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The Library of Congress named "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers to its National Recording Registry
Musician William Harrison "Bill" Withers Jr. (July 4, 1938 - March 30, 2020), a popular 20th-century rhythm and blues singer, traced his roots to a West Virginia coal camp. Withers was born into a miner's family of 13 children in Slab Fork, Raleig...
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