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Latest News. The Curtis Mayfield Estate & Rhino announce a year-long celebration of Curtis Mayfield s solo career. Welcome to the Official Curtis Mayfield Website.
Nov 20, 2023 · Sadly, Curtis Mayfield never performed live after his life-altering accident, though he did make several public appearances. After winning the Grammy Legend Award in 1994, Mayfield made a surprise appearance on stage alongside the chorus of the Impressions' 1964 number 'Amen'. What was the cause of Curtis Mayfield’s death?
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.
The following is a list of chart hits, arranged chronologically, that were written (or co-written) by Curtis Mayfield and performed by artists other than Mayfield and/or The Impressions:
Curtis Mayfield was an innovator in funk and soul, one of the first major songwriters to embrace black pride and the civil rights movement. His first group, the Impressions (originally called the Roosters) was formed with Jerry Butler, a fellow Chicago native whom he met in a church choir.
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.”
Feb 17, 2018 · Born June 3, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, Curtis Mayfield was one of the greatest composers and producers of the 1960s and 1970s. Beginning his career as a members of The Impressions, he also composed hits for several stars, including Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight and the Pips, The Staple Singers.
Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was a soul, R&B, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, who was one of the most influential musicians behind soul...
The official channel of Curtis Mayfield and Mayfield Media Curtis was the voice of a movement, then and now. His music called for equity and equality, activism, and engagement. Heed the call.
Dec 26, 1999 · Curtis Mayfield. With the Impressions, and later as a solo artist, one of soul music's greatest singers and most incisive songwriters. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1950s - 1990s. Born. June 3, 1942 in Chicago, IL. Died.
