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Chicago, United States (1945 – 1979)
Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an Grammy Award-winning American soul musician. He signed with Atlantic Records in 1969, and with his first single “The Ghetto” (1970), Rolling Stone magazine marked him as “a major new force in soul music.” His collaborations with Roberta Flack took him to the top of the charts and won him the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the duet “Where Is The Love” in 1973. On January 13, 1979, his body was found outside the luxury hotel Essex House in New York City; his death was ruled a suicide.
Hathaway, the son of Drusella Huntley, was born in Chicago, but spent most of his youth in St. Louis. He lived with his grandmother, Martha Pitts, also known as Martha Crumwell, in the Carr Square housing project. Hathaway began singing in a church choir with his grandmother, a professional gospel singer, at the age of 3. He also played the ukulele and, fascinated by Liberace, began studying piano as a child. Hathaway began singing professionally as “Donny Pitts, The Nation’s Youngest Gospel Singer”. By the time he was a student at Vashon High School, he was known as a piano prodigy, which earned him a fine-arts scholarship to Howard University in 1964 where he was initiated into Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He attended Howard for three years and performed with The Ric Powell Trio, a jazz trio. Hathaway received so many job offers that he left Howard without a degree in 1967.
The Ghetto” (1970), Rolling Stone magazine marked him as “a major new force in soul music.” His collaborations with Roberta Flack took him to the top of the charts and won him the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the duet “Where Is The Love” in 1973. On January 13, 1979, his body was found outside the luxury hotel Essex House in New York City; his death was ruled a suicide.
Hathaway, the son of Drusella Huntley, was born in Chicago, but spent most of his youth in St. Louis. He lived with his grandmother, Martha Pitts, also known as Martha Crumwell, in the Carr Square housing project. Hathaway began singing in a church choir with his grandmother, a professional gospel singer, at the age of 3. He also played the ukulele and, fascinated by Liberace, began studying piano as a child. Hathaway began singing professionally as “Donny Pitts, The Nation’s Youngest Gospel Singer”. By the time he was a student at Vashon High School, he was known as a piano prodigy, which earned him a fine-arts scholarship to Howard University in 1964 where he was initiated into Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He attended Howard for three years and performed with The Ric Powell Trio, a jazz trio. Hathaway received so many job offers that he left Howard without a degree in 1967.
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brownbunker wrote:
Since I got introduced to Donny's music 15 years ago, I cant get enough, really wish he had recorded more material, he only released like 3 studio records... yet what a solid piece of work he left us with. True genius!
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terrasebrown wrote:
TRAGIC LOSS OF TALENT!!!
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Deckard_1979 wrote:
2nd shout of 2012 - Donny Hathaway is GOD.
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prime1128 wrote:
First shout of the year? Really? It's Donny Hathaway!
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thisfire wrote:
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pounouu wrote:
that voice! [2]
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pounouu wrote:
♥♥♥ Little ghetto boy playing in a ghetto street ♥♥♥
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aviations wrote:
that voice!
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elliotgardiner wrote:
donny... youre my boy!
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Cazweigun wrote:
Donny's only had 1.5 million plays?! I'm gonna have to start listening to him even more now.
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naynay1129 wrote:
okay we all know he's a legend you don't have to flood the post with that big ass legend shit
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squirrelm wrote:
these were college days--the best then.
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Ksimi wrote:
Opera performers aside, the best male singer - agree with maw18
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Vraiment excellent
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