American soul singer, keyboardist, composer, arranger, and Rolling Stone dubbed him a “soul legend” was Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979). Some of his best-known songs include “The Ghetto,” “This Christmas,” “Someday We’ll All Be Free,” and “Little Ghetto Boy.” A Song for You, For All We Know, and I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know, as well as “Where Is the Love” and “The Closer I Get to You,” two of his numerous duets with Roberta Flack, are other well-known songs by Hathaway. He had four Grammy Award nominations, one of which led to his induction onto the St. Louis Walk of Fame. In 2019, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Hathaway as a posthumous tribute.
Donny Hathaway parents: Meet Drusella Huntley
Hosea Brown, a serviceman who had recently returned from World War II, and Drusella Huntley welcomed Donny Hathaway into the world on October 1st, 1945. Hathaway’s parents divorced soon after his birth, leaving his mother unable to care for her small son on her alone. As a result, his mother and his maternal grandmother, gospel singer Martha Cromwell, reared him in the St. Louis, Missouri, housing projects.
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