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Donny Hathaway

1945 - 1979

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Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an American soul singer, keyboardist, songwriter, backing vocalist, and arranger who Rolling Stone described as a "soul legend". 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", "Jealous Guy" 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Donny Hathaway is the 1,079th most popular singer (down from 1,067th in 2019), the 5,966th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,519th in 2019) and the 300th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Donny Hathaway ranks 1,079 out of 4,381. Before him are Conchita Supervía, Jasraj, José Alfredo Jiménez, Carmela Corren, Johann Michael Vogl, and Inva Mula. After him are Harry Styles, Julie London, Meliton Balanchivadze, Inge Borkh, Elena Paparizou, and Vaçe Zela.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Donny Hathaway ranks 354. Before him are Burning Spear, Sadok Sassi, Naftali Temu, Leif G. W. Persson, Hugo Fernández, and Ken Livingstone. After him are Zoltán Varga, Guy Bonnet, Agustín Balbuena, Nuruddin Farah, Gianni Amelio, and David Allen. Among people deceased in 1979, Donny Hathaway ranks 164. Before him are Bruno Apitz, István Örkény, Hans von Funck, Mahmoud Taleghani, Volodymyr Ivasyuk, and Marcel Jouhandeau. After him are Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, Antonio María Barbieri, Igor Bondarevsky, Carlyle S. Beals, František Kriegel, and Waloddi Weibull.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Donny Hathaway ranks 5,966 out of 20,380. Before him are Bret Harte (1836), Jennifer Carpenter (1979), Emma Lazarus (1849), Paul Gilbert (1966), Charles Daniels (1885), and Edmund Szoka (1927). After him are Stephen A. Schwarzman (1947), Florence R. Sabin (1871), Richard Montague (1930), Stanley Williams (1953), Gene Wolfe (1931), and Julie London (1926).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Donny Hathaway ranks 300. Before him are Mýa (1979), Katharine McPhee (1984), Andrea True (1943), Kim Gordon (1953), Mark Tornillo (1954), and Joan Osborne (1962). After him are Julie London (1926), MC Hammer (1962), Vanilla Ice (1967), Nicole Scherzinger (1978), Tech N9ne (1971), and Eydie Gormé (1928).

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