Good Music All Over Town, Chicago Daily News review (1972)

Chicago Daily News - April 10th, 1972 (click on it to enlarge)

This hard to find article is taken from The Chicago Daily News, one of the most popular and old american newspaper in the beginning of the XXe century. Reporter Jack Hafferkamp has written a very nice review on a live performance by Donny Hathaway at Brown Shoe, 1355 N. Wells, Chicago. he played twice there on April 7 & 8, 1972.

Interview : Sounds (UK), July, 31th 1971

A very rare interview by Ray Telford published in Sounds, a british weekly newspaper on July, 31th 1971.

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Interview on KMPC in Los Angeles (1972)

According to Billboard magazine (2 Sept. 1972), Donny Hathaway was interviewed by Wink Martindale on KMPC in Los Angeles when he was promoting Come Back Charleston Blue soundtrack.

Blues & Soul #607 (1992)

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Rolling Stone magazine, article (1979)

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An article from Rolling Stone magazine (USA) published on March 8th, 1979 few weeks after Donny passed away.

Neglected Heart Of Soul

American reporter, Allison Keyes paid a tribute to Donny Hathaway, last june on National Public Radio (NPR). You can read her article HERE or listen to it online.

Thanks to Stephane for the info.

Blues & Soul #279 (Feb, 1979)

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In February 1979, british journalist David Nathan paid a tribute to Donny Hathaway in Blues & Soul magazine issue 279.

Blues & Soul #83 (May, 1972)

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A great 2 pages article in Blues & Soul magazine published in the issue number 83, 38 years ago ! (april 28 to May 11, 1972).

Thanks to Stéphane for the scan.

Telerama review, France (2010)

An Amazing review by Telerama on the french 4 cds boxset Someday We'll All Be Free.

You can read it online HERE.

Excellente critique du coffret 4 cds, Someday We'll All Be Free, dans le numéro du 21 avril de l'hebdomadaire Telerama. A lire également en ligne ICI.

Le Monde review, France (2010)

A long review on the french 4 cds Box set Someday We'll All Be Free in the famous newspaper Le Monde published on April 18th 2010. You can read it HERE.

Le journal Le Monde consacre un article au coffret 4 cds Someday We'll All Be Free dans son édition du 18 avril 2010. Vous pouvez le lire ICI.

Soul Bag #77, France (1980)

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Maybe the first article on Donny Hathaway published in a french magazine in 1980.

Sans doute, le premier article majeur sur Donny Hathaway publié dans le magazine français en 1980 dans Soul Bag.

Mojo #170, UK (2008)

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A positive review of Donny Hathaway's soundtrack Comeback Charleston Blue in Mojo magazine, published in January 2008

Jazz Magazine, France (April 2010)

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A 4 pages article on Donny Hathaway in the april issue of Jazz Magazine incl. some interviews with Donny's musicians & french jazzmen. It's the longest article ever published in France on Donny Hathaway. The scan is a part of the article. I will put all pages for the non-french readers online only next month. Thank you for your understanding & your patience.

Pour tous ceux qui veulent (re)découvrir l'oeuvre musicale de Donny Hathaway, je vous conseille la lecture d'un article de 4 pages sur Donny Hathaway dans le numéro d'avril de Jazz Magazine.

DISC & Music Echo, UK newspaper (1971)

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A article on Donny Hathaway taken from the english newspaper "DISC and Music echo". It was published on August é&, 1971.

Ebony Magazine, April 1979

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In April 1979, Ebony Magazine paid a tribute to Donny Hathaway. It was the longest article (5 pages) ever published in USA.

Source : Ebony Magazine

Donny is still a teacher ?

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"Would you believe Hathaway is still a teacher" by Bernard Comas.

This article was published in Soul newpaper (page12) on June 21, 1971.

Article from "Soul" (Feb 22, 1979)

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This article was published after Donny Hathaway's death on Feb 22, 1979.

"SOUL" Newspaper / News Magazine was published bi-weekly

and was founded by Ken & Regina Jones in Los Angeles in

1966. It was the premier source for music and entertainment

news in the African American community until 1982. It

featured amazing articles, columns about happenings on each

coast, record reviews, tons of great pictures and lots of great

vintage advertising for albums, singles and concerts... this is

truely one of the best written most informative sources of

information on the black music / entertainment scene

through the late 60's and 70's.

Article from MUZIQ (France, Nov 2004)

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This biography was published in november 2004 in the first issue of MUZIQ, a french monthly magazine. The story was written by Laurent COQ, a jazz pianist who is into Donny's music.

Thanks to Stéphane T. for the scans.