Curtis Mayfield

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Curtis Mayfield

Considered one of the most unforgettable singers, Curtis Mayfied is an American soul, funk and R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist. One of his albums, Superfly which is considered the most influential albums. He died on December 26, 1999.

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Curtis Mayfield was born on June 3, 1942 at Chicago, Illinois to Percy Mayfield, a rhythm and blues artist. At his teen-age years, he was a member of a local gospel group called Northern Jubilee Gospel Singers. Curtis attended school at Wells High School. When he reached tenth graded, he decided to stop schooling to become the lead singer of the band The Impressions in 1956. The band had released several hits such as, For Your Precious Love, and Gypsy Woman. Curtis was the lead singer of the band until 1970.

In 1970, he left the band. In 1971, he began his solo career. He founded the independent record Curton Records In 1972; he released the album, Superfly. The album was considered his most influential albums. Curtis produced many movie soundtracks.

Curtis was an active singer throughout the 70's and 80's. Then a tragedy came, in 1990, Curtis was paralyzed from the neck down after stage lighting equipment fell on him at a concert in Brooklyn, New York. He was unable to play guitar, but he managed to write a song and recorded his last album, New World Order. In 1998, he had to have his right leg amputated due to diabetes. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for his contributions in the music industry. Curtis died on December 26, 1999 in Atlanta, Georgia.

In 2000, Curtis was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Also in that year, a two-hour musical celebration was held to commemorate Curtis life and career at the First AME Church in Los Angeles. Performers includes Stevie Wonder, Lauryn Hill, The Impressions, and Danny Glover led the event.

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There are no scheduled concert tour for Curtis Mayfield.

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Curtis September 1970 Curtom	Roots 1971 Curtom	Back To The World September 1973 Curtom	Got To Find A Way 1974 Curtom
Sweet Exorcist 1974 Curtom	There's No Place Like America Today 1975 Curtom	Give, Get, Take and Have 1976 Curtom	Short Eyes 1977 Curtom
Never Say You Can't Survive 1977 Curtom	Do It All Night 1978 Curtom	Heartbeat 1979 Curtom	Something To Believe In 1980 Curtom
Love is The Place 1982 Curtom	Honesty 1983 Curtom	We Came in Peace with A Message of Love 1985 Curtom	Take It To The Streets 1990 Curtom
New World Order January 1997 Curtom

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Curtis/Live! 1971 Curtom	Curtis in Chicago 1973 Curtom	Live in Europe 1988 Curtom	People Get Ready: Live at Ronnie Scott's 1988 Curtom
The Anthology 1961-1977 1992 Curtom	People Get Ready: The Curtis Mayfield Story 1996 Curtom	The Very Best of Curtis Mayfield 1997 Curtom	Give It Up: The Best of the Curtom Years 1970-77 1997 Curtom
Move on Up 1997 Curtom	Get Down to the Funky Groove December 16, 1997 Curtom	Beautiful Brother, The Essential Curtis Mayfield 2000 Curtom	Soul Legacy 2001 Curtom
Keep on Keepin' On 2003 Curtom	Mayfield : Remixed - The Curtis Mayfield Collection March 15, 2005 Curtom	The Definitive Soul Collection July 11, 2006 Curtom

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