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Bill Withers - Grandma's Hands

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"Grandma's Hands" is a song written by Bill Withers about his own grandmother. It was included on his 1971 debut album Just as I Am, and was also released as a single, reaching number 18 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart and 42 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was produced by Booker T. Jones and also featured drummer Al Jackson, Jr. and bassist Duck Dunn from Booker T. & the MG's. The song has since been covered by many other artists, including Keb' Mo', Al Jarreau, Josh White Jr, Merry Clayton, Livingston Taylor, The Staple Singers, Gladys Knight, Barbra Streisand, Francine Bell, Will Downing, Take 6, Marti Pellow, Starsailor, Gil Scott-Heron, Paddy Casey in Today FM's Even Better Than The Real Thing and Ron Kenoly. It is also sampled for the hook of Blackstreet's "No Diggity" and "Shout" by Shout for England. In 2007, the well-known keyboardist Jeff Lorber covered the song on his album He Had a Hat. The song featured Eric Benét on vocals and Gerald Albright and Tom Scott on saxophones. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandma%27s_hands