🎶 Almost twenty-five years ago, singer-songwriter Donnie released “The Colored Section”,  a gospel-rooted concept album that became a touchstone of Atlanta’s indie soul scene. Then he disappeared from public life for nearly two decades. On this episode of WABE Arts, Donnie sits down with WABE Arts & Culture Editor Sherri Daye Scott ahead of his performance at the 49th Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival to talk about the communities that haped him, the long years away, and what it meant when Atlanta called him back. 🎹 

🎶 Almost twenty-five years ago, singer-songwriter Donnie released &ldquo;The Colored Section&rdquo;,&nbsp; a gospel-rooted concept album that became a touchstone of Atlanta&rsquo;s indie soul scene. Then he disappeared from public life for nearly two decades. On this episode of WABE Arts, Donnie sits down with WABE Arts &amp; Culture Editor Sherri Daye Scott ahead of his performance at the 49th Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival to talk about the communities that haped him, the long years away, and what it meant when Atlanta called him back. 🎹&nbsp;

WABE Arts features stories of art and culture in Atlanta.

WABE Arts features stories of art and culture in Atlanta.

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Each week, WABE Arts features stories of art and culture in Atlanta.

Each week, WABE Arts features stories of&nbsp;art and culture in Atlanta.