On the new record, Benson included a rendition of Donny Hathaway’s “The Ghetto,” a track Benson first recorded for his 2000 album Absolute Benson. Hathaway worked as a songwriter, session musician, and producer for Curtis Mayfield's Curtom Records in Chicago. RIP Georgeanna Tillman – we’re celebrating her legacy with some of her unforgettable contributions with the Marvelettes. Donny Hathaway is the most under-rated R&B male singer of our time. Donny Hathaway. I never was great, I guess just average Lord I never had the touch that brought me gold Out of step with life but I still manage To sin "Money!" This site uses cookies. We meet his long-suffering wife, the charming and gorgeous Eulalah, who eventually had to leave after her husband’s violence endangered her and her children. There are interviews with Hathaway’s manager and producer, with his sound technician and with Roberta Flack, with whom Hathaway recorded a number of records. By submitting my information, I agree to receive personalized updates and marketing messages about Soul Music based on my information, interests, activities, website visits and device data and in accordance with the Privacy Policy. By David Nathan. Donny Hathaway, singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and master of Soul, was, and continues to be, one the most underrated artists of his time --- the truly great ones usually are. Review of County Lines. “I wanted to write about Donny Hathaway because he is one of the most phenomenal yet criminally underrated musicians of the 20th century. ... Mister Soul: a story about Donny Hathaway (2020) 01/28/2020 (NL) 1h 28m User Score. Sound technician Jimmie Douglass recalls 122 takes for one song. Buy from Mr Bongo, shipping worldwide. From the album comes what looks like his biggest hit, J.R. Bailey's 'Love, Love, Love' which was suggested by a New York publisher for inclusion on the album. Hathaway achieved his greatest commercial success as Roberta Flack's duet partner of choice, but sadly he's equally remembered for the tragic circumstances of his death -- an apparent suicide at age 33. Looking back at this pre-Bourne “blue-collar Bond” wannabe. Includes Album Cover, Release Year, and User Reviews. It is closer to Kevin Macdonald’s Whitney and the two films share some parallels: both subjects were natural talents drafted into the gospel choirs of their family, both films allow surviving siblings lots of airtime. ROTTERDAM – If you didn’t know Donny Hathaway before this documentary, prepare to be blown away. Despite an attempt to add an air of mystery, with the narrator identifying as Mr Soul – a character in a wet raincoat that Hathaway claimed to see – this is a fairly pedestrian doc. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas," an animated video – Donny Hathaway's first music video – has been released. 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