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mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%B3_%D9%85%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%AF" title="کورتیس می‌فیلد – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="کورتیس می‌فیلد" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8A%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B4" title="Къртис Мейфийлд – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Къртис Мейфийлд" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Curtis Mayfield" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Curtis Mayfield" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Curtis Mayfield" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Curtis Mayfield" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Curtis Mayfield" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%B3_%D9%85%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%AF" title="کورتیس می‌فیلد – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کورتیس می‌فیلد" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Curtis Mayfield" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Curtis Mayfield" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Curtis Mayfield" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%BB%A4%ED%8B%B0%EC%8A%A4_%EB%A9%94%EC%9D%B4%ED%95%84%EB%93%9C" title="커티스 메이필드 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="커티스 메이필드" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Curtis Mayfield" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Curtis Mayfield" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Curtis Mayfield" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Curtis Mayfield" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Curtis Mayfield" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Curtis Mayfield" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%98%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B4" title="Куртис Мејфилд – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Куртис Мејфилд" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%AB%E0%B5%80%E0%B5%BD%E0%B4%A1%E0%B5%8D" title="കർട്ടിസ് മേഫീൽഡ് – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="കർട്ടിസ് മേഫീൽഡ്" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B3_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%AF" title="كرتس مايفيلد – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="كرتس مايفيلد" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Curtis Mayfield" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89" title="カーティス・メイフィールド – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="カーティス・メイフィールド" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Curtis Mayfield" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Curtis Mayfield" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Curtis Mayfield" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Curtis Mayfield" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Curtis Mayfield" 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typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Curtis_Mayfield.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Mayfield performing for Dutch television in 1972"><img alt="Mayfield performing for Dutch television in 1972" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Curtis_Mayfield.png/220px-Curtis_Mayfield.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Curtis_Mayfield.png/330px-Curtis_Mayfield.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Curtis_Mayfield.png/440px-Curtis_Mayfield.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="517" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Mayfield performing for Dutch television in 1972</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Curtis Lee Mayfield</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1942-06-03</span>)</span>June 3, 1942<br /><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">December 26, 1999<span style="display:none">(1999-12-26)</span> (aged 57)<br /><a href="/wiki/Roswell,_Georgia" title="Roswell, Georgia">Roswell, Georgia</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline 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ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">Soul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Funk" title="Funk">funk</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progressive_soul" title="Progressive soul">progressive soul</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gospel_music" title="Gospel music">gospel</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Psychedelic_soul" title="Psychedelic soul">psychedelic soul</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Singer-songwriter</li> <li>guitarist</li> <li>record producer</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instruments</th><td class="infobox-data note"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Vocals</li> <li>guitar</li> <li>piano</li> <li>keyboards</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Discography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield_discography" title="Curtis Mayfield discography">Curtis Mayfield discography</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1956–1999</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtom_Records" title="Curtom Records">Curtom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warner_Records" title="Warner Records">Warner Bros.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhino_Entertainment" title="Rhino Entertainment">Rhino</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Curtis Lee Mayfield</b> (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Dubbed the "<a href="/wiki/Honorific_nicknames_in_popular_music" title="Honorific nicknames in popular music">Gentle Genius</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he is considered one of the most influential musicians of <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul</a> and socially conscious <a href="/wiki/African-American_music" title="African-American music">African-American music</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HallOfFame_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HallOfFame-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mayfield first achieved success and recognition with the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a>-inducted vocal group <a href="/wiki/The_Impressions" title="The Impressions">The Impressions</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Civil_rights_movement" title="Civil rights movement">civil rights movement</a> of the late 1950s and the 1960s, and later worked as a solo artist. </p><p>Mayfield started his musical career in a <a href="/wiki/Gospel_music" title="Gospel music">gospel</a> choir. Moving to the <a href="/wiki/North_Side,_Chicago" class="mw-redirect" title="North Side, Chicago">North Side</a> of Chicago, he met <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Butler" title="Jerry Butler">Jerry Butler</a> in 1956 at the age of 14 and joined The Impressions. The group's lead singer and primary songwriter, Mayfield became noted as one of the first musicians to bring more prevalent themes of social awareness into soul music. In 1965, he wrote "<a href="/wiki/People_Get_Ready" title="People Get Ready">People Get Ready</a>" for The Impressions, which