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Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music.
May 30, 2024 · Curtis Mayfield was a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer who was one of the principal architects of Chicago-based soul music during the 1960s and ’70s. His inspirational songs included “Keep On Pushing” and “People Get Ready.”
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Curtis Lee Mayfield made his first recordings in 1958 as a member of a Chicago Soul/R & B group, The Impressions. He was 16, from the city’s notorious Cabrini Green Housing Projects. He was strictly a backup singer with the group – no guitar, no production, no songwriting.
Dec 26, 1999 · Famed rhythm and blues singer-songwriter and chart-topping composer Curtis Mayfield -- whose socially-conscious hits People Get Ready, Keep On Pushing, We're a Winner, and This Is...
- 1972 - "Super Fly" Curtis Mayfield's title song from the 1972 movie Super Fly starring Ron O'Neal was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. The album reached number one on the Billboard pop and R&B charts.
- 1972 - "Freddie's Dead" "Freddie;s Dead" was the first single released from Curtis Mayfield's 1972 Super Fly soundtrack album. The song reached number two on the Billboard R&B chart and number four on the Hot 100.
- 1976 - "Something He Can Feel" by Aretha Franklin. Aretha Franklin recorded "Something He Can Feel," composed and produced by Curtis Mayfield, for the soundtrack of the 1976 movie Sparkle starring Irene Cara.
- 1975 - "Let's Do It Again" by The Staple Singers. "Let's Do It Again" by The Staple Singers hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts. Curtis Mayfield composed and produced the song as the title tune of the 1975 movie Let's Do It Again starring Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier.
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33.6K subscribers. Subscribed. 310K. 54M views 14 years ago. Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up Original extended LP version from the album "Curtis" produced in 1970. All rights reserved © Warner...
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