It seems like Bill Withers has been in my ear my entire life. Growing up in a household where ‘70s soul was the soundtrack of our lives, he was right up there with Marvin, Stevie, Diana, Chaka, Teddy P. and other R&B legends — the artists who made me fall in love with music while …
Few debut singles in the history of pop have introduced a group as perfectly as “Hold On,” the 1990 smash that launched En Vogue into the R&B stratosphere. But as much as the funky divas sang their faces off, the song wasn’t an instant hit with their label. “The head of our record label didn’t …