was ranked No. 24 in <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone_(magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rolling Stone (magazine)"><i>Rolling Stone</i></a>'s list of the "<a href="/wiki/500_Greatest_Songs_of_All_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="500 Greatest Songs of All Time">500 Greatest Songs of All Time</a>" in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song received numerous other awards; it was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll",<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Hall_of_Fame" title="Grammy Hall of Fame">Grammy Hall of Fame</a> in 1998. </p><p>After leaving The Impressions in 1970 in pursuit of a solo career, Mayfield released several albums throughout the decade, including his debut <i><a href="/wiki/Curtis_(Curtis_Mayfield_album)" title="Curtis (Curtis Mayfield album)">Curtis</a></i> (1970) and the <a href="/wiki/Super_Fly_(soundtrack)" title="Super Fly (soundtrack)">soundtrack</a> for the 1972 <a href="/wiki/Blaxploitation" title="Blaxploitation">blaxploitation</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Fly_(1972_film)" title="Super Fly (1972 film)">Super Fly</a></i>. The soundtrack was noted for its socially conscious themes, primarily addressing issues that heavily affected inner city residents and racial minorities such as crime, poverty and <a href="/wiki/Substance_abuse" title="Substance abuse">drug abuse</a>. The album was ranked No. 72 in <i>Rolling Stone</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s list of the "<a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone%27s_500_Greatest_Albums_of_All_Time" title="Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time">500 Greatest Albums of All Time</a>" in 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 13, 1990, Mayfield was paralyzed from the neck down during an accident in which lighting equipment fell on him during a live performance at Wingate Field in <a href="/wiki/Flatbush,_Brooklyn" class="mw-redirect" title="Flatbush, Brooklyn">Flatbush, Brooklyn</a>, New York.<sup id="cite_ref-Phillips-1990_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Phillips-1990-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite this, he continued his career as a recording artist, releasing his final album <i><a href="/wiki/New_World_Order_(album)" title="New World Order (album)">New World Order</a></i> in 1996. Mayfield won a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Legend_Award" title="Grammy Legend Award">Grammy Legend Award</a> in 1994 and a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award" title="Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award">Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award</a> in 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-Thurber-1999_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thurber-1999-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is a double inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of The Impressions in 1991, and again in 1999 as a solo artist. He is also a two-time <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Hall_of_Fame" title="Grammy Hall of Fame">Grammy Hall of Fame</a> inductee. He died from complications of <a href="/wiki/Type_2_diabetes" title="Type 2 diabetes">type 2 diabetes</a> at the age of 57 on December 26, 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-Leigh-1999_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Leigh-1999-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtis_Mayfield&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Curtis Lee Mayfield was born on Wednesday, June 3, 1942, in <a href="/wiki/John_H._Stroger_Jr._Hospital_of_Cook_County" title="John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County">Cook County Hospital</a> in Chicago, Illinois,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the son of Marion Washington and Kenneth Mayfield, one of five children.<sup id="cite_ref-Chicago_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chicago-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mayfield's father left the family when Curtis was five; his mother (and maternal grandmother) moved the family into several Chicago public housing projects before settling in <a href="/wiki/Cabrini%E2%80%93Green" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabrini–Green">Cabrini–Green</a> during his teen years. Mayfield attended <a href="/wiki/Wells_Community_Academy_High_School" title="Wells Community Academy High School">Wells Community Academy High School</a> before dropping out his second year. His mother taught him piano and, along with his grandmother, encouraged him to enjoy gospel music. At the age of seven he sang publicly at his aunt's church with the Northern Jubilee Gospel Singers.<sup id="cite_ref-Canberra_Times_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Canberra_Times-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mayfield received his first guitar when he was ten, later recalling that he loved his guitar so much he used to sleep with it.<sup id="cite_ref-Thurber-1999_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thurber-1999-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a self-taught musician, and he grew up admiring blues singer <a href="/wiki/Muddy_Waters" title="Muddy Waters">Muddy Waters</a> and Spanish guitarist <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Segovia" title="Andrés Segovia">Andres Segovia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Thurber-1999_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thurber-1999-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When he was 14 years old he formed the Alphatones when the Northern Jubilee Gospel Singers decided to try their luck in downtown Chicago and Mayfield stayed behind. Fellow group member Sam Gooden was quoted "It would have been nice to have him there with us, but of course, your parents have the first say." </p><p>Later in 1956, he joined his high school friend Jerry Butler's group The Roosters with brothers Arthur and Richard Brooks.<sup id="cite_ref-Thurber-1999_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thurber-1999-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He wrote and composed songs for this group who would become The Impressions two years later. He was also notably a childhood friend of fellow musician <a href="/wiki/Terry_Callier" title="Terry Callier">Terry Callier</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtis_Mayfield&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Impressions">The Impressions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtis_Mayfield&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The Impressions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_Impressions" title="The Impressions">The Impressions</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Impressions,_1964.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="The three singers wearing suits" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/The_Impressions%2C_1964.png/220px-The_Impressions%2C_1964.