To quote DJ Kool, this is a special dedication going out to everybody here.
You can thank T-Bizzy for the Roberta “Lossless” Flack request, which sent me down a rabbit hole of soul. When I came up for air I was crying, and still clinging to Donny Hathaway’s mustache.
Roberta & Donny’s 1972 album of duets is a wonderful record, both as an album and as a document of the times. Black Pride and Black Power were frequent themes in late-60s and early-70s soul, but most of these songs took the task of uplifting the people. Today’s Vegetable, the only original track on Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, takes a more tender and personal approach.
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway – Be Real Black For Me from Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Super Doppel-Bonus So Good
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway: Baby, I Love You
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Double shot. Awwww riiiight! So glad I wore my Black Power afro pick today.
woah, nice post.
and good blog you got going here