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An extremely talented vocalist raised in the gospel tradition, Donnie Tatem has become one of the most popular singers in the Philly Soul tradition. Tatem began his recording career as a member of the group Gentlemen Of Leisure, who recorded the single InchNever Had A Love Like This BeforeInch in 1980. He can also be heard on the movie score of InchThe Fish That Saved PittsburghInch that came out on Lorimar Records in 1979. In 1981, Donnie joined the legendary acapella gospel group InchThe Stars Of HarmonyInch based out of Woodbury, New Jersey. In 1995, Tatem scored the lead role in the off-Broadway production InchIf Only For YouInch in Atlantic City and continued touring as a solo gospel artist until 2008 when he joined TRU with singers Jimi Williams and Primo Wansley. The group attracted the attention of producer Butch Ingram and recorded the critically acclaimed album My Love Is TRU in 2010 on Society Hill Records, to which Donnie contributed the songs InchNight & Day DreamsInch and InchWho Do You See When You Look At Me?Inch Since then, Tatem has become an invaluable vocalist on many of the Society Hill sessions, and in 2016 Donnie made his solo album debut with the critically acclaimed InchAin't No LoveInch which further cemented his status as a songwriter and lead vocalist who many consider the Inchcream of the crop.Inch On his new EP, InchHave Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,Inch Donnie tackles the holiday classics InchHave Yourself A Merry Little ChristmasInch and InchWhat Child Is This,Inch duets with the superb vocalist Toni Richards on a wonderful adaptation of InchMerry Christmas Darling,Inch and closes with a heartfelt rendition of the time-honored chestnut, InchSilver Bells.Inch Album Tracks 1. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Remix) 2. What Child Is This? (Remix) 3. Merry Christmas Darling (Remix) Feat. Toni Richards 4. Silver Bells