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="231" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/The_Impressions%2C_1964.png 1.5x" data-file-width="268" data-file-height="282" /></a><figcaption>The Impressions in 1964, from left to right: Sam Gooden, Curtis Mayfield, and Fred Cash</figcaption></figure> <p>Mayfield's career began in 1956 when he joined the Roosters with Arthur and Richard Brooks and <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Butler_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jerry Butler (singer)">Jerry Butler</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two years later the Roosters, now including <a href="/wiki/Sam_Gooden" title="Sam Gooden">Sam Gooden</a>, became the Impressions.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band had two hit singles with Butler, "<a href="/wiki/For_Your_Precious_Love" title="For Your Precious Love">For Your Precious Love</a>" and "Come Back My Love", then Butler left. Mayfield temporarily went with him, co-writing and performing on Butler's next hit, "He Will Break Your Heart", before returning to the Impressions with the group signing for ABC Records and working with the label's Chicago-based producer/A&R manager, <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Pate" title="Johnny Pate">Johnny Pate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-boz_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boz-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Butler was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Fred_Cash" title="Fred Cash">Fred Cash</a>, a returning original Roosters member, and Mayfield became lead singer, frequently composing for the band, starting with "<a href="/wiki/Gypsy_Woman_(The_Impressions_song)" title="Gypsy Woman (The Impressions song)">Gypsy Woman</a>", a Top 20 Pop hit. Their hit "Amen" (Top 10), an updated version of an old <a href="/wiki/Gospel_music" title="Gospel music">gospel</a> tune, was included in the soundtrack of the 1963 <a href="/wiki/United_Artists" title="United Artists">United Artists</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/Lilies_of_the_Field_(1963_film)" title="Lilies of the Field (1963 film)">Lilies of the Field</a></i>, which starred <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Poitier" title="Sidney Poitier">Sidney Poitier</a>. The Impressions reached the height of their popularity in the mid-to-late-'60s with a string of Mayfield compositions that included "<a href="/wiki/Keep_On_Pushing_(song)" title="Keep On Pushing (song)">Keep On Pushing</a>," "<a href="/wiki/People_Get_Ready" title="People Get Ready">People Get Ready</a>", "<a href="/wiki/It%27s_All_Right_(The_Impressions_song)" title="It's All Right (The Impressions song)">It's All Right</a>" (Top 10), the up-tempo "Talking about My Baby"(Top 20) and "Woman's Got Soul". </p><p>He formed his own label, Curtom Records in Chicago in 1968 and the Impressions joined him to continue their run of hits including "Fool For You," "This is My Country", "Choice Of Colors" and "Check Out Your Mind". Mayfield had written much of the soundtrack of the <a href="/wiki/Civil_Rights_Movement" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil Rights Movement">Civil Rights Movement</a> in the early 1960s, but by the end of the decade, he was a pioneering voice in the <a href="/wiki/Black_pride" title="Black pride">black pride</a> movement along with <a href="/wiki/James_Brown" title="James Brown">James Brown</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sly_Stone" title="Sly Stone">Sly Stone</a>. Mayfield's "<a href="/wiki/We%27re_a_Winner_(song)" title="We're a Winner (song)">We're a Winner</a>" was their last major hit for ABC. Reaching number 14 on <i>Billboard</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s pop chart and number one on the R&B chart, it became an anthem of the <a href="/wiki/Black_power" title="Black power">black power</a> and black pride movements when it was released in late 1967,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> much as his earlier "Keep on Pushing" (whose title is quoted in the lyrics of "We're a Winner" and also in "<a href="/wiki/Move_On_Up" title="Move On Up">Move On Up</a>") had been an anthem for <a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr." title="Martin Luther King Jr.">Martin Luther King Jr.</a> and the Civil Rights Movement.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mayfield was a prolific songwriter in Chicago even outside his work for the Impressions, writing and producing scores of hits for many other artists. He also owned the Mayfield and Windy C labels which were distributed by <a href="/wiki/Cameo-Parkway" class="mw-redirect" title="Cameo-Parkway">Cameo-Parkway</a>, and was a partner in the <a href="/wiki/Curtom" class="mw-redirect" title="Curtom">Curtom</a> (first independent, then distributed by Buddah then Warner Bros and finally RSO) and Thomas labels (first independent, then distributed by Atlantic, then independent again and finally Buddah). </p><p>Among Mayfield's greatest songwriting successes were three hits that he wrote for Jerry Butler on Vee Jay ("He Will Break Your Heart", "Find Another Girl" and "I'm A-Tellin' You"). His harmony vocals are very prominent. He also had great success writing and arranging <a href="/wiki/Jan_Bradley" title="Jan Bradley">Jan Bradley</a>'s "Mama Didn't Lie". Starting in 1963, he was heavily involved in writing and arranging for OKeh Records (with Carl Davis producing), which included hits by <a href="/wiki/Major_Lance" title="Major Lance">Major Lance</a> such as "<a href="/wiki/Um,_Um,_Um,_Um,_Um,_Um" title="Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um">Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/The_Monkey_Time" title="The Monkey Time">The Monkey Time</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as Walter Jackson, Billy Butler and the Artistics. This arrangement ran through 1965. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Solo_career">Solo career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtis_Mayfield&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Solo career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1970, Mayfield left the Impressions and began a solo career. Curtom released many of Mayfield's 1970s records, as well as records by the Impressions, <a href="/wiki/Leroy_Hutson" title="Leroy Hutson">Leroy Hutson</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Five_Stairsteps" class="mw-redirect" title="The Five Stairsteps">the Five Stairsteps</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Staple_Singers" title="The Staple Singers">the Staples Singers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mavis_Staples" title="Mavis Staples">Mavis Staples</a>, <a href="/wiki/Linda_Clifford" title="Linda Clifford">Linda Clifford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Natural_Four" class="mw-redirect" title="Natural Four">Natural Four</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Notations" title="The Notations">The Notations</a> and <a href="/wiki/Baby_Huey_and_the_Babysitters" class="mw-redirect" title="Baby Huey and the Babysitters">Baby Huey and the Babysitters</a>. <a href="/wiki/Gene_Chandler" title="Gene Chandler">Gene Chandler</a> and Major Lance, who had worked with Mayfield during the 1960s, also signed for short stays at Curtom. Many of the label's recordings were produced by Mayfield. </p><p>Mayfield's first solo album, <i><a href="/wiki/Curtis_(Curtis_Mayfield_album)" title="Curtis (Curtis Mayfield album)">Curtis</a></i>, was released in 1970, and hit the top 20, as well as being a critical success. It pre-dated <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye" title="Marvin Gaye">Marvin Gaye</a>'s album, <i><a href="/wiki/What%27s_Going_On_(Marvin_Gaye_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="What's Going On (Marvin Gaye album)">What's Going On</a></i>, to which it has been compared in addressing social change.