Artist:Donny Hathaway
Song:A Song For You
Album:These Songs For You, LIVE!
Donny Hathaway is probably best known for his hit duets with Roberta Flack and his tragic death but many R & B fans, including me, and musicians consider him a genius and one of the greatest talents ever. Donny could do it all. A tremendous vocalist, he takes Leon Russell's A Song For You, pours his own emotion into it and makes it his own. And he could do that with any song. Also he was a great writer, producer and pianist. This 2CD set was released by Rhino in 2004. It's a combination of live recordings from 1971 & 1973 and is a must for R & B fans. Unfortunately, Donny's life was all too short. Despite his success and accolades from his peers, Donny suffered from depression. Donny Hathaway committed suicide on January 13, 1979 in New York at age 33 when he jumped out of an eighth floor window to his death. A great loss of a true musical genius.
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