Donny Hathaway
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Biography
[Edit]Donny Hathaway was one of the brightest new voices in soul music at the dawn of the '70s, possessed of a smooth, gospel-inflected romantic croon that was also at home on fiery protest material. Hathaway achieved his greatest commercial success as Roberta Flack's duet partner of choice, but sadly he's equally remembered for the tragic circumstances of his death — an apparent suicide at age 33. Hathaway was born October 1, 1945, in Chicago, but moved to St. Louis when he was very young, and began singing in church with his grandmother at the scant age of three. He began playing piano at a young age, and by high school, he was impressive enough to win a full-ride fine arts scholarship to Howard University to study music in 1964. While in college, he performed with a cocktail jazz outfit called the Ric Powell Trio, and wound up leaving school after three years to pursue job opportunities he was already being offered in the record industry.
Hathaway first worked behind the scenes as a producer, arranger, songwriter, and session pianist/keyboardist. He supported the likes of Aretha Franklin, Jerry Butler, and the Staple Singers, among many others, and joined the Mayfield Singers, a studio backing group that supported Curtis Mayfield's Impressions. Hathaway soon became a house producer at Mayfield's Curtom label, and in 1969 cut his first single, a duet with June Conquest called "I Thank You Baby." From there he signed with Atco as a solo artist, and released his debut single, the inner-city lament "The Ghetto, Pt. 1," toward the end of the year. While it failed to reach the Top 20 on the R&B charts, "The Ghetto" still ranks as a classic soul message track, and has been sampled by numerous hip-hop artists. "The Ghetto" set the stage for Hathaway's acclaimed debut LP, Everything Is Everything, which was released in early 1970. In 1971, he released his eponymous second album and recorded a duet with former Howard classmate Roberta Flack, covering Carole King's "You've Got a Friend." It was a significant hit, reaching the Top Ten on the R&B charts, and sparked a full album of duets, Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, which was released in 1972. The soft, romantic ballad "Where Is the Love?" topped the R&B charts, went Top Five on the pop side, and won a Grammy, and the accompanying album went gold.
Also in 1972, Hathaway branched out into soundtrack work, recording the theme song for the TV series Maude and scoring the film Come Back Charleston Blue. However, in the midst of his blossoming success, he was also battling severe bouts of depression, which occasionally required him to be hospitalized. His mood swings also affected his partnership with Flack, which began to crumble in 1973. Hathaway released one more album that year, the ambitious Extension of a Man, and then retreated from the spotlight; over the next few years, he performed only in small clubs. In 1977, Hathaway patched things up with Flack and temporarily left the hospital to record another duet, "The Closer I Get to You," for her Blue Lights in the Basement album. The song was a smash, becoming the pair's second R&B number one in 1978, and also climbing to number two on the pop charts. Sessions for a second album of duets were underway when, on January 13, 1979, Hathaway was found dead on the sidewalk below the 15th-floor window of his room in New York's Essex House. The glass had been neatly removed from the window, and there were no signs of struggle, leading investigators to rule Hathaway's death a suicide; his friends were mystified, considering that his career had just started to pick up again, and Flack was devastated. Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway was released in 1980, and both of the completed duets — "Back Together Again" and "You Are My Heaven" — became posthumous hits. In 1990, Hathaway's daughter Lalah launched a solo career.
Title: Come Back Charleston Blue
Artist: Donny Hathaway
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway
Artist: Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop
Title: Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Artist: Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop
Collections
Title: 70s R&B Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul Jazz, Rock, Disco, Funk
Title: 80's UK Hits 2021 (CD1)
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, Soul, Rock, New Wave, Punk Rock, Disco, Synth Pop, Alternative, Indie
Title: 70s Funk Classics 2021
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Disco, Funk
Title: US Soul Singles Chart Hits Of The 70s (CD1)
Genre: Downtempo, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Funk, Classical
Title: Best Soul 2021
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Funk, Classical, Easy Listening
Title: Greatest Ever Soul Ballads 2021
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Funk
Title: Sweet Soul Music 2021 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Country, Pop, Acoustic, Easy Listening
Title: Valentine Soul Classics 2021
Genre: Soul
Title: Valentine Soul Classics
Genre: Soul
Title: 2-Step Soul 2020
Genre: Garage, Hip Hop/R&B, Gospel, Soul Jazz, Disco
Title: Soul Love Songs 2021
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Soul Jazz, Rock, Pop Rock, Bossanova
Title: Rhythm & Soul 100 (CD2)
Title: Baker Street - 100 Classics From The 70's (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, Pop, Alternative
Title: Big 70's Ballads
Title: The Funky 70s
Title: Dreams - Magic 70's (CD2)
Title: 100 Greatest Duets Of All Time (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Dance Rock, Pop Rock
Title: 1980s Throwback (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: I Love My 70's Funk
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Sweet Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Gospel, Jazz, Rock, World Music, Classical, Smooth Jazz
Title: 100 Greatest Duets Of All Time (2021) (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Country, Pop, Classical, Easy Listening
Title: Summer Disco 2021
Title: Young, Gifted & Black - Soul & Funk Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: FM Soul 70s
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Mellow 70's Gold (CD1)
Title: '70s Soul Divas
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest Ever Soul & Disco 4CD (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Gospel, Reggae, Disco, Funk
Title: Soul Giganten 2021 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Gospel, Jazz
Title: You're The Inspiration - 100 Greatest Love Songs (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 100 Greatest '70s R&B Songs (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: '70s Soul Essentials (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: '70s Soul Essentials (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 70s: X5 Music Group 2021
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Rock & Roll, Punk, World Music, Disco, Synth Pop, Folk
Title: Disco Roots 68-75
Title: 70's Mixtape: Warner Music Group (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, Disco, Theatre/Soundtrack, Funk, Classical
Title: If You Leave Me Now - Timeless Ballads (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: NOW Christmas Classics
Title: Quiet Storm Essentials (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Unwind 70's
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: When The Morning Comes - Easy 70's (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Soul's Lover Men
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 70's Retrogamer
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, World Music, Latin, Folk
Title: 100 Greatest Holiday Entertaining Songs (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: You Make Loving Fun - 70's Love
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The Most Essential Christmas Music
Genre: Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Easy Listening
Title: Golden Gems: Soul Ballad
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Bravo Hits X-MAS Party (CD3)
Genre: Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Christmas Music 100 Hits (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Retro Soul Ballads
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Hi-Res Masters: Soul Essentials
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: The Christmas Songs 2022 (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Christmas Super Hits 2021 (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Christmas Hits Now & Forever
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Funk & Soul Classics 2021
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Remember That Night - Timeless Love Songs (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Landslide - 70's Ballads
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Coastal Grandmother Summer
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Featuring albums
Title: The Essential NOW That's What I Call Christmas
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Softly With These Songs: The Best Of Roberta Flack
Artist: Roberta Flack
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Blue Lights In The Basement
Artist: Roberta Flack
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, World Music, Folk