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Bill Withers is one of my all-time favorite artists, which makes this a pleasure to read. This article makes some pretty wide stretches to connect the few dots
by enobrev 6y ago
Bill Withers is one of my all-time favorite artists, which makes this a pleasure to read. This article makes some pretty wide stretches to connect the few dots within, but it's well-written.
- mordechai9000 6y agoSame. The article is well written, but I prefer to let the music stand alone, rather than try to draw a speculative connection to the artist's life just to fit a narrative. Side note: A couple years ago I was flipping around the radio dial, and I ran across "Sweet Wanomie". I was instantly hooked, but I had no idea who the artist was. It turned out a local independent station put Just As I Am on a loop for six months, as a way of keeping the FCC happy when they had no other programming available. I became very familiar with that album.
- dan_quixote 6y agoI need to know more about this station.
- mordechai9000 6y agoIt's a small town, relatively speaking. Only a few hundred thousand people in the area. Someone has a low power license, but they needed volunteers and equipment. The FCC apparently expects FM license holders to broadcast something. So that's what they did while they got organized. Now they are up and running with volunteer DJs who get to play whatever they want.