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Submitted by webmaster on Sat, 02/13/2010 - 10:32
Donny Hathaway The Ghetto
Posted by ShelfSide69
July 06, 2009
Video Description & Biography of Donny Hathaway:
"Classic Donny Hathaway tune-not sure where or when this was filmed.
Enjoy!
Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 January 13, 1979) was an African-American soul musician. He contracted with Atlantic Records in 1969, and with his first single "The Ghetto, Part I" (1970), Rolling Stone magazine "marked him as a major new force in soul music."[1] His collaborations with Roberta Flack scored #1 on 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.."
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lauremarce (7 months ago) Great!!!
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HCHguitar (7 months ago) Fantastic!!
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OriceJenkins (5 months ago) am Thank you so much for this video. I miss him so much, even though I was born 15 years after his untimely death. I feel like playing "This Christmas" on my keyboard, even though its August. Rest in peace Donny.
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RhythmBluesSoul1 (5 months ago) Amazing video. Slowly but surely more Donny videos are making their way up here. Thanks for sharing.
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ShelfSide69 (5 months ago) Thanks for the responses. Yes I wish there was more footage of Donny out there too. An unsung hero and legend of soul/r&b.
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WMC1Inucham (5 months ago) excelent song & great video
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hazeleyes171 (3 months ago) What a BEAUTIFUL gift he had!!! I wish he was still here. This is a great clip.
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shydmples (2 months ago) Fred White (EWF) on the drums
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SPECTRE1961 (1 month ago) FRIENDS ...
THIS IS ...
THE SOURCE !
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mamavapor (1 month ago) I love Donny Hathaway's music this is the first live clip I have ever seen.....WHERE HAVE I BEEN? This man was the TRUTH on the piano!
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mohinderbauer (3 weeks ago) what of today's music comes close to this?
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smalllove1 (1 week ago) Right on, brother! Nothing comes close.
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scipdog (1 week ago) @mohinderbauer
Only person even close has to step his game way up, but the closest would be Maxwell
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trinaj24 (8 hours ago) @mohinderbauer you're right!
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buttkizz (1 day ago) 71/72 at his Best, very rare video capture from those days .thank you man ;)
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arabrab1023 (18 hours ago) If he had never said a word the piano did it for him