Donny Hathaway: Angels, Demons, and Unexplained Visions

DISGRACELAND

Jake Brennan

True Crime, Music, Society & Culture

4.6 • 13.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Donny Hathaway was a singer, songwriter, and performer so inspiring that he compelled Stevie Wonder to change the way he sang, got Amy Winehouse to name-check him in her lyrics, and made musical giants like Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin stand up and take notice. But he was as troubled as he was talented. He suffered from hallucinations and paranoia, and was haunted in the recording studio just hours before his mysterious death at the age of 33. This episode contains themes that may be disturbing to some listeners, including suicide. If you’re thinking about suicide, or are worried about a friend or loved one, call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. To see the full list of contributors, see the show notes at www.disgracelandpod.com. To listen to Disgraceland ad free and get access to a monthly exclusive episode, weekly bonus content and more, become a Disgraceland All Access member at disgracelandpod.com/membership. Sign up for our newsletter and get the inside dirt on events, merch and other awesomeness - GET THE NEWSLETTER Follow Jake and DISGRACELAND: Instagram YouTube X (formerly Twitter) Facebook Fan Group TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:56.0	Disgraysand is a production of Double Elvis. Oh, This is a story about Donnie Hathaway, a singer, a songwriter and a performer so inspiring that he made Stevie Wonder changed the way that he sang.
1:27.5	He made Amy Winehouse name check him in her lyrics.
1:31.6	And he compelled other musical giants, Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin, to stand up and take
1:37.3	notice. But this is also a story about madness, about angels and demons, about
1:44.2	about paranormal phenomena, a haunting in a studio,
1:48.2	the mysterious death of a young talent,
1:50.9	and about soul, the essence of one soul, and about soul music.
1:59.4	Great music.
2:00.9	Donnie Hathaway made great music.
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