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Voices such as Donny Hathaway's come along maybe once a decade. Before his brief but influential career was cut short by suicide in 1979, Hathaway proved himself a maestro of protest soul who effused equal amounts of political anger and romantic tenderness. Culled from several early-Seventies concer...
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Biography
A singer/songwriter/keyboardist best known for his duets with
Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway fused R&B, gospel, jazz,
classical, and rock strains in a modestly successful solo career.
He was raised in St. Louis by his grandmother, Martha Pitts, a
professional gospel singer. From the age of three, Hathaway
accompanied her on tours, billed as the Nation's Youngest Gospel
Singer. He attended Howard Un...
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