Bill Withers came from what seemed to be out of nowhere (but was actually West Virginia) to have a string of hit songs in the 70s to the mid 80s and then seemed to retreat back to nowhere.  The truth is always more involved than the 25 words or less summary and now a documentary which fills in the story, Still Bill, is opening in the New York City area.  Part of the movie was filmed at the Celebrate Brooklyn Festival in 2008 during performance of Hal Willner‘s The Bill Withers Project, where many artists covered Bill’s songs and which included an appearance by Bill himself.

You have three chances to see Still Bill over the next few weeks, including a chance to see Bill himself talk about the movie right here in Park Slope.  Details over at Now I’ve Heard Everything.

–Eliot Wagner