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The commercial and critical peak of his solo career came with <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Fly_(soundtrack)" title="Super Fly (soundtrack)">Super Fly</a></i>, the soundtrack to the <a href="/wiki/Blaxploitation" title="Blaxploitation">blaxploitation</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Fly_(1972_film)" title="Super Fly (1972 film)">Super Fly</a></i> film, which topped the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> Top LPs</a> chart and sold more than 12 million copies.<sup id="cite_ref-Thurber-1999_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thurber-1999-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike the soundtracks to other blaxploitation films (most notably <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Hayes" title="Isaac Hayes">Isaac Hayes</a>' score for <i><a href="/wiki/Shaft_(1971_film)" title="Shaft (1971 film)">Shaft</a></i>), which glorified the ghetto excesses of the characters, Mayfield's <a href="/wiki/Lyrics" title="Lyrics">lyrics</a> consisted of hard-hitting commentary on the state of affairs in black, urban <a href="/wiki/Ghetto" title="Ghetto">ghettos</a> at the time, as well as direct criticisms of several characters in the film. Bob Donat wrote in <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> magazine in 1972 that while the film's message "was diluted by schizoid cross-purposes" because it "glamorizes <a href="/wiki/Machismo" title="Machismo">machismo</a>-<a href="/wiki/Cocaine" title="Cocaine">cocaine</a> consciousness... the anti-drug message on [Mayfield's soundtrack] is far stronger and more definite than in the film."<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of the tendency of these blaxploitation films to glorify the criminal life of dealers and pimps to target a mostly black lower class audience, Mayfield's album set this movie apart. With songs like "Freddie's Dead", a song that focuses on the demise of Freddie, a junkie that was forced into "pushin' dope for the man" because of a debt that he owed to his dealer, and "Pusherman", a song that reveals how many people in the ghetto fell victim to drug abuse, and therefore became dependent upon their dealers, Mayfield illuminated a darker side of life in the ghetto that these blaxploitation films often failed to criticize. However, although Mayfield's soundtrack criticized the glorification of dealers and pimps, he in no way denied that this glorification was occurring. When asked about the subject matter of these films he was quoted stating "I don't see why people are complaining about the subject of these films", and "The way you clean up the films is by cleaning up the streets."<sup id="cite_ref-waxpoetics.com_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-waxpoetics.com-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Along with <i>What's Going On</i> and <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Innervisions" title="Innervisions">Innervisions</a></i>, this album ushered in a new <a href="/wiki/Social_consciousness" title="Social consciousness">socially conscious</a>, <a href="/wiki/Funk_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Funk music">funky</a> style of popular <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul music</a>. The single releases "<a href="/wiki/Freddie%27s_Dead" title="Freddie's Dead">Freddie's Dead</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Superfly_(song)" title="Superfly (song)">Super Fly</a>" each sold more than one million copies, and were awarded <a href="/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification" class="mw-redirect" title="Music recording sales certification">gold discs</a> by the <a href="/wiki/R.I.A.A." class="mw-redirect" title="R.I.A.A.">R.I.A.A.</a><sup id="cite_ref-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Super Fly</i> brought success that resulted in Mayfield being tapped for additional soundtracks, some of which he wrote and produced while having others perform the vocals. <a href="/wiki/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips" title="Gladys Knight & the Pips">Gladys Knight & the Pips</a> recorded Mayfield's soundtrack for <i><a href="/wiki/Claudine_(movie)" class="mw-redirect" title="Claudine (movie)">Claudine</a></i> in 1974,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while <a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a> recorded the soundtrack for <i><a href="/wiki/Sparkle_(1976_film)" title="Sparkle (1976 film)">Sparkle</a></i> in 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mayfield also worked with <a href="/wiki/The_Staple_Singers" title="The Staple Singers">The Staples Singers</a> on the soundtrack for the 1975 film <i><a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Do_It_Again_(1975_film)" title="Let's Do It Again (1975 film)">Let's Do It Again</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Thurber-1999_13-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thurber-1999-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and teamed up with <a href="/wiki/Mavis_Staples" title="Mavis Staples">Mavis Staples</a> exclusively on the 1977 film soundtrack <i><a href="/wiki/A_Piece_of_the_Action_(film)" title="A Piece of the Action (film)">A Piece of the Action</a></i> (both movies were part of a trilogy of films that featured the acting and comedic exploits of <a href="/wiki/Bill_Cosby" title="Bill Cosby">Bill Cosby</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Poitier" title="Sidney Poitier">Sidney Poitier</a> and were directed by <a href="/wiki/Poitier" title="Poitier">Poitier</a>). </p><p>In 1973 Mayfield released the anti-war album <i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_the_World_(Curtis_Mayfield_album)" title="Back to the World (Curtis Mayfield album)">Back to the World</a></i>, a concept album that dealt with the social aftermath of the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a> and criticized the United States' involvement in wars across the planet.