Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield on the cover of his 2000 greatest hits album Beautiful Brother: The Essential Curtis Mayfield
Background information
Birth name	Curtis Lee Mayfield
Born	June 3, 1942(1942-06-03) Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died	December 26, 1999 (aged 57) Roswell, Georgia, United States
Genre(s)	Soul, R&B, funk, Chicago soul, psychedelic soul
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist
Instrument(s)	Singing, guitar, electric guitar, bass, piano, saxophone, drums
Years active	1958–1999
Label(s)	Curtom, Warner Bros., Rhino
Associated acts	The Impressions, Jerry Butler

Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions and composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. 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Psychedelic soul is a concept used to categorize music that features elements of Psychedelic rock and soul / Funk music A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A multi-instrumentalist is a Musician who plays a number of different instruments The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Curtom Records was a Record label started by Curtis Mayfield of The Impressions along with Impressions associate Eddie Thomas (the bands manger and Jerry Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty Record label and production company owned by Warner Music Group. The Impressions are an American Music group from Chicago, originally formed in 1958 Jerry Butler may refer to Jerry Butler (singer, American soul singer and Chicago politician also known as "The Ice Man" Jerry Butler Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing The Impressions are an American Music group from Chicago, originally formed in 1958 Blaxploitation is a Film genre that emerged in the United States in the early 1970s when many Exploitation films were made that targeted the urban Super Fly is a 1972 Blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Parks Jr From these works and others, he was highly regarded as a pioneer of funk and of politically conscious African-American music. ^[1][2] He was also a multi-instrumentalist who played the guitar, bass, piano, saxophone, and drums. A multi-instrumentalist is a Musician who plays a number of different instruments The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early years and The Impressions 1.2 Solo career 1.3 Later years 2 Legacy 3 Tributes 4 Discography 4.1 Studio Albums 4.2 Live albums 4.3 Compilations 5 References 6 External links

Biography

Early years and The Impressions

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Mayfield attended Wells High School. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. He dropped out of high school early to become lead singer and songwriter for The Impressions, then went on to a successful solo career. The Impressions are an American Music group from Chicago, originally formed in 1958 Perhaps most notably, Mayfield was among the first of a new wave of mainstream African-American R&B performing artists and composers who injected social commentary into their work. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Social commentary is the act of rebelling against a government by means of rhetorical propaganda ^[1] This "message music" became extremely popular during the period of political ferment and social upheaval of the 1960s and 1970s.

Mayfield had several distinctions to his style of playing and singing, adding to the uniqueness of his music. When he taught himself how to play guitar, he tuned the guitar to the black keys of the piano, giving him an open F-sharp tuning — F#, A#, C#, F#, A#, F# — that he used throughout his career. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Also, he sang most of his lines in falsetto (not unique in itself, but other singers in his time mostly sang tenor), adding another flavor to his music. The term falsetto (Italian diminutive of falso, false refers to the Vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the Modal voice register and The tenor is the highest male voice within the Modal register, just above the Baritone voice

