one chord change and twenty-six repetitions of \"I know\" because Withers had not finished the verse and was told to leave it. The accident is the best part of the record.",
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