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of Mayfield's most successful funk-disco meldings was the 1977 hit "Do Do Wap is Strong in Here" from his <a href="/wiki/Short_Eyes_(album)" title="Short Eyes (album)">soundtrack</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Robert_M._Young_(film_director)" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert M. Young (film director)">Robert M. Young</a> <a href="/wiki/Short_Eyes_(film)" title="Short Eyes (film)">film</a> of <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Pi%C3%B1ero" title="Miguel Piñero">Miguel Piñero</a>'s play <i><a href="/wiki/Short_Eyes_(play)" title="Short Eyes (play)">Short Eyes</a></i>. In his 2003 biography of Curtis Mayfield, <i>People Never Give Up</i>, author Peter Burns noted that Mayfield has 140 songs in the <a href="/wiki/Curtom" class="mw-redirect" title="Curtom">Curtom</a> vaults. Burns indicated that the songs were maybe already completed or in the stages of completion, so that they could then be released commercially. These recordings include "The Great Escape", "In The News", "Turn up the Radio", "What's The Situation?" and one recording labelled "Curtis at Montreux Jazz Festival 87".Two other albums featuring Curtis Mayfield present in the Curtom vaults and as yet unissued are a 1982/83 live recording titled "25th Silver Anniversary" (which features performances by Mayfield, the Impressions, and <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Butler_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jerry Butler (singer)">Jerry Butler</a>) and a live performance, recorded in September 1966 by the Impressions titled <i>Live at the Club Chicago</i>. </p><p>In 1982, Mayfield decided to move to Atlanta with his family, closing down his recording operation in Chicago.<sup id="cite_ref-Thurber-1999_13-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thurber-1999-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The label had gradually reduced in size in its final two years or so with releases on the main RSO imprint and Curtom credited as the production company. Mayfield continued to record occasionally, keeping the Curtom name alive for a few more years, and to tour worldwide. Mayfield's song "(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go" has been included as an entrance song on every episode of the drama series <a href="/wiki/The_Deuce_(TV_series)" title="The Deuce (TV series)"><i>The Deuce</i></a>. <i>The Deuce</i> tells of the germination of the sex-trade industry in the heart of New York's <a href="/wiki/Times_Square" title="Times Square">Times Square</a> in the 1970s. Mayfield's career began to slow down during the 1980s. </p><p>In later years, Mayfield's music was included in the movies <i><a href="/wiki/I%27m_Gonna_Git_You_Sucka" title="I'm Gonna Git You Sucka">I'm Gonna Git You Sucka</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Shuffle" title="Hollywood Shuffle">Hollywood Shuffle</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Friday_(1995_film)" title="Friday (1995 film)">Friday</a></i> (though not on the soundtrack album), <i><a href="/wiki/Bend_It_Like_Beckham" title="Bend It Like Beckham">Bend It Like Beckham</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hangover_Part_II" title="The Hangover Part II">The Hangover Part II</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Short_Eyes_(film)" title="Short Eyes (film)">Short Eyes</a></i>, where he had a cameo role as a prisoner.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Social_activism">Social activism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtis_Mayfield&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Social activism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright padding:8px;" style="width:22%; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>"His most affecting songs carried the optimism and conviction of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s most celebrated sermons. His music was a major influence on many of today's most influential rap and hip-hop stars, from Lauryn Hill to Public Enemy." </p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">— <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> Pop Music Critic <a href="/wiki/Robert_Hilburn" title="Robert Hilburn">Robert Hilburn</a> (1999)<sup id="cite_ref-Thurber-1999_13-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thurber-1999-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></p> </div> <p>Mayfield sang openly about civil rights and black pride,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was known for introducing social consciousness into <a href="/wiki/African-American_music" title="African-American music">African-American music</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Thurber-1999_13-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thurber-1999-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Having been raised in the Cabrini-Green projects of Chicago, he witnessed many of the tragedies of the urban ghetto first hand, and was quoted saying "With everything I saw on the streets as a young black kid, it wasn't hard during the later fifties and sixties for me to write my heartfelt way of how I visualized things, how I thought things ought to be." </p><p>Following the passing of the <a href="/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964" title="Civil Rights Act of 1964">Civil Rights Act of 1964</a>, his group the Impressions produced music that became the soundtrack to a summer of revolution. It is even said that "Keep On Pushing" became the number one sing along during the Freedom Rides.<sup id="cite_ref-curtismayfield_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-curtismayfield-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Black students sang their songs as they marched to jail or protested outside their universities, while King often used "Keep On Pushing", "People Get Ready" and "We're A Winner" because of their ability to motivate and inspire marchers. Mayfield had quickly become a civil rights hero with his ability to inspire hope and courage.<sup id="cite_ref-Freeland_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Freeland-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mayfield was unique in his ability to fuse relevant social commentary with melodies and lyrics that instilled a hopefulness for a better future in his listeners. He wrote and recorded the soundtrack to the 1972 <a href="/wiki/Blaxploitation" title="Blaxploitation">blaxploitation</a> film <i>Super Fly</i> with the help of producer Johnny Pate. The soundtrack for <i>Super Fly</i> is regarded as an all-time great body of work that captured the essence of life in the ghetto while criticizing the tendency of young people to glorify the "glamorous" lifestyles of drug dealers and pimps, and illuminating the dark realities of drugs, addiction, and exploitation.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mayfield, along with several other soul and funk musicians, spread messages of hope in the face of oppression, pride in being a member of the black race and gave courage to a generation of people who were demanding their human rights. He has been compared to Martin Luther King Jr. for making a lasting impact in the civil rights struggle with his inspirational music.<sup id="cite_ref-Thurber-1999_13-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thurber-1999-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-curtismayfield_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-curtismayfield-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the end of the decade Mayfield was a pioneering voice in the black pride movement, along with James Brown and Sly Stone. Paving the way for a future generation of rebel thinkers, Mayfield paid the price, artistically and commercially, for his politically charged music. Mayfield's "Keep On Pushing" was actually banned from several radio stations, including <a href="/wiki/WLS-FM" title="WLS-FM">WLS</a> in his hometown of Chicago.