Mayfield's career began in 1956 when he joined The Roosters with Arthur and Richard Brooks and Jerry Butler. Jerry Butler (born Jerry Butler Jr December 8, 1939, Sunflower, Mississippi) is an American soul Singer Two years later The Roosters, now including also Sam Gooden, became The Impressions. Sam Gooden (born September 2 1939 in Chattanooga Tennessee) is an African-American soul singer The Impressions are an American Music group from Chicago, originally formed in 1958 ^[3] The band had one big hit with "For Your Precious Love". After Butler left the group and was replaced with Fred Cash, Mayfield became lead singer, frequently composing for the band, starting with "Gypsy Woman". Fred Cash (born October 8 1940) is an African-American soul singer Their hit "Amen," an updated version of an old gospel tune, was included in the soundtrack of the 1963 MGM film Lilies of the Field, which starred Sidney Poitier. Gospel music is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life as well as (in terms of the varying music styles to The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr Lilies of the Field is a 1962 book by William Edmund Barrett which was made into a 1963 film and adapted for the musical stage with the title Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE (ˈpwɑːtie born February 20, 1927) is an Oscar - Golden Globe - BAFTA - and Grammy The Impressions reached the height of their popularity in the mid to late 1960s, with a string of Mayfield compositions that included "Keep On Pushing," "People Get Ready," "It's All Right", "Woman's Got Soul", "Choice of Colors," "Fool For You," "This is My Country" and "Check Out Your Mind. " People Get Ready " was a 1965 single by The Impressions, and the title track from the album of the same name. " Mayfield had written much of the soundtrack of the civil rights movement alongside Bob Dylan and others in the early 1960s, but by the end of the decade he was a pioneering voice in the black pride movement, in the company of James Brown and Sly Stone. See also Protests of 1968 Historically the civil rights movement was a concentrated period of time around the world of approximately twenty years (1960-1980 in Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Black pride is a slogan used primarily in the United States to agitate for a black African-American racial identity and is closely aligned with Black James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The Sly Stone (born Sylvester Stewart on 15 March 1943, in Denton, Texas) is an American Musician, Songwriter Mayfield's "We're a Winner", a Number 1 soul hit which also reached the Billboard pop Top 20, became an anthem of the black power and black pride movements when it was released in late 1967,^[4] much as his earlier "Keep on Pushing" (whose title is quoted in the lyrics of "We're a Winner") had been an anthem for Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. " We're a Winner " is a 1967 single recorded by The Impressions for the ABC-Paramount label Black Power is a racially based Political slogan and a name for various associated ideologies Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader The American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968 refers to the reform movements in the United States aimed at abolishing racial discrimination against African ^[5]

Independent from his work with The Impressions, Mayfield became a songwriting powerhouse in Chicago, writing and producing scores of hits for other artists, including:

• "Mama Didn't Lie"/Jan Bradley
• "The Monkey Time"/Major Lance
• "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um"/Major Lance
• "Gypsy Woman"/Brian Hyland
• "Just Be True"/ "Nothing Can Stop Me" and numerous other hits by Gene Chandler, Walter Jackson, and The Five Stairsteps, among others. Jan Bradley (born Addie Bradley July 6 1943 Byhalia Mississippi) is an American soul singer Major Lance ( April 4, 1939, Winterville, Mississippi &mdash September 3, 1994, Decatur, Georgia Brian Hyland (born November 12 1943, in Woodhaven, Queens New York) is an American pop Recording artist who

He also owned the Mayfield and Windy C labels, distributed by Cameo-Parkway, and was partners in the Curtom label (first independent, then distributed by Buddah then Warner Bros and finally RSO. Cameo and its sister label Parkway were major Philadelphia -based Record labels from 1956 through 1967 Curtom Records was a Record label started by Curtis Mayfield of The Impressions along with Impressions associate Eddie Thomas (the bands manger and Jerry )

Solo career

In 1970, Mayfield left The Impressions and began a solo career, founding the independent record label Curtom Records. An independent record label (or indie record label) is a Record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the Major record labels In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Curtom Records was a Record label started by Curtis Mayfield of The Impressions along with Impressions associate Eddie Thomas (the bands manger and Jerry Curtom would go on to release most of Mayfield's landmark 1970s records, as well as records by the Impressions, Leroy Hutson, The Staple Singers, and Mavis Staples, and Baby Huey and the Babysitters, a group which at the time included Chaka Khan. The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939 in Chicago Illinois) is an American Rhythm and blues and Gospel singer and Civil rights Baby Huey (born James Ramey, January 1 1944 - October 28 1970) was an American rock and soul Chaka Khan (born March 23, 1953) is a multiple Grammy Award -winning American singer known for hit songs such as "I'm Every Woman" "I Feel Many of these records were also produced by Mayfield.

