US soul singer Bill Withers dies aged 81

US singer-songwriter Bill Withers, whose hits included Lean On Me, has died aged 81, his family said.

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US soul singer Bill Withers, who was behind a string of hits in the 1970s including Lean On Me, Lovely Day and Ain’t No Sunshine, has died from heart complications aged 81.

The three-time Grammy Award winner, who withdrew from making music in the mid-1980s, died on Monday in Los Angeles, his family said.