How Donny Hathaway turned this soft rock cover into America's defining song

LA Times Tuesday 30th June 2026, 10:00AM 1 min read 8 hours ago

<p>Hathaway's gospel-infused arrangement and call-and-response with a crowd at the Troubadour transformed Carole King's song from a private promise into a proclamation of Black resilience.</p>

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