Lalah Hathaway

The virtuosic Lalah Hathaway possesses one of the most richly expressive voices in R&B and continues to make other indelible impressions across jazz and hip-hop. In a stylistic lineage that includes Patti Austin, Phyllis Hyman, Anita Baker, and naturally father Donny Hathaway -- the soul legend to whom her lower register bears an uncanny resemblance -- the singer/songwriter and producer has nonetheless stood on her own since the release of Lalah Hathaway (1990), a sophisticated debut highlighted by the number three Billboard R&B/hip-hop hit "Heaven Knows." Due to extensive tou...