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| | Curtis Mayfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, funk and RandB singer, songwriter and guitarist probably best known for his soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Superfly. | | | Mayfield's lyrics included hard-hitting commentary on the state of affairs in black, urban ghettos at the time, previously unheard of in blaxploitation films. | | | The commercial and critical peak of his solo career came with his 1972 album Superfly, the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film of the same name, and one of the most influential albums in history. |
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| | New Georgia Encyclopedia: Curtis Mayfield (1942-1999) |
| | Curtis Lee Mayfield was born on June 3, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, to Marion Washington and Kenneth Mayfield. | | | A pioneer of 1960s soul music and 1970s funk music, Curtis Mayfield was a founding member of the Impressions and a successful solo musician. | | | Mayfield taught himself how to play guitar, and by instinct he tuned the guitar to the black keys of the piano. |
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| | Salon People Curtis Mayfield |
| | Mayfield left the Impressions to pursue a solo career in 1970, recording a string of albums which were remarkable for the scope of their musical ambitiousness and social awareness. | | | Mayfield was one of the most complete musicians in the history of black pop; only Stevie Wonder and Prince rival the aplomb with which he balanced the roles of songwriter, vocalist, instrumentalist, producer and arranger. | | | In Mayfield's case, this is a pity, because his music -- in particular the music he recorded on that glorious sequence of early-and mid-'70s solo albums -- is his great legacy. |
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http://www.salon.com/people/obit/2000/01/07/aprcurtis
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| | The My Hero Project - Curtis Mayfield |
| | Curtis Mayfield who is Doreen Van Lee's hero, was an influential singer and songwriter. | | | Curtis Mayfield was a masterful songwriter and singer whose words of beauty emitted socially conscious commentaries on a tumultuous period in America's recent history. | | | As a singer, songwriter, composer and producer, Mayfield is considered by many in the music industry to be a visionary and hero. |
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http://myhero.com/hero.asp?hero=c_mayfield
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| | Headbob.com |
| | Curtis Mayfield was born on the 3'rd of june 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, where he quickly absorbed the music of that area, which consisted of the local blues, gospel and soul musicians. | | | In 1972, Curtis released the soundtrack album "Superfly" which went to sell over a million copies, and it was a really good album in its own right. | | | By now Mayfield continued to record new albums, at the same time as he was producing with Gladys Knight and The Pips, Aretha Franklin and The Staple Singers. |
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http://www.headbob.com/top20/rb/mayfield_curtis.htm
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| | Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions |
| | Mayfield hit the top of the pop charts with his fourth solo release, this soundtrack to the landmark blaxploitation film; musically it follows in the wake of Shaft, with wah-wah guitar, Latin percussion and hip horns providing a streetwise vibe, softened by occasional strings. | | | Mayfield is crisp and professional as always, but lacks the focus and passion that made his 1971 live album such a revelation - the band stays far in the background and doesn't vary much on the longer numbers ("Move On Up"). | | | As usual, Mayfield's lyrics are directly social-political, and he creates an eerie mood to go with it on the harrowing "Underground," replete with screams and ominous guitar. |
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| | Curtis Mayfield |
| | Mayfield hitched his label to RSO in 1979 and Heartbeat put him back on the Soul Album chart. | | | Curtis was mid-way through his next album when Bogart died suddenly, his record label with him. | | | Curtis, Sam Gooden and Fred Cash moved back to Chicago, where they linked up with arranger Johnny Pate and together put the Impressions back on the charts with It's Allright (#1 RandB/#4 Pop in October '63) and over the next seven years they produced a further 30 hit singles for the group. |
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| | Curtis Mayfield - Superfly |
| | It was one of Mayfield's gifts that his songs could sound joyful and heartbroken at the same time, suggesting the complexities of the human experience. | | | Mayfield's music imbued the blaxploitation quickie with a moral pulse, taking aim at the scourge of drugs in the inner city. | | | all of the songs are written and performed by Mayfield. |