The commercial and critical peak of his solo career came with his 1972 album Super Fly, the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film of the same name, and one of the most influential albums in history. Super Fly is a 1972 Blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Parks Jr Blaxploitation is a Film genre that emerged in the United States in the early 1970s when many Exploitation films were made that targeted the urban Super Fly is a 1972 Blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Parks Jr An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Unlike the soundtracks to other blaxploitation films (most notably Isaac Hayes' score for Shaft), which glorified the excesses of the characters, Mayfield's lyrics consisted of hard-hitting commentary on the state of affairs in black, urban ghettos at the time, as well as direct criticisms of several characters in the film. Isaac Lee Hayes Jr (August 20 1942 – August 10 2008 was an American Academy Award winning soul and Funk singer-songwriter Musician Shaft is a 1971 American Blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Parks and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Lyrics (in singular form Lyric) are a set of words that accompany music either by speaking or singing A ghetto is described as a "portion of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social legal or economic pressure Bob Donat wrote in Rolling Stone Magazine in 1972 that while the film's message "was diluted by schizoid cross-purposes" because it "glamorizes machismo-cocaine consciousness. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Machismo is a prominently exhibited or excessive Masculinity. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant . . the anti-drug message on [Mayfield's soundtrack] is far stronger and more definite than in the film. " Along with Marvin Gaye's What's Going On and Stevie Wonder's Innervisions, this album ushered in a new socially conscious, funky style of popular soul music. Marvin Pentz Gay Jr, known as Marvin Gaye ( April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Singer-songwriter What's Going On is a Studio album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released May 21, 1971 on the Motown-subsidiary label Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an Innervisions is an album by Stevie Wonder, released on Tamla / Motown on August 3 1973 (see 1973 in music Social consciousness is consciousness shared within a Society. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. He was dubbed 'The Gentle Genius' to reflect his outstanding and innovative musical output with the constant presence of his soft yet insistent vocals.

Super Fly's success resulted in Mayfield being tapped for additional soundtracks, some of which he wrote and produced while having others perform the vocals. Gladys Knight & the Pips recorded Mayfield's soundtrack for Claudine in 1974, while Aretha Franklin recorded the soundtrack for Sparkle in 1976. "The Pips" redirects here For the BBC pips, see Greenwich Time Signal. Claudine is a notable 1974 Feature film produced by Third World Films and released to theatres by 20th Century Fox. Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Sparkle is a 1976 American film directed by Sam O'Steen and released by Warner Bros Mayfield worked with Mavis Staples on the 1977 soundtrack for the film A Piece of the Action. Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939 in Chicago Illinois) is an American Rhythm and blues and Gospel singer and Civil rights A Piece of the Action is a 1977 film starring Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby. He was in danger of overreaching himself being writer, producer, performer, arranger and businessman but seemed to cope and still produce a remarkable output.

One of Mayfield's most successful funk-disco meldings was the 1977 hit "Do Do Wap is Strong in Here" from his soundtrack to the Robert M. Young film of Miguel Piñero's play Short Eyes. Short Eyes is a Curtis Mayfield Soundtrack to Robert M Young 's 1977 film based upon the play of the same name by Robert M Young may refer to Robert M Young (film director (born 1924 screenwriter film director and cinematographer Robert M Miguel Piñero ( December 19, 1946 &ndash June 18, 1988) was a Puerto Rican Playwright, Actor, and co-founder Short Eyes is a theatre drama written in 1972 by playwright Miguel Piñero, which was later made into a movie

Later years

Mayfield was active throughout the 1970s and 1980s, though he had a somewhat lower public profile. On August 13, 1990, Mayfield was paralyzed from the neck down after stage lighting equipment fell on him at an outdoor concert at Wingate Field in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Paralysed redirects here For other uses see xx Paralysed (disambiguation Paralysis is the complete loss of Muscle function Flatbush is a community of the Borough of Brooklyn, a part of New York City, consisting of several neighborhoods Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. This tragedy set him back, but Mayfield forged ahead. He was unable to play guitar, but he wrote, sang and directed the recording of his last album, New World Order. Mayfield's vocals were painstakingly recorded, usually line-by-line whilst lying on his back.

