So whats the Coli's opinion on Donny Hathaway & his music?

[Archangel]

My top 3 favorite writer/singer. I got Donny first. Stevie Wonder second and Marvin Gaye 3rd as the most influential in my music career.

Whats the Coli's take on this underrated legend?







If the only song you know by him is This Christmas

 

[PhonZhi]

Im actually JUST NOW really "discovering" this dude. Its like, he's never really mentioned as much as he should be.

I once made a thread proclaiming Luther as the best male singer ever

http://www.thecoli.com/threads/is-i...-has-the-best-male-singing-voice-ever.304140/

but since discovering Donnie and listening to more of his music I'm kinda torn

 

[I AM WE ARE]

so many people,including myself on certain songs, confuse him with stevie so he doesn't get the credit he deserves

 

[Archangel]

Im actually JUST NOW really "discovering" this dude. Its like, he's never really mentioned as much as he should be.

I once made a thread proclaiming Luther as the best male singer ever

http://www.thecoli.com/threads/is-i...-has-the-best-male-singing-voice-ever.304140/

but since discovering Donnie and listening to more of his music I'm kinda torn

I got Luther top 5 definitely but he never wrote any of hits. Majority of his hits were covers and even though he made them better than the original, that keeps him from getting the GOAT title from me.

 

[Archangel]

so many people,including myself on certain songs, confuse him with stevie so he doesn't get the credit he deserves

They sound nothing alike..how?

 

[I AM WE ARE]

They sound nothing alike..how?

this christmas i thought was young stevie and another song too can't lie on first listen i thought they did the song together.

 

[Piff Perkins]

that voice

 

[up in here]

Clearly superior to many, all he lacked was fame

 

[Ian1362]

I think he has the best vocals of all time

 

[R-Typ3]

Never could figure what Donny was goin thru to write/sing the way he did...








And his muse Ms. Roberta Flack

 

[Ian1362]

prolific key playing breh was supremely talented

 

[R-Typ3]

this christmas i thought was young stevie and another song too can't lie on first listen i thought they did the song together.

Mayn when I was little and 1st heard Roger & Zapp's Computer Love, I thought that was Stevie doin the ad libs ..Didn't know till later that was Charlie Wilson just givin a nod to his mentor

 

[soulfuljah]

I consider Donny one of the greatest to ever do it. Sometimes fame just eludes some but those in the industry recognized. I can't name many I would put in front of him regarding vocals, maybe Stevie and Marvin but that's about it. And the brother could write.

His daughter can kill it too..

 

[Archangel]

Man was a prodigy at age 9 on the keys

 

[R-Typ3]