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| | Amazon.co.uk: Superfly: Original Soundtrack: Music |
| | Curtis Mayfield was a pioneer in the music world and this album still sounds brillant today and still has relevance to the times we live in | | | Mayfield achieves this with an array of lean funk grooves punctuated by brass arrangements, interlocking percussion, wah-wah guitar, and his wispy, soulful tenor.The title track, which closes out the set, is one of Mayfield's signature tunes, and still stands among the most recognisable, and pleasurable, musical emblems of the era. | | | This record, his output with the Impressions, his first solo album "Curtis" and "Roots" are testaments to his genius. |
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000059ZE1
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| | Curtis Mayfield - Biography and Recommendations |
| | There is an excellent 2CD compilation of Curtis Mayfield’s work, combining Impressions material recorded for Curtis' own label (post 1968 recordings) with a fine selection of his solo work. | | | 1970 saw the release of Mayfield’s first solo album ("Curtis"), taking his music in a much funkier direction than ever before - 'Move On Up' was the key single release from the album, although it fared better in the UK than in Curtis' homeland. | | | An album which can be applauded on its merits rather than simply through sentiment, it is of course still a monumental achievement against almost insurmountable odds for Mayfield simply to have completed a new album at that stage of his career. |
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http://www.rhythmandtheblues.org.uk/artists/mayfield.shtml
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| | National Obituary Archive(NOA) - Arrangeonline.com |
| | For the next seven years, Mayfield’s songs were high on the rhythm and blues charts. | | | Mayfield, who composed and played the guitar, was encouraged to join the Impressions by Jerry Butler. | | | Growing up in a poor family, Mayfield’s early musical roots were influenced by gospel singers. |
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http://www.arrangeonline.com/Obituary/obituary.asp?ObituaryID=43739293
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| | Curtis Mayfield: Curtis ---Ink Blot Magazine |
| | Mayfield was the total package, and his observations on this album are frighteningly modern-sounding. | | | Mayfield continued to bless this Earth with his socially-conscious songs and earnest tenor until an accident on a Brooklyn stage paralyzed him in 1990, and after a long decade in which he continued to record, he left us poorer without him at the very end of 1999. | | | Curtis is, in fact, is one of the greatest albums released by anyone at any time, and that's not hyperbole designed to get your attention or to get excerpted in some ad by Rhino Records. |
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http://www.inkblotmagazine.com/rev-archive/Curtis_Curtis.htm
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| | Gedup.com - Reviews - Curtis Mayfield / New world order |
| | Curtis manages to stay fresh with modern music and is well adjusted to the 90s. | | | The beauty of this album is made up by good songs, Curtis' effort, his beautiful and unique voice, his words and the positive spirit. | | | The music feels very spiritual and Curtis is lyrically as good as ever. |
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http://www.gedup.com/reviews/review.php?id=36
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| | BBC News ENTERTAINMENT Soul icon Curtis Mayfield dies |
| | Mayfield became known as a civil rights hero as well as a respected entertainer; 1964's Keep On Pushing is credited with broadening the parameters of black music to include a political perspective, at a time when it was dominated by love songs and dance records. | | | After his accident in 1990, he was unable to perform until 1997, when he released the New World Order album. | | | Curtis Mayfield: Credited with introducing social comment to soul music |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/579113.stm
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| | Curtis Mayfield |
| | The place where Mayfield put it all together was his 1972 soundtrack to the blaxploitation hit Superfly (his best work and one of the decade's essential albums). | | | I wouldn't want to bet on who's the more sampled, Mayfield or Sly Stone, but listening to numbers like "Stone Junkie" or "Give Me Your Love," you can hear the slow grooves that have become the staples of rap and trip-hop. | | | You're into the rhythm of the song when the lyrics hit you like a cold smack in the face: "I'm your momma/I'm your daddy/I'm that nigger in the alley. |
