The Music of Donny Hathaway | Fri Jan 3 | presented by Unscripted Jazz | 7PM & 9PM

Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979)[1] was an American soul singer, keyboardist, songwriter, backing vocalist, and arranger who Rolling Stone described as a "soul legend".[2] His most popular songs include "The Ghetto", "This Christmas", "Someday We'll All Be Free", and "Little Ghetto Boy". Hathaway is also renowned for his renditions of "A Song for You", "For All We Know", and "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know", along with "Where Is the Love" and "The Closer I Get to You", two of many collaborations with Roberta Flack. He has been inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame and won one Grammy Award from four nominations.

Hathaway's solo recordings are "part of the foundation of American soul music" and have "influenced performers from R&B singers Alicia Keys & Aaliyah to rapper Common to singer-guitarist George Benson".[24] He was named the 49th-greatest singer of all time in a 2010 list published by Rolling Stone.[25] Justin Timberlake called him "the best singer of all time."[25] Raúl Midón said that Hathaway is "the strongest soul singer that ever existed" and compares his vocal technique to a classical vocalist.[24] "When Donny sings any song, he owns it," Stevie Wonder was quoted by David Ritz as saying.[3] Amy Winehouse called Hathaway her favorite artist of all time.