Template:Multiple issuesFor the Louisiana politician, see Don Hathaway.Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an American jazz, blues, soul, and gospel vocalist and musician. Hathaway contracted with Atlantic Records in 1969 and with his first single for the Atco label, "The Ghetto, Part I" in early 1970, Rolling Stone magazine "marked him as a major new force in soul music." His collaborations with Roberta Flack scored high on the charts and won him the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for the duet, "Where Is the Love" in 1973. At the height of his career Hathaway was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and was known to not take his prescribed medication regularly enough to properly control his symptoms. On January 13, 1979, Hathaway's body was found outside the luxury hotel Essex House in New York City; his death was ruled a suicide.
Commited suicide by jumping from the 15th floor of New York's Essex House hotel on January 13, 1979.
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Suffered from crippling schizophrenia, which culminated in his suicide at the age of 33.
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Attended Howard University, graduating with a degree in Music Theory.
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Best known for his hits "The Ghetto" and "This Christmas", as well as several chart-making hits with fellow Howard University classmate and friend, Roberta Flack.
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