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Donny Hathaway

R&B/Soul

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A Song for YouDonny Hathaway
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The Closer I Get to You (Single Version)Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack
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Where Is the LoveRoberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
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Love, Love, LoveDonny Hathaway
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This ChristmasDonny Hathaway
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Back Together Again (feat. Donny Hathaway)Roberta Flack
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To Be Young, Gifted and BlackDonny Hathaway
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Giving UpDonny Hathaway

Latest Release

Listen to Where Is the Love (Ben Liebrand Rework) - Single by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
ALBUMWhere Is the Love (Ben Liebrand Rework) - SingleRoberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

More albums from Donny Hathaway

Listen to This Christmas by Donny Hathaway & Lalah Hathaway
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Listen to Extension of a Man by Donny Hathaway
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Watch This Christmas music video by Donny Hathaway
This Christmas
Donny Hathaway
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A Song For You (Lyric Video)
Donny Hathaway
Watch This Christmas music video by Donny Hathaway & Lalah Hathaway
This Christmas
Donny Hathaway & Lalah Hathaway

Artist Playlists

Donny Hathaway Essentials
Donny Hathaway Essentials
An underappreciated master of sweet '70s soul.
Donny Hathaway Essentials
Donny Hathaway: Deep Cuts
Donny Hathaway: Deep Cuts
Soul masterworks that have a spiritual tone.
Donny Hathaway: Deep Cuts
Donny Hathaway: Sampled
Donny Hathaway: Sampled
Their original tunes have been the source material for some of modern music’s biggest hits.
Donny Hathaway: Sampled

About Donny Hathaway

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Hometown
Chicago, IL, United States
Born
October 1, 1945
Genre
R&B/Soul
Donny Hathaway’s emotive croon and expansive, gospel-reared artistry sparked a sea change in ’70s soul music. Born in Chicago in 1945, the St. Louis-raised singer-songwriter was a child prodigy, honing his vocal and piano gifts in the church. His short-lived studies at Howard University prompted him to commit to a music career, emerging as a prolific collaborator for the likes of Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler, and Roberta Flack. During soul music’s progressive period in the early ’70s, Hathaway brought a gospel-charged blend of Chicago soul, jazz, and blues to the fore of his landmark 1970 debut, Everything Is Everything. He followed it with other seminal works like 1971’s cover-heavy Donny Hathaway, 1972’s Live, and his adventurous 1973 swan song, Extension of a Man, which testified to the full breadth of his talents as an interpreter and composer. While his 1979 death is among music’s most tragic losses, his rich artistry is felt across R&B and gospel today.
Musical InfluencesDonny Hathaway's musical influences include Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield and more.
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