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http://www.bostonphoenix.com/alt1/archive/music/reviews/03-07-96/CURTIS_MAYFIELD.html
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| | Barnes & Noble.com - Curtis Mayfield: In Concert -- Curtis Mayfield - DVD - Dolby 5.1 / Stereo |
| | While the accident ended Mayfield's career as a live performer, he continued to oversee the operations of his record company, and even released an album of new songs in 1996. | | | Curtis Mayfield: In Concert is a home video release of a live concert Mayfield videotaped for European television in 1990, only a few months before his tragic accident. | | | Along with the above-mentioned songs, Mayfield performs "Move on Up," "We Gotta Have Peace," and four others. |
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http://video.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?ean=707787650472&userid=AD8xPbiB5p&frm=0&itm=1
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| | Rolling Stone : Curtis Mayfield Dead |
| | Curtis Mayfield, one of soul music's chief architects and two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, died Sunday at age fifty-seven in a Roswell, Ga., hospital. | | | In the Sixties, Mayfield was the songwriting/guitar-playing force behind the Impressions, who, through songs like "People Get Ready" and "Keep on Pushing," blended the emotive vocal stylings of gospel with rhythm and blues to pioneer soul music. | | | His music has been the subject of two tribute albums, with artists ranging from Bruce Springsteen to Whitney Houston reinterpreting his songs. |
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| | Love Songs: Curtis Mayfield - Wal-Mart |
| | Elsewhere Mayfield employs a lighter touch, placing acoustic guitar at the forefront of the cascading "When We're In Love" and slipping the subtle cry of a wah-wah guitar into "So You Don't Love Me." LOVE SONGS is a feast for both the soul and the heart. | | | The album was an excellent tribute to the Mayfield songbook. | | | In 1981, Mayfield joined the Boardwalk label, for which he recorded Honesty, his strongest album since the halcyon days of the early 70s. |
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| | CURTIS MAYFIELD / CURTIS LIVE! |
| | His band is as sympathetic and in tune as is the audience. | | | After hearing percussionist Master Henry Gibson step out, you'll understand why Curtis sings, "we don't need no music, we got conga!" With the exception of the slightly schmaltz cover of "We've only Just Begun," this is an album you can play all the way through. | | | But, as we all know, live shows are the true measure of a musicians' ability to improvise and create on the spot. |
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| | curtis mayfield roots |
| | Curtis didn't approve of the album title or the awkward looking portrait on the cover but I feel time has proved that 'roots' is a worthy word as it captures the depth and importance of Curtis' work. | | | Despite the heavy tones of the subject matter, Mayfield's true skills can be found in the music which remained freshly sophisticated and uplifting. | | | Classic Curtis Mayfield tracks are blessed with a sweet, soothing falsetto voice and sublime orchestrated production. |
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| | 'curtis' by curtis mayfield on Etherbeat |
| | A substantial Curtis Mayfield library would fit well into any music listener's home because, as many of his songs emphasize, people, whether black white yellow or brown are far more alike than they are different. | | | I would also recommend buying ONE of Curtis' greatest hits packages because they have some great songs from scattered soundtracks and latter staged albums he did that were not quite as consistent as his early work but just as potent. | | | This album is a must have for a fan of top notch songwriting and musicianship as is his follow up solo effort Roots-1999 Live album entitled 'Curtis/Live!' both from 1971. |
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| | Curtis Mayfield |
| | Curtis was a musical genius and a wonderful person. | | | As a singer, songwriter, composer and producer, Mayfield was a driving force in the African American music scene through the 1960s and 1970s, in part through the group, The Impressions. | | | Curtis also played the most intoxicating wah wah guitar this side of Hendrix. |
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| | APPRECIATION / Mayfield's Soul Was Purest / Singer led the way in gospel-infused R&B |
| | For Curtis Mayfield, pop music was the highest calling. | | | As a black businessman he was a trailblazer in the music industry, forming several independent labels (Mayfield, Windy C, Curtom) and arranging distribution deals with Calla Records, Casablanca Records founder Neil Bogart and Warner Bros. | | | Songs such as ``Freddie's Dead,'' ``Pusherman'' and the movie's title track marked a new era of black pride and took funky music to new heights of orchestral innovation. |
