Contributor

Bill Withers

#59249 · linked identity

ArrangementCompositionPercussion & KeysProductionStringsVocals

Credited as: Written-By, Producer, Words By, Guitar, Tom Tom [Simmons Toms], Synthesizer [DX-7]

Active decades in this dataset: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2010s

In the Networked Players dataset, Bill Withers is co-credited on documented releases connecting the albums below. A shared credit proves documented participation — never friendship, influence, or artistic lineage.

Albums whose documented connection involves this contributor

Other contributors co-credited on the same documented releases

Documented evidence

Hop 1: Bryan Garofalo and Bill Withers

both credited on 'Bout Love (1978, US) · source

Release 2368188 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Bill Withers A1track creditAcoustic Guitar, Bass#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A1track creditWords By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A2track creditWhistle#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A2track creditWords By#59249 · linked
Bryan Garofalo A2track creditBass#335434 · linked
BIll Withers A3track creditGuitar#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A3track creditArranged By [Strings & Horns]#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A3track creditWords By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A4track creditGuitar, Piano [Acoustic]#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A4track creditWords By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B1track creditWords By#59249 · linked
Bryan Garofalo B1track creditBass#335434 · linked
Bill Withers B2track creditWords By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B3track creditGuitar#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B3track creditWords By#59249 · linked
BIll Withers B4track creditMusic By, Words By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B4track creditDrums, Guitar#59249 · linked
Bryan Garofalo B4track creditBass#335434 · linked
Bill Withersrelease artist#59249 · linked

Hop 2: "Stix" Hooper and Bill Withers

both credited on The Essential Bill Withers (2013-08-20, US) · source

Release 6651487 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Bill Withers 1-1track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-1track creditLyrics By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-2track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-2track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-3track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-3track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-4track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-4track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-5track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-5track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-6track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-6track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-7track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-7track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-7track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-8track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-8track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-8track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-9track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-9track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-9track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-10track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-10track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-10track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-11track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-11track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-11track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-12track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-12track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-12track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-13track artist#59249 · linked
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Bill Withers 1-14track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-14track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-14track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-15track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-15track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-15track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-16track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-16track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-16track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-17track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-17track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 1-17track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-1track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-1track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-1track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-2track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-2track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-2track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-3track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-3track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-3track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-4track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-4track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-4track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-5track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-5track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-5track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-6track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-6track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-6track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-7track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-7track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-7track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-8track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-8track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-8track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-9track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-9track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-9track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
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Bill Withers 2-10track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-10track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-11track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-11track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-11track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-12track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-12track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-12track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-13track artist#59249 · linked
"Stix" Hooper 2-13track creditProducer#60454 · linked
Bill Withers 2-14track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-14track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-15track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-15track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-16track artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-16track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-16track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
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Bill Withers 2-17track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2-17track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withersrelease artist#59249 · linked

Hop 1: Bill Withers and Don Henley

both credited on I Can't Stand Still (1983, Australia) · source

Release 576614 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Bill Withers B6track creditBacking Vocals#59249 · linked
Don Henleyrelease artist#249597 · linked
Don Henleyrelease creditDrums#249597 · linked
Don Henleyrelease creditProducer#249597 · linked
Don Henleyrelease creditWritten-By#249597 · linked

Hop 2: Bill Withers and Clarence McDonald

both credited on Menagerie (2003, US) · source

Release 807853 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Bill Withers (as B. Withers) 1track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Clarence McDonald 1track creditArranged By [String], Keyboards#90595 · linked
Bill Withers (as B. Withers) 2track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 2track creditGuitar#59249 · linked
Bill Withers (as B. Withers) 3track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers 3track creditKeyboards#59249 · linked
Bill Withers (as B. Withers) 4track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Clarence McDonald (as C. McDonald) 4track creditWritten-By#90595 · linked
Clarence McDonald 4track creditKeyboards#90595 · linked
Bill Withers (as B. Withers) 5track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers (as B. Withers) 6track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Clarence McDonald 6track creditKeyboards#90595 · linked
Bill Withers (as B. Withers) 7track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Clarence McDonald 7track creditArranged By, Keyboards#90595 · linked
Clarence McDonald 8track creditArranged By [String & Horn]#90595 · linked
Bill Withers (as B. Withers) 9track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Clarence McDonald 9track creditKeyboards#90595 · linked
Bill Withers (as B. Withers) 10track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers (as B. Withers) 11track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers (as B. Withers) 12track creditWritten-By#59249 · linked
Bill Withersrelease artist#59249 · linked
Bill Withersrelease creditProducer#59249 · linked
Clarence McDonaldrelease creditProducer#90595 · linked

