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   Who is Percy Mayfield?

   • R&B singer/songwriter Percy Mayfield was born August 21, 1920 in Minden, Louisiana. His mother was a singer. Percy showed a real talent for poetry as a youth; this naturally led to him writing and singing his own songs. Mayfield started his musical career performing in Texas.

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   What songs did Percy Mayfield sing?

   • Percy Mayfield (August 12, 1920 – August 11, 1984) was an American rhythm and blues singer with a smooth vocal style. He was also a songwriter, known for the songs "Please Send Me Someone to Love" and "Hit the Road Jack", the latter being a song first recorded by Ray Charles .

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   What happened to Percy Mayfield?

   • The best of those appearances were released as an album, Percy Mayfield Live, and as part of the film Percy Mayfield: Poet Laureate of the Blues, featuring Naftalin as producer, interviewer and pianist. In 1984, though, a year after the half-hour documentary came out, Mayfield died of a heart attack, one day before his 64th birthday.

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   How old was Percy Mayfield when he died?

   • On August 11, 1984, Percy Mayfield died of non-communicable disease. At the time of his death, he was 64 years old. At the time of his death he survived by his large extended friends and family.

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   Percy Mayfield (August 12, 1920 – August 11, 1984) was an American rhythm and blues singer with a smooth vocal style. He was also a songwriter, known for the songs "Please Send Me Someone to Love" and "Hit the Road Jack", the latter being a song first recorded by Ray Charles.

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   Jun 2, 2016 · Percy Mayfield: The Poet of the Blues - Paste Magazine. By Geoffrey Himes | June 2, 2016 | 11:17am. Music Features. Who is the most underrated songwriter of the rock ‘n’ roll era? Percy...

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   Mayfield, Percy (1920-1984)Percy Mayfield has been widely described as "the poet laureate of the blues." Armed with a dry baritone, songwriter and singer Mayfield sang blues ballads that pondered worlds of trouble, melancholy, pain, and suicide. He was one of the most creative songwriters and performers of California blues.

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   “Lost Mind” is a haunting blues ballad written and performed by Percy Mayfield. Released in 1953, the song captures the raw emotions of a person who has lost their mind due to a tumultuous love affair.

   • Album: Percy Mayfield: Poet of the Blues (1990)
   • Release Date: April 1953

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   Mini Bio. R&B singer/songwriter Percy Mayfield was born August 21, 1920 in Minden, Louisiana. His mother was a singer. Percy showed a real talent for poetry as a youth; this naturally led to him writing and singing his own songs. Mayfield started his musical career performing in Texas.

   • Birth Date: August 12, 1920

   • Death Date: August 11, 1984

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   Percy Mayfield. BIOGRAPHY AND DISCOGRAPHY. One of the most acclaimed singer/songwriters in rock history, Mayfield’s career was cut in half by a tragic accident that derailed his performing considerably after which he turned more to songwriting for hire where he made an equal mark.

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    Aug 12, 2011 · A gifted performer with a rich, soulful voice; as the the Poet of the Blues he composed many R&B classics. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1940s - 1960s. Born. August 12, 1920 in Minden, LA. Died.