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/12/28/DD48928.DTL
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| | DVD.net : Curtis Mayfield - Live at Ronnie Scott's - DVD Review |
| | Curtis Mayfield was an original member (and according to the back cover of the DVD the ‘creative force’ behind) the soul band The Impressions. | | | This DVD is a live recording of one of Mayfield’s performances from a pub in England called Ronnie Scott’s. | | | You should definitely listen to this if you are not versed in blues music as it contains a lot of broad information on the genre plus Mayfield himself. |
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| | Blogcritics.org: Curtis Mayfield |
| | Given a guitar by a family member, Mayfield developed his own tuning, and inspired by his mother's love of poetry, was writing songs by his early teens. | | | Mayfield was one of most respected and beloved figures in American music over the last 40 years. | | | Fortunately, his music will be with us always, reminding me again of the the miracle that is recorded music. |
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| | Afronet Wireless |
| | Curtis Mayfield help lay the groundwork for soul music in the early 1960s as a founding member of The Impressions. | | | When Curtis left The Impressions in the late ¢60s, his status as cultural commentator was confirmed with a string of critically acclaimed solo albums. | | | With the release of MAYFIELD: REMIXED - THE CURTIS MAYFIELD COLLECTION five years after Mayfield's death, it's clear that the work of this musical prophet continues to resonate with a new generation of listeners and performers. |
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| | Superfly soundtrack - Curtis Mayfield |
| | Curtis Mayfield's funky and soulful tracks accompany the on-screen action and plot by adding a contrasting and moral message - albeit delivered musically - to the movie. | | | The track "Freddie's Dead" (released 6 weeks before the movie - a unique promotional tool at the time) hit the US top ten and the LP went to No.1 and remained in the US charts for most of the year. |
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| | Blogcritics.org: Mayfield: Remixed -The Curtis Mayfield Collection |
| | Mayfield's son Kirk writes a touching tribute to the man in the CD booklet. | | | The sound is incredible on this CD; the EQ must have been in the red during the mastering, as it comes out of the speakers exceptionally loud with a big thumping bass, which is a trademark of this type of music. | | | His music is relevant and this collection revisits some of the biggest hits with a slightly different slant. |
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http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/03/13/201220.php
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| | soul sides: CURTIS MAYFIELD: RIGHT ON (AKA SOUL SIDES LIKES CURTIS, REALLY) |
| | Last, but not least, "Hard Times" was recorded a few years earlier by Baby Huey and the Babysitters, one of Mayfield's backing groups, and in contrast to the hard-edged funk of Huey's version, once it came time for Mayfield to lay down his take, he chills it out to this smoky, slick ballad. | | | As my man Noz pointed out, I've never (personally) done a Curtis Mayfield post here at Soul-Sides, though both Noz and Mark Anthony Neal both guest-posted Mayfield songs in the past. | | | "We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue," which appears on Mayfield's self-titled solo album - his first after leaving the Impressions - isn't simply an amazing song (listen to that opening horn chorus. |
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http://soul-sides.com/2005/09/curtis-mayfield-right-on-aka-soul.html
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| | Curtis Mayfield |
| | Soul music legend Curtis Mayfield looks back on a prolific songwriting and... | | | We'll Keep on Pushing: Curtis Mayfield was a prolific composer and singer whose songs summed up like no others the struggles of African Americans. | | | The Heart Of Soul; Curtis Mayfield Put A Movement to Music |
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| | Amazon.com: Live at Ronnie Scott's: DVD: Curtis Mayfield |
| | The music throughout is excellent and the sound and picture are top-notch on this disc. | | | In the interviews Curtis comes across as a very sweet and humble spirit, and being a musician myself he is an inspiration to me both personally and musically. | | | I am a total fan of Curtis Mayfield's music, I will admit -- his work with the Impressions in the 1960s up to his later solo releases sets a high standard. |
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| | Curtis Mayfield Superfly music : ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY |
| | All of the appreciations of his music that I've read have emphasized his biggest hit: the 1972 movie soundtrack "Superfly," a rightly esteemed concept album that was a prime showcase for Mayfield's dreamy, delicate, high-pitched vocals as well as his way with melodic riffs for guitar, keyboards, and brass. | | | There are songs here in which Knight almost seems to be imitating Mayfield's falsetto, and I don't mean that as an insult -- she does a wonderful job of capturing Mayfield's vulnerability. | | | The other album is one of the great lost classics of the '70s: "Sparkle." This 1976 movie, a top-notch B-movie about the rise and fall of a Supremes-like soul group, got a Mayfield soundtrack sung primarily by Aretha Franklin. |
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| | NPR : 'People Get Ready' |
| | Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions, from The Very Best of the Impressions (Rhino Records - 1997) | | | 28, 1999: Listen to a 'Talk of the Nation' discussion on the legacy of Curtis Mayfield. | | | For many, it captured the spirit of the march -- the song reaches across racial and religious lines to offer a message of redemption and forgiveness. |
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| | Curtis Mayfield - In Concert - Compare Prices & Reviews at Smarter |
| | Unlimited access to a 1,300,000-plus song library including all Curtis Mayfield tracks. | | | Choose from 750,000 songs, including all the latest hits. | | | Curtis Mayfield - In Concert - Compare Prices & Reviews at Smarter |
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| | Curtis Mayfield MP3 Downloads - Curtis Mayfield Music Downloads - Curtis Mayfield Music Videos |
| | His debut solo album, 1970's Curtis, had shown in vivid colors that the '60s optimist (author of the... | | | Curtis Mayfield MP3 Downloads - Curtis Mayfield Music Downloads - Curtis Mayfield Music Videos | | | No other artist in popular music knew so well, and expressed through his music so naturally, the shades of gray inherent in contemporary inner-city life. |
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| | Curtis Mayfield (from Curtis Mayfield) -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | Observers credited Mayfield, who began playing guitar at the age of 10, with having laid the groundwork for modern black urban pop music. | | | He broke that record the following year by earning $1,147,644. | | | In 1987 Curtis Strange set the record for all-time highest earnings in one year ($925,941). |
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| | The Anthology 1961-1977 by Curtis Mayfield/The Impressions |
| | Superfly: Deluxe 25th Anniversary Edition - Curtis Mayfield | | | Tag all your own MP3 files with album covers easily with MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus! | | | MCA's double-disc The Anthology 1961-1977 is the definitive overview of Curtis Mayfield's career, as the only compilation to draw from both his solo work and the best of his output with the Impressions |
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| | Curtis Mayfield - Mayfield: Remixed - The Curtis Mayfield Collection - at Rhino |
| | Curtis Mayfield - Mayfield: Remixed - The Curtis Mayfield Collection - at Rhino | | | Ten Curtis classics remixed by an all-star lineup of contemporary mix masters and club culture icons, including Little Louie Vega, Grandmaster Flash, Ashley Beedle, Eric Kupper, King Britt Scuba, and others. | | | R & B / HipHop:: Dance ::Soul ::Electronic :: 70s ::00s :: Curtis Mayfield |
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| | Curtis Mayfield - Wikiquote |
| | Curtis Mayfield, African American soul musician, (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) | | | Because of a change in the settings of this wiki, the "E-mail this user" function will not work anymore if you do not confirm your e-mail address | | | Don't worry - if there's a hell below, we all gonna go. |
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| | Robert Pruter |
| | Author since 1976 of more than 500 published articles, columns, and reviews on the subject of rare recordings, artist biography, record corporation history, and discography. | | | Wrote entries on Chuck Berry, James Brown, Willie Dixon, and Curtis Mayfield. | | | Author on comprehensive liner notes on Jackie Wilson, Tyrone Davis, Gene Chandler, Syl Johnson, Chi-lites, Dells, Garnet Mimms, Otis Clay, Impressions, Curtis Mayfield, Baby Washington, Dinah Washington, Atlantic rhythm and blues, and many other subjects for the following companies: |
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| | Curtis Mayfield |
| | Find where Curtis Mayfield is credited alongside another name | | | You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. | | | Discuss this person with other users on IMDb message board for Curtis Mayfield |
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