Cofio Bill Withers / Remembering Bill Withers
Roedd Bill Withers yn ganwr soul ddaeth i amlygrwydd yn ystod yr 1970au. Pan oedd yn 17 ymunodd a'r llynges yn America a bu'n gwasanaethu yno am 10 mlynedd. Wedi gadael y llynges gweithiodd i amryw gwmniau gan gynnwys ffatri yn gwneud seddi toiledau ar gyfer awyrenau. Yn ystod y cyfnod hwn, symudodd i Los Angeles i gael profiad perfformio; dysgodd ei hun i chwarae'r gitar, casglodd arian i recordio ei demos ei hun a gyda'r nos roedd yn mynd o amgylch clybiau yn canu.
Cyn bo hir roedd ganddo ei gytundeb recordio ei hun ac roedd yn cyfansoddi, perfformio a cynhyrchu gyda amryw o ser y 70au. Mae rhai o'r caneuon mae wedi eu cyfansoddi a'u perfformio yn glasuron, Ain't No Sunshine, Lean on Me, Just the Two of Us a Lovely Day. Wythnos diwethaf bu farw yn 81 mlwydd oed. Cyhoeddwyd ei farwolaeth dros y penwythnos diwethaf ac mae nifer o raglenni wedi talu teyrngedau iddo.
O'n i am ychwanegu recordiad o Ain't No Sunshine yn fama gan mod i wrth fy modd efo'r gan yna ond dwi'n meddwl fasa ni'n gallu gwneud efo can sy'n codi'n calonau ni felly dyma Lovely Day.
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Bill Withers was a soul singer who came to prominence during the 1970s. When he was 17 he joined the American navy and served there for 10 years. After leaving the navy he worked for various companies including a factory making toilet seats for aircraft. During this time, he moved to Los Angeles for performance experience; he taught himself to play the guitar, collected money to record his own demos and in the evening he went around clubs singing.
He soon had his own recording contract and was composing, performing and producing with various 70s stars. Some of the songs he has composed and performed are classics, Ain't No Sunshine, Lean on Me, Just the Two of Us and Lovely Day. Last week he died at the age of 81. His death was announced last weekend and numerous programs have paid tribute to him.
I was going to add a recording of Ain't No Sunshine here because I do love this song but I think we could do it with a song that makes us happy so here is Lovely Day.
Cyn bo hir roedd ganddo ei gytundeb recordio ei hun ac roedd yn cyfansoddi, perfformio a cynhyrchu gyda amryw o ser y 70au. Mae rhai o'r caneuon mae wedi eu cyfansoddi a'u perfformio yn glasuron, Ain't No Sunshine, Lean on Me, Just the Two of Us a Lovely Day. Wythnos diwethaf bu farw yn 81 mlwydd oed. Cyhoeddwyd ei farwolaeth dros y penwythnos diwethaf ac mae nifer o raglenni wedi talu teyrngedau iddo.
O'n i am ychwanegu recordiad o Ain't No Sunshine yn fama gan mod i wrth fy modd efo'r gan yna ond dwi'n meddwl fasa ni'n gallu gwneud efo can sy'n codi'n calonau ni felly dyma Lovely Day.
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Bill Withers was a soul singer who came to prominence during the 1970s. When he was 17 he joined the American navy and served there for 10 years. After leaving the navy he worked for various companies including a factory making toilet seats for aircraft. During this time, he moved to Los Angeles for performance experience; he taught himself to play the guitar, collected money to record his own demos and in the evening he went around clubs singing.
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