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Regardless of the persistent radio bans and loss of revenue, he continued his quest for equality right until his death. </p><p>Mayfield was also a descriptive social commentator. As the influx of drugs ravaged through black America in the late 1960s and 1970s his bittersweet descriptions of the ghetto would serve as warnings to the impressionable. "Freddie's Dead" is a graphic tale of street life,<sup id="cite_ref-Freeland_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Freeland-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while "Pusherman" revealed the role of drug dealers in the urban ghettos. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtis_Mayfield&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mayfield was married twice.<sup id="cite_ref-Leigh-1999_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Leigh-1999-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had 10 children from different relationships. At the time of his death he was married to Altheida Mayfield. Together they had six children.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Accident">Accident</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtis_Mayfield&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Accident"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On August 13, 1990, Mayfield became paralyzed from the neck down after stage lighting equipment fell on him while he was being introduced at an outdoor concert at Wingate Field in <a href="/wiki/Flatbush,_Brooklyn" class="mw-redirect" title="Flatbush, Brooklyn">Flatbush</a>, Brooklyn, New York.<sup id="cite_ref-Phillips-1990_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Phillips-1990-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NME_Rock_'N'_Roll_Years_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NME_Rock_'N'_Roll_Years-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Afterwards, he sang the second verse of a remake of "<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Do_It_Again_(song)" title="Let's Do It Again (song)">Let's Do It Again</a>" being produced by <a href="/wiki/Gary_Katz" title="Gary Katz">Gary Katz</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Repercussions_(band)" title="Repercussions (band)">Repercussions</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/A_Tribute_to_Curtis_Mayfield" title="A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield">All Men Are Brothers: A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield</a></i>, while lying on his back in the recording studio.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although he was unable to play the guitar, he continued to compose and sing, which he found he could do by lying down and letting gravity pull down on his chest and lungs. The 1996 album <i><a href="/wiki/New_World_Order_(album)" title="New World Order (album)">New World Order</a></i> was recorded in this way, with vocals sometimes recorded in lines at a time.<sup id="cite_ref-Jet-2000_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jet-2000-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_years_and_death">Final years and death</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtis_Mayfield&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Final years and death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mayfield received the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award" title="Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award">Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award</a> in 1994. In February 1998, he had to have his right leg <a href="/wiki/Amputated" class="mw-redirect" title="Amputated">amputated</a> due to diabetes. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, 1999. Health reasons prevented him from attending the ceremony, which included fellow inductees <a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Billy_Joel" title="Billy Joel">Billy Joel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dusty_Springfield" title="Dusty Springfield">Dusty Springfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Martin" title="George Martin">George Martin</a>, and 1970s Curtom signees and labelmates <a href="/wiki/The_Staple_Singers" title="The Staple Singers">the Staple Singers</a>. </p><p>Mayfield's last appearance on record was with the group <a href="/wiki/Bran_Van_3000" title="Bran Van 3000">Bran Van 3000</a> on the song "<a href="/wiki/Astounded_(Bran_Van_3000_song)" title="Astounded (Bran Van 3000 song)">Astounded</a>" for their album <i><a href="/wiki/Discosis" title="Discosis">Discosis</a></i>, recorded just before his death and released in 2001. However, his health had steadily declined following his paralysis, so his vocals were not new but were instead lifted from archive recordings, including "Move On Up". </p><p>Mayfield died from complications of <a href="/wiki/Type_2_diabetes" title="Type 2 diabetes">type 2 diabetes</a> at 7:20 EST (12:20 GMT) on December 26, 1999, at the North Fulton Regional Hospital in <a href="/wiki/Roswell,_Georgia" title="Roswell, Georgia">Roswell, Georgia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Jet-2000_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jet-2000-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was survived by his wife, Altheida Mayfield; his mother, Mariam Jackson; 10 children; two sisters, Carolyn Falls and Judy Mayfield; a brother, Kenneth Mayfield; and seven grandchildren.<sup id="cite_ref-Thurber-1999_13-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thurber-1999-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jet-2000_44-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jet-2000-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_legacy">Musical legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtis_Mayfield&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Musical legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Influence">Influence</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtis_Mayfield&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Influence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mayfield was among the first of a new wave of mainstream black <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&B</a> performing artists and composers injecting <a href="/wiki/Social_commentary" title="Social commentary">social commentary</a> into their work.<sup id="cite_ref-HallOfFame_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HallOfFame-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This "message music" proved immensely popular during the 1960s and 1970s. </p><p>Mayfield taught himself how to play guitar, tuning it to the black keys of the piano, giving the guitar an open F-sharp tuning that he used throughout his career.