Michelle Obama Remembers Bill Withers: 'Truly One Of The Greats'
"He had a gift for giving voice to our joys and our sorrows," the former first lady wrote on Twitter. Michelle Obama on Saturday paid homage to soul legend Bill Withers, who died at age 81 on Monday. The former first lady wrote on Twitter that Withers “made the sort of music that you couldn’t help …
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