It may be fairly arduous speaking about among the music legends we’ve misplaced through the years, significantly those who’ve perished in ways in which have been something however peaceable. Sadly, Seventies R&B icon Donny Hathaway was certainly one of them.
With a voice that may by no means be in contrast, Hathaway began off sturdy with 4 back-to-back albums to kick off a brand new decade in rhythm & blues that noticed the official introduction of an R&B class on the GRAMMYs and solo debut years by the likes of Curtis Mayfield, Minnie Riperton, Parliament and Funkadelic — this was earlier than the latter two joined forces to grow to be Parliament-Funkadelic! Very similar to Mayfield (kind 2 diabetes; 1999) and Riperton (breast most cancers; 1979), we misplaced Donny far too quickly attributable to a strenuous interior battle he was having with melancholy stemming from psychological sickness. He would sadly commit suicide on January 13, 1979 after going six years with no follow-up album to his fourth and remaining LP, Extension of a Man.
Right now (October 1), he would’ve been celebrating his milestone eightieth birthday as his celebrity daughter, Lalah Hathaway, made observe of on social media.
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From his fan-favorite collaborative album with fellow R&B star Roberta Flack, to the Stay album that might be his solely solo effort to go Gold, Donny Hathaway was capable of match a number of wonderful work into a brief time frame. Nonetheless, he nonetheless has a number of gems within the catalog that undoubtedly might use some limelight. As many music followers have fun the lifetime of an authorized soul legend immediately, we determined to point out good ol’ Donny Pitts how a lot he’ll eternally be missed by placing you all on to his finest deep cuts. Granted, a profession as brief as Hathaway’s doesn’t present us a lot to work with, however we sonically loved the method of discovering out.
We labored our approach by means of his grand debut with Every thing Is Every thing, the self-titled sophomore effort, the Gold-certified Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway and the aforementioned Extension of a Man and got here up with a range we expect you’ll all agree with. Along with compilation CDs, posthumously-released reside albums and his contribution to the 1972 movie soundtrack for Come Again, Charleston Blue, you’ll undoubtedly get your Donny repair from this set of songs.
We nonetheless miss you, king.
Preserve scrolling to take a look at our standout deep cuts from late R&B legend Donny Hathaway on his heavenly eightieth birthday immediately for this version of “B-Facet Bangers”:
1. “I Thank You Child” (with Marlene Teasley aka June Conquest) [1969]
Album: I Thank You Child [CD-Single]
2. “Je Vous Aime (I Love You)” [1970]
Album: Every thing Is Every thing
3. “Take A Love Track” (1971)
Album: Donny Hathaway
4. “Hey Woman” (1972)
Album: Stay
5. “Come Again Charleston Blue” (with Margie Joseph) [1972]
Album: Come Again, Charleston Blue: Unique Movement Image Soundtrack
6. “Be Actual Black For Me” (with Roberta Flack) [1972]
Album: Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
7. “I Know It’s You” (1973)
Album: Extension of a Man
8. “Nu-Po” (Recorded in 1973 at Newport Jazz Pageant, Carnegie Corridor; Launched in 1980)
Album: In Efficiency
9. “Superwoman” (Stevie Surprise cowl at College Of California, 1972; Launched in 2004)
Album: These Songs for You, Stay!
10. “Voices Inside (Every thing Is Every thing)” [Recorded in 1971; Released in 2014]
Album: Stay on the Bitter Finish, 1971
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