<sup id="cite_ref-georgia_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-georgia-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He primarily sang in <a href="/wiki/Falsetto" title="Falsetto">falsetto</a> <a href="/wiki/Vocal_register" title="Vocal register">register</a>. His guitar playing, singing, and socially aware song-writing influenced a range of artists, including <a href="/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix" title="Jimi Hendrix">Jimi Hendrix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Marley" title="Bob Marley">Bob Marley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tracy_Chapman" title="Tracy Chapman">Tracy Chapman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sly_Stone" title="Sly Stone">Sly Stone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye" title="Marvin Gaye">Marvin Gaye</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sin%C3%A9ad_O%27Connor" title="Sinéad O'Connor">Sinéad O'Connor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-boz_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boz-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-singers_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-singers-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, it was reported that <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Richie" title="Lionel Richie">Lionel Richie</a> had secured the rights to produce a biographical film about Mayfield. Richie said, "I'm so grateful to be working closely with [Mayfield's widow] Altheida Mayfield, [son] Cheaa Mayfield and the Curtis Mayfield Estate and couldn't be happier to be moving forward on this amazing project about a one-of-a-kind music genius."<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Accolades">Accolades</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtis_Mayfield&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Accolades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The Impressions' 1965 hit song "People Get Ready," composed by Mayfield, has been chosen as one of the Top 10 Best Songs Of All Time by a panel of 20 top industry songwriters and producers, including Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson, Hal David, and others, as reported to Britain's <i>Mojo</i> music magazine.</li> <li>In 2019, <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Fly_(soundtrack)" title="Super Fly (soundtrack)">Super Fly</a></i> was selected by the <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress" title="Library of Congress">Library of Congress</a> for preservation in the <a href="/wiki/National_Recording_Registry" title="National Recording Registry">National Recording Registry</a> for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Rolling_Stone_rankings"><i>Rolling Stone</i> rankings</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtis_Mayfield&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Rolling Stone rankings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The Impressions hits, "<a href="/wiki/People_Get_Ready" title="People Get Ready">People Get Ready</a>" and "For Your Precious Love" are both ranked on <i>Rolling Stone</i>′s list of the <i>500 Greatest Songs of All Time</i>, as No. 24 and No. 327 respectively.</li> <li>Mayfield is ranked No. 34 on <i>Rolling Stone</i>′s list of the <i>100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Mayfield is ranked no. 38 on <i>Rolling Stone</i>′s list of the <i>200 Greatest Singers of All Time</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Mayfield is ranked No. 40 on <i>Rolling Stone</i>′s list of the <i>100 Greatest Singers of All Time</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-singers_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-singers-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Mayfield is ranked No. 48 on <i>Rolling Stone'</i>s list of the <i>250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Mayfield's album <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Fly_(soundtrack)" title="Super Fly (soundtrack)">Super Fly</a></i> is ranked No. 72 on <i>Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time</i>.</li> <li>Mayfield is ranked No. 78 on <i>Rolling Stone</i>′s list of the <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone%27s_100_Greatest_Songwriters_of_All_Time" title="Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time">100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2004, <i>Rolling Stone</i> ranked Mayfield No. 98 on their <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone%27s_100_Greatest_Artists_of_All_Time" title="Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time">list of the <i>100 Greatest Artists of All Time</i></a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Impressions' album/CD The Anthology 1961–1977 is ranked at No. 179 on <i>Rolling Stone</i> magazine's <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone%27s_500_Greatest_Albums_of_All_Time" title="Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time">500 Greatest Albums of All Time</a>.</li> <li>Mayfield's eponymous album <i><a href="/wiki/Curtis_(Curtis_Mayfield_album)" title="Curtis (Curtis Mayfield album)">Curtis</a></i> is ranked No. 275 on <i>Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time</i>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtis_Mayfield&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Awards and nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1972, the French Academy of Jazz awarded Mayfield's debut solo album <i>Curtis</i> the Prix <a href="/wiki/Otis_Redding" title="Otis Redding">Otis Redding</a> for best R&B record.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hall_of_Fame">Hall of Fame</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtis_Mayfield&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Hall of Fame"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1991: Along with his group the Impressions, he was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a>.</li> <li>1999: Mayfield was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist making him one of the few artists to become double inductees.</li> <li>1999: Mayfield was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame" title="Songwriters Hall of Fame">Songwriters Hall of Fame</a> just prior to his death.<sup id="cite_ref-Songwriters_HOF1_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Songwriters_HOF1-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2003: As a member of the Impressions, he was posthumously inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Vocal_Group_Hall_of_Fame" title="Vocal Group Hall of Fame">Vocal Group Hall of Fame</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Grammy_Awards">Grammy Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtis_Mayfield&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Grammy Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mayfield was nominated for eight <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a> during his career.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is a winner of the prestigious <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Legend_Award" title="Grammy Legend Award">Grammy Legend Award</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award" title="Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award">Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award</a>. