William “Bill” Withers died one week ago (30 March 2020) in Los Angeles, Calif. (my hometown). Although “Lean on Me” and “Just the Two of Us” are among his most famous works, “Lovely Day” (below) is one of my personal favorite songs of all time. If you are like me and cannot get enough of this classic tune, I have also included for your musical pleasure a small sample of remakes of this beautiful song (below the fold). Also, check out Andy Greene’s 2015 retrospective (via Rolling Stone magazine) of Bill Withers’s remarkable and improbable artistic career.