Mayfield received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded by the Recording Academy to "performers who during their lifetimes have made creative contributions of outstanding

In February, 1998, he had to have his right leg amputated due to diabetes. Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma or Surgery. Diabetes mellitus (ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/ /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/ often referred to simply as diabetes ( Ancient Greek: grc Mayfield was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, 1999. Unfortunately, health reasons prevented him from attending the ceremony, which included fellow inductees Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Dusty Springfield, George Martin, and 1970s Curtom signee and labelmate The Staples Singers. Mayfield died on December 26, 1999 in Roswell, Georgia surrounded by his family. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Roswell is a City located in northern Fulton County Georgia. As of the 2000 census the city had a total Population of 79334 His last work came to be the song "Astounded", with the group Bran Van 3000, recorded just before his death and released in 2000. Bran Van 3000 (also known as Bran Van and BV3) is an Electronica collective from Montreal, Canada. As a member of The Impressions, Mayfield was posthumously inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2003. The Vocal Group Hall of Fame was organized to honor what they term "the Greatest Vocal Groups in the World"

Legacy

Mayfield is remembered for his introduction of social consciousness into R&B and for pioneering the funk style in the 1970s. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Many of his recordings with the Impressions became anthems of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, and his most famous album, Super Fly, is regarded as an all-time great that influenced many and truly invented a new style of modern black music (#69 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums). See also Protests of 1968 Historically the civil rights movement was a concentrated period of time around the world of approximately twenty years (1960-1980 in His distinctive, hard guitar riffs influenced the development of funk, and was highly influential on a young Jimi Hendrix who cited Mayfield as his biggest influence. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter He is also regarded as influencing other landmark albums, like Herbie Hancock's Head Hunters. Herbert Jeffrey Hancock ("Herbie" born April 12 1940 is a Jazz Pianist and Composer. Head Hunters is an album by Herbie Hancock, released in 1973 on Columbia Records. One magazine notes, "eulogies. . . have treated him. . . as a sort of secular saint--rather like an American Bob Marley". Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM (February 6 1945 – May 11 1981 was a Jamaican Musician, Singer-songwriter and Rastafarian That noted, he is not as well-known as contemporaries like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, or James Brown, perhaps because of their more consistent streams of hits or more mainstream style of music. Marvin Pentz Gay Jr, known as Marvin Gaye ( April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The Nevertheless, he is still highly regarded for his numerous innovations in the 1960s and 1970s and for his unique style of music, perhaps best described as "black psychedelia. Psychedelic music is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles genres and scenes that may include Psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, Psychedelic . . remarkable for the scope of its social awareness". In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Mayfield #99 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time^[6]. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published

Tributes

In June 2007 Sinead O'Connor released two versions (one acoustic and one with full band) of Mayfield's "We People Who Are Darker Than Blue" on her album Theology.

The Dust Brothers sampled the intro to Mayfield's "Superfly" for the Beastie Boys song "Eggman" on the album "Paul's Boutique". The Dust Brothers are the Los Angeles -based Grammy Award winning producers "E " Superfly " is a song by Curtis Mayfield, the Title track from his 1972 soundtrack album for the film of the same name. Paul's Boutique is the second Studio album by hip hop group Beastie Boys, released July 25, 1989 on Capitol Records

Hip hop producer Just Blaze has used a slowed down sample of Mayfield's "Move On Up" for the 2006 Kanye West/Lupe Fiasco hit single "Touch The Sky". Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Justin Smith (born in Paterson New Jersey on January 14, 1978) better known as Just Blaze, is an American Hip hop music Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16 1982 better known by his Stage name Lupe Fiasco, is a Grammy -winning American rapper. Eminem sampled Mayfield's song "Pusherman" for his debut LP on the song "I'm Shady". Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972 known as Slim Shady and his primary Stage name Eminem, is an Academy Award -winning Late rapper 2Pac sampled him consistently as well. Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16 1971 &mdash September 13 1996 also known by his Stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper

Jay-Z sampled "Short Eyes" for his 2007 song "American Gangster" from the eponymous album.

In 1988, Fishbone acknowledged Mayfield's influence on their own vision, "a melting pot of ska, punk, and funk [with] hard rock (. Fishbone is an Alternative rock band that plays a fusion of Ska, Punk rock, Reggae, Funk, heavy metal and more . . ) added to the mix", by choosing to cover Mayfield's early 70's hit "Freddie's Dead" to open their well-regarded Truth and Soul LP, which "also featured (. " Freddie's Dead " is a song by Curtis Mayfield. It was the first single from his 1972 soundtrack album for the film Super Truth and Soul is the second Album by Alternative rock band Fishbone, released on September 13, 1988. . . ) several musically varied tracks that deal with the same topic: racism, past and present (. . . )"

In 1996 Australian - Sydney Vocal Band Human Nature recorded 2 accapella versions of "People Get Ready" One without the Middle Verse which was one their 1996 telling everybody album and the other with included the middle verse which was on their 2001 Here And Now The Best of Human Nature Album.

