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Donny Hathaway. Hathaway is a superb pianist and soul singer whose single "Where Is the Love?" with Roberta Flack only hinted at his talent. Through Sunday, March 17 at Paul's Mall. Call 267-1300 for information...
...KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG, Roberta Flack. Number one for five weeks in February and March--longer than any other record in '73. Fine vocal, with haunting echoes. Much more melodious than Flack's other big success, "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face...
...names and events in the festival included Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack and Stevie Wonder in soul-oriented concerts in Shea Stadium. In an entirely different vein, the first day of the festival saw a reunion after 30 years of the Benny Goodman quartet, consisting of Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Gene Krupa and Teddy Wilson. Expatriate black author James Baldwin, returning to America from France, narrated his biography, The Life and Times of Ray Charles, in a special tribute. Other special festival recognitions went to Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, the late Art Tatum and the late Louis Armstrong...
Chapman said that he expects "some flack from the Left" as a result of the campaign to revive ROTC but the HRC is willing to "withstand a controversial struggle" if enough students show interest...
...blues 78s. In 1950s brought in Brother Nesuhi and their friend Jerry Wexler, signed Ray Charles, LaVern Baker, the Modern Jazz Quartet and "Boss of the Blues" Joe Turner. In the 1960s, his firm introduced Sonny and Cher, more recently Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding and Roberta Flack as well as rock groups like Led Zeppelin and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Also hired young singer released by Columbia Records, turned her into Soul Empress Aretha Franklin. Sold his lively, swinging company in 1967 to firm that eventually became Warner Communications for $18 million, but continued to run it. Lives with...