George Benson: Songs And Stories Nov 3, 2009
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Marie Daulne’s iPod - make that iTunes - shuffle Oct 9, 2009
I Love You More Than You ll Ever Know, Donny Hathaway. 3. (Boston Globe)
Whitney Houston tries a comeback with I Look to You' Sep 1, 2009
Her take on Leon Russell's "A Song for You," which breezes through the Donny Hathaway version into a club anthem and back again, is a great surprise in the vein of "I'm Every Woman.". But the song that suggests that Houston's future will be brighter than her recent past is "Salute," also written by R. Kelly, which recaptures the street vibe she was cultivating on "My Love Is Your Love" and delivers the kind of verses her fans have been waiting for. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
A Young Jay-Z Describes His Early Influences Aug 25, 2009
In 1998 interview, Jigga cites Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway as early inspirations. by Kyle Anderson. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir Jul 24, 2009
James Brown, Mavis Staples, Aretha Franklin, Wayne Shorter, Count Basie, Dinah Washington, Otis Redding, Johnny Mathis, Donny Hathaway and Mongo Santamaria. 3. (San Francisco Chronicle)
I love the tv one documentary series, Unsung. I was thrilled when I saw that you... Jul 5, 2009
Four previous episodes of Unsung featuring DeBarge, Donny Hathaway, Phyllis Hyman and the Clark Sisters, that aired in fall 2008 drew a combined 1. 1 million viewers. (Multichannel News)
James Howard Kunstler on Michael Jackson as America Jul 2, 2009
The Man in the Mirror - Clusterfuck Nation. Clusterfuck Nation Comment on Current Events by the Author of "The Long Emergency". (Harper's Magazine)
Whole Lotta love Jun 5, 2009
" Lott's tender and raw vocal performance suggests a heart that's been broken more than once. Global plansIn person, however, she is full of youthful exuberance, talking about new bands, shoe shops, and Vincent - "a little boy I fell in love with" at a recent school showcase. The starlet cites Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder amongst her influences Even the gruelling 19-hour video shoot for Mama Do was "so much fun" - despite the fact Lott needed make-up to cover the bruises caused by the... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
GUY SEBASTIAN Digital EP Available Everywhere Today! May 27, 2009
"When I was really young I remember spending hours by the radio singing along to Al Green, Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder and Otis Redding." SEBASTIAN's extraordinary soulful vocals--which made him the first winner of the Australian version of "American Idol"--channel his iconic influences above and yet firmly resound with the singular stamp of his own unique personality. The single for "All To Myself" will go to radio on June 16th, followed by a U.S. tour - details to be announced soon. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Kris Allen's 'What's Going On': The Story Behind The Cover May 20, 2009
"The song came to Gaye from songwriters Al Cleveland and the Four Tops' Renaldo "Obie" Benson at a time when the Motown star was contemplating giving up music following the 1970 death of his longtime singing and romantic partner, Tammi Terrell. Gaye, not known for writing his own songs, helped the duo complete the tune. He was going to give it away to a Motown act named the Originals, but he was persuaded to keep it by Cleveland and Benson. Initially rejected by Motown boss Berry Gordy Jr.... (VHI.com -- Music News)
* [CD REVIEWS] Apr 15, 2009
Norful, a smooth but powerful singer in the Donny Hathaway mold, is the pastor of a church outside Chicago, though he recorded this album at a 2,100-seat theater in Memphis, Tennessee. At the beginning of the song he sounds as if he were about to sermonize. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Music: Roberta Flack Feb 8, 2009
Does she sing Where Is the Love, which she recorded with Donny Hathaway, as a solo. Once again she offers a fulsome answer telling me what a wonderful man Donny was (he died in 1979), explaining that she can sing the song as a solo but she has "a young man singing with me who reminds me a lot of Donny Hathaway", going on to talk about a venue in Omaha where she once performed, offering a detailed analysis of how her new version is different from the old version and explaining how, back in 1973,... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
