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Donny Hathaway

Background information
Birth name Donny Edward Hathaway
Born October 1, 1945(1945-10-01)
Origin Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died January 13, 1979 (aged 33)
Genre(s) Chicago soul, soul, funk, pop, R&B
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, arranger, conductor, record producer, instrumentalist
Instrument(s) Vocals, piano, keyboards
Years active 1969–1979
Label(s) Curtom, Atco
Associated acts Lalah Hathaway, Roberta Flack

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Biography

Early career

Hathaway, the son of Drusella Huntley, was born in Chicago, but grew up mostly in St. Louis. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. He lived with his grandmother, Martha Pitts, also known as Martha Crumwell, in the Carr Square housing project. Public housing is a form of Housing tenure in which the property is owned by a Government authority which may be central or local 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. The ukulele (ˌjʉːkəˈlɛɪli from ʻukulele /ˌʔukuˈlele/ variantly spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK) or alternatively abbreviated uke Wladziu Valentino Liberace He had a twin who died at birth and he was born with a Caul, which in his family as in many societies was taken as a sign of genius and an exceptional The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers 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. Howard University is a private, Coeducational Nonsectarian University located in Washington D Alpha Phi Alpha ( ΑΦΑ) is the first intercollegiate fraternity established by African Americans Founded on December 4 1906 on the campus of 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.

Career

At first, Hathaway worked as songwriter, session musician and producer. Working first at Chicago's Twinight Records, he later did the arrangements for The Unifics and participated in projects by The Staple Singers, Jerry Butler and Aretha Franklin, as well as with Curtis Mayfield. Twinight Records was a minor American recording label founded in Chicago 1967 by Howard Bedno and Peter Wright who later added E The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group Jerry Butler (born Jerry Butler Jr December 8, 1939, Sunflower, Mississippi) is an American soul Singer Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Curtis Lee Mayfield ( June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B, and Funk After becoming a "house producer" at Mayfield's label, Curtom Records, he recorded his first single in 1969, a duet with singer June Conquest called "I Thank You Baby". Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Hathaway then signed to Atco Records, which released his first single of note, "The Ghetto, Pt. 1". "The Ghetto" is a socially conscious mostly instrumental Funk / soul anthem released as the first single off American soul singer Donny His debut LP was Everything Is Everything (1970), which was critically acclaimed. Everything Is Everything is the debut record by American soul singer-songwriter and pianist Donny Hathaway, released in 1970 on the Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His second album, Donny Hathaway, was a major hit. Donny Hathaway is the eponymous self-titled album released by the soul singer-pianist Donny Hathaway in 1971 He also recorded an album of duets with former Howard University classmate and label mate Roberta Flack. A duet is a Musical composition or piece for two Performers In Classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers Roberta Flack (born February 10, 1937) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who is notable in the areas of Jazz The album was both a critical and commercial success, including the Ralph MacDonald-penned track "Where Is The Love", which proved to be not only an R&B hit, but also went Top Five on the pop charts. [2]. The album also included a number of other covers, including versions of Carole King's "You've Got a Friend" and "Baby I Love You", originally a hit for Aretha Franklin. Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Pianist. Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the

Hathaway followed this flurry of work with some contributions to soundtracks, along with his recording of the theme song to the TV series Maude. " And Then There's Maude (Maude's Theme " was the Theme song for the television series Maude, written by Marilyn and Alan Bergman Maude is an Emmy and Golden Globe -winning half-hour American Television Sitcom that was originally broadcast on the He also composed and conducted music for the 1972 soundtrack of the movie Come Back Charleston Blue. [3]

In the mid-1970s he also produced albums for other artists including Cold Blood, where he expanded the musical range of lead singer Lydia Pense. Cold Blood is a long-standing soul - rock - Jazz band founded by Larry Field in 1968 and originally based in the San Francisco East Bay Lydia Pense (b 1948) is an American rock - soul - Jazz Singer who since 1969 has performed with the band

Health challenges

At the height of his career, Hathaway began to suffer from severe bouts of depression. Major depressive disorder, also known as major depression, unipolar depression, unipolar disorder, clinical depression, or simply depression This condition wreaked havoc on his life, and led to several hospitalizations. The effects of Hathaway's deep depression also drove a wedge into Flack and Hathaway's friendship; they did not reconcile for several years, and did not release additional music until the 1978 release of "The Closer I Get To You". The single became a pop and R&B hit, and Flack and Hathaway returned to the studios to record a second album of duets thereafter.

Death

On January 13, 1979, Hathaway was found dead on the sidewalk in front of the Essex House in New York City, where he had been living. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Jumeirah Essex House is a luxury Hotel located on Central Park South in Manhattan. The City of New York His body showed no signs of struggle, and the glass from the window in Hathaway's room had been removed; investigators determined Hathaway had committed suicide. Friends, fans, and the media were mystified at his death, since his career and his partnership with Flack were on an upswing. Flack was devastated by his death, and included the few duet tracks they had finished on her next album.

Marriage and children

Hathaway met his wife, Eulaulah, at Howard University. Howard University is a private, Coeducational Nonsectarian University located in Washington D They had two daughters, Eulaulah Donyll (Lalah Hathaway) and Kenya Canelibra. Lalah Hathaway (born Eulaulah Hathaway is a contemporary R&B and Jazz singer Lalah has enjoyed a successful solo career, while Kenya is one of the three backing vocalists on the hit TV program American Idol. A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition

Legacy

American Idol connection

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

Footnotes
  1. ^ Rolling Stone. Everything Is Everything is the debut record by American soul singer-songwriter and pianist Donny Hathaway, released in 1970 on the Donny Hathaway is the eponymous self-titled album released by the soul singer-pianist Donny Hathaway in 1971 Live is a 1972 Live album (see 1972 in music) by American Soul artist Donny Hathaway. Extension of a Man is an album relased by the R&B / Soul singer Donny Hathaway in 1973 "The Ghetto" is a socially conscious mostly instrumental Funk / soul anthem released as the first single off American soul singer Donny " You've Got a Friend " is a Grammy Award winning song from the early 1970s which marked the Singer-songwriter movement " You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' " is a 1965 number-one hit single in the US and the UK by The Righteous Brothers. " This Christmas " is a well-known Christmas song originally recorded by R&B singer/songwriter Donny Hathaway and released as an Atco single in 1970 " Someday We'll All Be Free " is a 1973 song by Donny Hathaway from the album Extension of a Man, written by Donny Hathaway and Edward Howard Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published March 8, 1979, p. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) 17.
  2. ^ Donny Hathaway | View the Music Artists Biography Online | VH1.com
  3. ^ 'Come Back Charleston Blue' on Discogs.
Other References

External links

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