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What is the most popular song by Donny Hathaway?

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The most popular song by Donny Hathaway is “A Song for You” with a total of 158.7K page views.


Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an American soul singer and songwriter. Born in Chicago, he was raised in St. Louis by his grandmother. He attended Howard University and studied music after received a fine arts scholarship.

He found work as a songwriter, session musician and producer for Curtis Mayfield’s Curtom... Read More
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