CRATE-DIG DUSTY: "Everything Is Everything," Donny Hathaway The Virginian-Pilot Donny Hathaway was 24 when in the fall of 1969 he started recording his debut, Everything Is Everything. But the depth of his talent, particularly on the microphone, belied his age. His youth also brought vibrancy to the traditional soul route he ...
Killin' Them Softly: Celebrating 75 Years Of Roberta Flack Houston Press (blog) Flack, known for her duets with tragic soul singer Donny Hathaway and her solo work such as "Killing Me Softly," "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face," "Feel Like Making Love" and more, is prepping an album of Beatles covers entitled Let It Be Roberta.
My playlist of political soul Chicago Reader This one's skewed toward the 70s, but then again, so am I. Donny Hathaway, “The Ghetto” (1970): Gospel takes a plunge into the heart of the city, as if to force us to remember the people who live there. It's all about the rhythm—even Hathaway's vocals ...
Grammy Changes Will Damage Music Careers, Berklee Professor Says WBUR I was just at an event with Lalah Hathaway, the daughter of the late, great Donny Hathaway. And she's a Berklee grad, and she won an award last year with Kirk Whalum — the Best Gospel Song. And she was concerned about it — not so much for her, ...
CD: Gregory Porter - Be Good The Arts Desk The oft-made comparisons with the likes of greats such as Nat King Cole and Donny Hathaway appear far from fanciful. As heard on songs such as “Real Good Hands” and “Our Love” - the latter inspired by the imposing edifice of the Tower of London, ...
Birthing While Black: An Experience I'll Never Forget Huffington Post There are a ton of things I'll never forget about the first time I gave birth -- showing up with a Donny Hathaway CD in one hand, a beautiful "going home" dress and blanket handpicked special for my daughter in the other, being scared to death of the ...
'What It Was,' by George Pelecanos, and Other New Crime Novels New York Times Red Jones (“tall and proud, tight bells, tall stacks, big old Afro”) begins his rampage by shooting a pathetic junkie named Bobby Odum and walking off with a pretty ring and two tickets to a Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway concert — which he ...
5 Things You Need to Know Today: Feb. 10 Patch.com ... soul singer Roberta Flack, (75); and former political strategist turned GMA host George Stephanopoulos (51). Bonus: Enjoy "Where is the Love," our favorite Roberta Flack song, with a nod to Donny Hathaway, and Leontyne Price, singing "Aida" at the Met.
The Karinthy Connection with Charles Jenkins ABC Online (blog) You've Got A Friend (Donny Hathaway Live) - Cornell Dupree played guitar on this and Sam Cooke's album ... though I don't think on this song. I chose this because when people ask me who my fave singer is I tell them 'the audience on the Donny Hathaway...
