"Grandma's Hands" is a song written by Bill Withers about his grandmother.
"Grandma's Hands" was recently re-imagined in picture book form[2], published by Bill Withers' wife Marcia, daughter Kori[3], and Freedom Three Publishing.
Withers' maternal grandfather, Gracchus Monroe Galloway (1855–1937), had been born into slavery.
As a child, Withers attended church with his maternal grandmother, Lula (1868–1953).
"[4] A theme of the song is the caring force of Grandma's hands, as expressed in the last verse: The song has since been covered by many other artists, including Keb' Mo', Al Jarreau, Kristy Lee, Meg Mac, Merry Clayton, Livingston Taylor, the Staple Singers, Gladys Knight, Tony Orlando, Barbra Streisand, Gregory Porter, Will Downing, Take 6, Josh Garrels,[5] Marti Pellow, Simply Red, Starsailor, Gil Scott-Heron, Everlast, Jeff Lorber, Paddy Casey in Today FM's Even Better Than the Real Thing, Willie Nelson, Ron Kenoly, and Russ Taff.