Hop 3: Bill Withers and Alex Brown

both credited on Watching You Watching Me (1985, US) · source

Release 1756155 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Bill Withers A1track creditLyrics By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A1track creditMusic By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A1track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A1track creditTom Tom [Simmons Toms], Synthesizer [DX-7]#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A2track creditProducer, Lyrics By, Music By, Bass, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [DX-7]#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A2track creditStrings#59249 · linked
Alex Brown A2track creditArranged By [Backing Vocals]#129663 · linked
Bill Withers A3track creditLyrics By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A3track creditMusic By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A3track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A4track creditLyrics By, Music By, Bass, Effects, Piano [Acoustic], Strings, Synthesizer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A4track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A5track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B1track creditFlute#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B1track creditProducer, Lyrics By, Music By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B1track creditSynthesizer [DX-7]#59249 · linked
Alex Brown B1track creditVocals [Ad Lib]#129663 · linked
Bill Withers B2track creditProducer, Lyrics By, Music By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B3track creditProducer, Lyrics By, Music By, Clavinet#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B3track creditSynthesizer [DX-7]#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B4track creditLyrics By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B4track creditMusic By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B4track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B5track creditLyrics By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B5track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withersrelease artist#59249 · linked

Hop 4: David Foster and Bill Withers

both credited on Watching You Watching Me (1985, US) · source

Release 1756155 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Bill Withers A1track creditLyrics By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A1track creditMusic By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A1track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A1track creditTom Tom [Simmons Toms], Synthesizer [DX-7]#59249 · linked
David Foster A1track creditArranged By, Keyboards [All]#79751 · linked
David Foster A1track creditMusic By#79751 · linked
Bill Withers A2track creditProducer, Lyrics By, Music By, Bass, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [DX-7]#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A2track creditStrings#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A3track creditLyrics By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A3track creditMusic By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A3track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A4track creditLyrics By, Music By, Bass, Effects, Piano [Acoustic], Strings, Synthesizer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A4track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A5track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B1track creditFlute#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B1track creditProducer, Lyrics By, Music By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B1track creditSynthesizer [DX-7]#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B2track creditProducer, Lyrics By, Music By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B3track creditProducer, Lyrics By, Music By, Clavinet#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B3track creditSynthesizer [DX-7]#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B4track creditLyrics By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B4track creditMusic By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B4track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B5track creditLyrics By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B5track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withersrelease artist#59249 · linked

Hop 5: Bill Withers and Lani Groves

both credited on Watching You Watching Me (1985, US) · source

Release 1756155 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Bill Withers A1track creditLyrics By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A1track creditMusic By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A1track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A1track creditTom Tom [Simmons Toms], Synthesizer [DX-7]#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A2track creditProducer, Lyrics By, Music By, Bass, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [DX-7]#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A2track creditStrings#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A3track creditLyrics By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A3track creditMusic By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A3track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A4track creditLyrics By, Music By, Bass, Effects, Piano [Acoustic], Strings, Synthesizer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A4track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers A5track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Lani Groves (as Lonnie Groves) A5track creditBacking Vocals#201472 · linked
Bill Withers B1track creditFlute#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B1track creditProducer, Lyrics By, Music By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B1track creditSynthesizer [DX-7]#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B2track creditProducer, Lyrics By, Music By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B3track creditProducer, Lyrics By, Music By, Clavinet#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B3track creditSynthesizer [DX-7]#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B4track creditLyrics By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B4track creditMusic By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B4track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B5track creditLyrics By#59249 · linked
Bill Withers B5track creditProducer#59249 · linked
Bill Withersrelease artist#59249 · linked

Hop 6: Bill Withers and Don Henley

both credited on I Can't Stand Still (1983, Australia) · source

Release 576614 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Bill Withers B6track creditBacking Vocals#59249 · linked
Don Henleyrelease artist#249597 · linked
Don Henleyrelease creditDrums#249597 · linked
Don Henleyrelease creditProducer#249597 · linked
Don Henleyrelease creditWritten-By#249597 · linked

A shared credit documents participation on a recording — evidence, never influence.