Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly regarded as a pioneer of funk and of … [Read more...] about Friday Afternoon Thread: Chicago Soul – Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield
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The Chicago Soul Series concludes today with the incomparable Curtis Mayfield. (From Curtis Mayfield Official Site) Curtis Mayfield was born July 3, 1942 in the Cabrini-Green housing projects, Chicago’s North Side, part of a single parent, seven member family in a small apartment. Mayfield first sang before the public in his grandmother’s Traveling Soul Spiritualists’ … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread