- Actors: Bill Withers, Clarence Avant, Benorce Blackmon, Cornell Dupree, James Gadsen
- Directors: Damani Baker, Alex Vlack
- Producers: Damani Baker, Alex Vlack, Andrew Zuckerman, Jon Fine
- Format: Colour, DVD-Video, NTSC
- Language English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 6
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: New Video Group
- DVD Release Date: 25 Jan 2011
- Run Time: 78 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0042EJDJY
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36,603 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
- #71 in Film & TV > Music DVDs > R&B and Soul
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Just caught this on BBC 4 . I was bowled over by Mr.Bill Withers . I have been a fan of his music for many years without really knowing anything much about him as a person . Suffice to say ,like his songs , I felt relaxed in his company . From his old marine buddies to childhood friends you could tell that everybody liked him ; a feeling that he reciprocated with ease and integrity . The scenes that deal with his stammering and how he addressed the young kids who also stammer was both moving and exhilirating . Very refreshing to see somebody like this with no ego ad more than content with the life that he has lead . Inspiring .
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
By far one of the best musical portraits made - not because of the film itself - but because of Bill Wither's amazing personality.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Delightful, short, but insightful documentary about the great American 70s and
80s R+B icon Bill Withers, who wrote and sang such great hits as 'Ain't
No Sunshine' and 'Lean on Me'.
It's a portrait of a wonderfully strong yet gentle and likable man, who
refused to bend to record company creative demands, even though it
might have cost him fame and money, and who simply walked away from the
music business when it was no longer something he wanted to deal with.
Now at age 70, he dispenses wonderfully wise and witty aphorisms, and
still works on music, but for himself, not the world. He's also open
enough to question whether his lack of ambition is a good or bad thing
- although on evidence he seems about as happy and well adjusted a man
as you could find, loving his family, helping stuttering kids (he
suffered with the same problem through much of his early life), and
enjoying the creative process itself as an end, not a means.
Quiet, simply filmed, this documentary made me feel good about life,
and immediately want to go order a CD of Wither's greatest hits.
80s R+B icon Bill Withers, who wrote and sang such great hits as 'Ain't
No Sunshine' and 'Lean on Me'.
It's a portrait of a wonderfully strong yet gentle and likable man, who
refused to bend to record company creative demands, even though it
might have cost him fame and money, and who simply walked away from the
music business when it was no longer something he wanted to deal with.
Now at age 70, he dispenses wonderfully wise and witty aphorisms, and
still works on music, but for himself, not the world. He's also open
enough to question whether his lack of ambition is a good or bad thing
- although on evidence he seems about as happy and well adjusted a man
as you could find, loving his family, helping stuttering kids (he
suffered with the same problem through much of his early life), and
enjoying the creative process itself as an end, not a means.
Quiet, simply filmed, this documentary made me feel good about life,
and immediately want to go order a CD of Wither's greatest hits.
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