Paul Weller, singer of The Style Council, routinely cited Mayfield's works as influence and inspiration. Paul Weller (born John William Weller 25 May 1958 in Sheerwater near Woking, Surrey) is an English Singer-songwriter. The Style Council were an English musical group formed in 1983 by ex- The Jam singer and guitarist Paul Weller with keyboardist Mick Talbot.

Monica sampled "The Makings of You" on her 2006 single "A Dozen Roses". Monica Denise Arnold (born October 24 1980) professionally known as Monica, is an American R&B Singer, Songwriter The title of her album does reference to Curtis' song.

Every phase of Jamaican music, starting with rocksteady, was profoundly influenced by Curtis Mayfield's body of work. The Techniques, The Uniques, Bob Marley and the Wailers, and many other early vocal groups in Jamaica were deeply influenced by the songwriting, vocal harmonies, and black consciousness that appear as hallmarks on Impressions recordings from the early to mid 1960s. Many of the Wailers early ska recordings are Impressions covers. One of Marley's most well known songs, 'One Love' (Studio 1 - 1965), is in fact a take on 'People Get Ready'.

Ice-T prominently sampled "Pusherman" on the song I'm Your Pusher; Clipse also sampled "Pusherman" on "Cot Damn" (2002). "I'm Your Pusher" is a 1988 single by Ice-T, from his second album Power. Clipse is a Virginia -based hip hop duo Formed in 1992 by brothers Malice (born Gene Thornton in 1972 in The Bronx New York Lord Willin is the debut album from Virginia hip hop duo Clipse.

Souls Of Mischief sampled We're A Winner" on "Limitations" from their debut album 93 'til Infinity. Souls of Mischief is an Alternative hip hop group from Oakland California, that is also part of the hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics. 93 'til Infinity is the classic debut album by Souls of Mischief.

Discography

Studio Albums

• Curtis (1970)
• Roots (1971)
• Super Fly (1972)
• Back to the World (1973)
• Got to Find a Way (1974)
• Claudine (Gladys Knight and the Pips) (1974)
• Sweet Exorcist (1974)
• Let's Do It Again (The Staple Singers) (1975)
• There's No Place Like America Today (1975)
• Sparkle (Aretha Franklin) (1976)
• Give, Get, Take and Have (1976)
• A Piece of the Action (Mavis Staples) (1977)
• Short Eyes (1977)
• Never Say You Can't Survive (1977)
• Do It All Night (1978)
• Heartbeat (1979)
• Something to Believe In (1980)
• The Right Combination (with Linda Clifford) (1980)
• Love is the Place (1982)
• Honesty (1983)
• We Come in Peace with a Message of Love (1985)
• Take It to the Streets (1990)
• New World Order (1997)

Live albums

• Curtis/Live! (1971)
• Curtis in Chicago (1973)
• Live in Europe (1988)
• People Get Ready: Live at Ronnie Scott's (1988)

Compilations

• The Anthology 1961-1977 (1992)
• People Get Ready: The Curtis Mayfield Story (1996)
• The Very Best of Curtis Mayfield (1997)
• Soul Legacy (2001)
• Greatest Hits (2006)

References

External links

• "Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions perform 'We're a Winner' " for the WGBH series, Say Brother
• Obituary from Socialist Action
• BBC Obituary
• RBMA Radio On Demand - Across 135th Street - Volume 10 - Curtis Mayfield Tribute - Chairman Mao (RBMA, Egotrip)
• Entry in New Georgia Encyclopedia

Persondata
NAME	Mayfield, Curtis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist
DATE OF BIRTH	June 3, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chicago, Illinois, United States
DATE OF DEATH	December 26, 1999
PLACE OF DEATH	Roswell, Georgia, United States

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