Singer & songwriter
Donny Hathaway
A Song for You, and the duets with Roberta Flack.
Donny Edward Hathaway was an American soul singer, keyboardist, songwriter, backing vocalist, and arranger who Rolling Stone described as a "soul legend". His most popular songs include "The Ghetto", "This Christmas", "Someday We'll All Be Free", and "Little Ghetto Boy". Hathaway is also renowned for his renditions of "A Song for You", "For All We Know", "Jealous Guy" and "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know", along with "Where Is the Love" and "The Closer I Get to You", two of many collaborations with Roberta Flack. He has been inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame and won one Grammy Award from four nominations. Hathaway was also posthumously honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019. Dutch director David Kleijwegt made a documentary called Mister Soul, A Story About Donny Hathaway, which premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam on January 28, 2020.
- Born
- 1945-10-01, Chicago, USAA Monday
- Died
- 1979-01-13, New York City, USAA Saturday, aged 33
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1945-10-01, Chicago, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 8°11′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 17°41′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 7°38′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 8°36′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 13°17′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 7°55′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 23°44′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 17°25′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 6°15′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 11°24′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1979-01-13, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 22°54′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 27°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 6°57′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 6°08′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 24°32′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 5°29′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 13°34′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 20°13′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 19°16′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 19°12′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Donny Hathaway was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.