Donna Hightower
Encyclopedia
Donna Hightower is an American R&B, soul
and jazz
singer. She has recorded and released albums for Decca Records
and Capitol Records
.
Hightower was born in Missouri
and is best known for the albums Take One! and Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You and the album and single This World Is A Mess.
She is also known for her performance of the song If You Hold My Hand that was sampled for the hit U.K. single Handsfree by Sonny J
.
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
singer. She has recorded and released albums for Decca Records
Decca Records
Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
and Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
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Hightower was born in Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
and is best known for the albums Take One! and Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You and the album and single This World Is A Mess.
She is also known for her performance of the song If You Hold My Hand that was sampled for the hit U.K. single Handsfree by Sonny J
Sonny J
Sonny J is the stage name of English turntablist and singer-songwriter Sonnington James III, from Liverpool.His debut single, "Can't Stop Moving", was brought out by Stateside Records in 2007...
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