The Ghetto

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"The Ghetto" is a socially conscious, mostly instrumental / anthem, released as the first single off American soul singer Donny Hathaway's debut album, Everything Is Everything, released as a single in 1970 on Atlantic Records. The song was co-written by Hathaway and Leroy Hutson. The song was a six minute and fifty second workout which built upon a cinematic feel with its lengthy instrumental though it did feature vocal ad-libs from Hathaway, who played electric piano on the song, and constant chants of the song, which had a distinguished Afro-Cuban sound wit… read more
"The Ghetto" is a socially conscious, mostly instrumental / anthem, released as the first single off American soul singer Donny Hat… read more
"The Ghetto" is a socially conscious, mostly instrumental / anthem, released as the first single off American soul singer Donny Hathaway's debut album, Everything … read more

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Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was a Grammy Award-winning American 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 Cit… read more
Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was a Grammy Award-winning American musician. He signed with Atlantic Records in 1969, and with his first single "The Gh… read more
Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was a Grammy Award-winning American musician. He signed with Atlantic Records in 1969, and with his first single "The Ghetto" (1970), Rolling Stone magazine mark… read more

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