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    Donny HathawayAmerican soul singer
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    Donny Hathaway - Wikipedia

    BornOctober 1, 1945 · Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    DiedJanuary 13, 1979 (aged 33) · New York City, New York, U.S.
    InstrumentsVocals · keyboards
    LabelsCurtom · Atco
    Albums
    Early life

    Hathaway, the son of Drusella Huntley, was born into an African American family in Chicago, Illinois, and was raised by his grandmother, Martha Pitts, also known as Martha Crumwell, in the Carr Square housing pr… See more

    Career

    Hathaway worked as a songwriter, session musician, and producer for Curtis Mayfield's Curtom Records in Chicago. He did the arrangements for hits by the Unifics ("Court of Love" and "The Beginning of My End") and took p… See more

    Personal life

    In 1967, Hathaway married Eulaulah Vann. The two met while attending Howard University where both were studying music. They had two daughters, Eulaulah Donyll (Lalah) and Kenya Canc'Libra. Lalah has enjoyed a s… See more

    Death

    Sessions for another album of duets were underway in 1979. On January 13, Hathaway began a recording session with producers/musicians Eric Mercury and James Mtume. Each reported that although Hathaway … See more

    Influence

    According to Allison Keyes from NPR, Hathaway's solo recordings are "part of the foundation of American soul music" and have "influenced performers from R&B singers Alicia Keys & Aaliyah to rapper Common to … See more

    Tributes

    • On the 1999 Rise album by Gabrielle, the track "When a Woman" references singing along to Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway. Gabrielle also later went on to cover "This Christmas".
    • On soul group the Whispers… See more

    External links

    • Biography portal
    • Donny Hathaway at AllMusic
    • Donny Hathaway discography at Discogs
    • Donny Hathaway at IMDb… See more

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