donny hathaway
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17 Christmas Songs That Ain’t By Black Folks But Are Still Welcome on the AUX
I will “Let it Snow” with Boyz II Men but I’ll also “Let it Snow” with Dean Martin.
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Lalah Hathaway’s Christmas Duet with Her Dad Has Us In Our Feelings
Modern technology made it all possible for Donny to sing his Christmas classic with his daughter.
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Not Even New Music Can Get Me to Listen to Kanye West
Ye’s Instagram was suspended (again) after he posted a snippet of a new song.
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Legendary Singer Roberta Flack is No Longer Able to Sing
It was announced that the Grammy-winning singer and pianist has ALS and can no longer sing.
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Aaliyah, Missy Elliott and Timbaland Changed the Game With 1996’s One in a Million. Thankfully, I Now Get to Relive That Moment
Aaliyah’s sophomore album and especially its title track are the kind of songs you never forget.
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The Twenty-Third Psalm
Some stuff about why ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ is a perfect anthem for Black America.
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Can I Get a 'Soul Clap'?: A Musical Journey In a Cadillac With Pop
For the ‘A Song For My Father’ Father’s Day Series, Dustin Seibert shares how a musical playlist of half-a-century old jams reminds him of his father
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Homecoming Queen: Phylicia Rashad Is the New Dean of Howard University's College of Fine Arts
“You learn something once, and it’s yours for life…you’ve got big dreams, you want fame. Well, fame costs, and right here is where you start paying—in sweat.” OK, so it was Phylicia Rashad’s younger sister Debbie Allen who famously said those lines to a (fictional) classroom of young aspiring talents—but it will be Ms. Rashad…
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Exclusive: Rhino Records to Release Iconic Classics on Limited Edition Colored Vinyl Throughout Black History Month
Black History Month is on the horizon and there are many ways to celebrate the unmatched contributions the Black community has gifted the world. Today, we’re going to focus on one of the best—music! Despite the mainstream industry’s constant attempt at erasure and appropriation, there is no doubt that Black folks are the architects and…
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30 Days of Musical Blackness With VSB, Day 4: Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, 'Be Real Black For Me'
Since first discovering Donny Hathaway, he’s been my favorite singer ever. His version of “A Song For You” is one of the few musical compositions to ever bring tears to my eyes and I’ve made it a point to own every ownable composition of his in multiple formats. I’m also a Roberta Flack fan, though…