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1222442308">.mw-parser-output .awards-table td:last-child{text-align:center}</style> </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="table-layout: fixed; margin-right: 0;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Nominee / work </th> <th scope="col">Award </th> <th scope="col">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td>1964 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Keep_On_Pushing_(song)" title="Keep On Pushing (song)">Keep On Pushing</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_R%26B_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance">Best R&B Performance</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Freddie%27s_Dead" title="Freddie's Dead">Freddie's Dead</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Male_R%26B_Vocal_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance">Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td>"Freddie's Dead" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_R%26B_Song" title="Grammy Award for Best R&B Song">Best R&B Song</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td>"Junkie Chase" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_R%26B_Instrumental_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance">Best R&B Instrumental Performance</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Fly_(soundtrack)" title="Super Fly (soundtrack)">Super Fly</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Score_Soundtrack_for_Visual_Media" title="Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media">Best Score Written for Motion Picture or Television Special</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td>Himself </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Legend_Award" title="Grammy Legend Award">Legend Award</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td>Himself </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award" title="Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award">Lifetime Achievement Award</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/New_World_Order_(album)" title="New World Order (album)">New World Order</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Male_R%26B_Vocal_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance">Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td>"New World Order" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_R%26B_Song" title="Grammy Award for Best R&B Song">Best R&B Song</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td>"Back to Living Again" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Male_R%26B_Vocal_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance">Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Grammy_Hall_of_Fame">Grammy Hall of Fame</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtis_Mayfield&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Grammy Hall of Fame"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1222442308"> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="table-layout: fixed; margin-right: 0;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Nominee / work </th> <th scope="col">Award </th> <th scope="col">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/People_Get_Ready" title="People Get Ready">People Get Ready</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(with the Impressions)</span> </td> <td>Hall of Fame (Single) </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Inducted </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Fly_(soundtrack)" title="Super Fly (soundtrack)">Super Fly</a></i> </td> <td>Hall of Fame (Album) </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Inducted </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Move_On_Up" title="Move On Up">Move On Up</a>" </td> <td>Hall of Fame (Single) </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Inducted </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtis_Mayfield&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield_discography" title="Curtis Mayfield discography">Curtis Mayfield discography</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Curtis_(Curtis_Mayfield_album)" title="Curtis (Curtis Mayfield album)">Curtis</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Roots_(Curtis_Mayfield_album)" title="Roots (Curtis Mayfield album)">Roots</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Fly_(soundtrack)" title="Super Fly (soundtrack)">Super Fly</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_the_World_(Curtis_Mayfield_album)" title="Back to the World (Curtis Mayfield album)">Back to the World</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Claudine_(soundtrack)" title="Claudine (soundtrack)">Claudine</a></i> (with <a href="/wiki/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips" title="Gladys Knight & the Pips">Gladys Knight & the Pips</a>) (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Exorcist_(album)" title="Sweet Exorcist (album)">Sweet Exorcist</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Got_to_Find_a_Way" title="Got to Find a Way">Got to Find a Way</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Do_It_Again_(soundtrack)" title="Let's Do It Again (soundtrack)">Let's Do It Again</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/There%27s_No_Place_Like_America_Today" title="There's No Place Like America Today">There's No Place Like America Today</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Give,_Get,_Take_and_Have" title="Give, Get, Take and Have">Give, Get, Take and Have</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sparkle_(soundtrack)" title="Sparkle (soundtrack)">Sparkle</a></i> (with <a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a>) (1976)</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Never_Say_You_Can%27t_Survive" title="Never Say You Can't Survive">Never Say You Can't Survive</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Short_Eyes_(album)" title="Short Eyes (album)">Short Eyes</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Do_It_All_Night_(album)" title="Do It All Night (album)">Do It All Night</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Heartbeat_(Curtis_Mayfield_album)" title="Heartbeat (Curtis Mayfield album)">Heartbeat</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Something_to_Believe_In_(Curtis_Mayfield_album)" title="Something to Believe In (Curtis Mayfield album)">Something to Believe In</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Right_Combination_(Linda_Clifford_and_Curtis_Mayfield_album)" title="The Right Combination (Linda Clifford and Curtis Mayfield album)">The Right Combination</a></i> (with <a href="/wiki/Linda_Clifford" title="Linda Clifford">Linda Clifford</a>) (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Is_the_Place" title="Love Is the Place">Love Is the Place</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Honesty_(Curtis_Mayfield_album)" title="Honesty (Curtis Mayfield album)">Honesty</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/We_Come_in_Peace_with_a_Message_of_Love" title="We Come in Peace with a Message of Love">We Come in Peace with a Message of Love</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Take_It_to_the_Streets_(Curtis_Mayfield_album)" title="Take It to the Streets (Curtis Mayfield album)">Take It to the Streets</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/New_World_Order_(album)" title="New World Order (album)">New World Order</a></i> (1996)</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtis_Mayfield&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Fly_(1972_film)" title="Super Fly (1972 film)">Super Fly</a></i> (1972) as himself</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Save_the_Children_(film)" title="Save the Children (film)">Save the Children</a></i> (1973) as himself</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Short_Eyes_(film)" title="Short Eyes (film)">Short Eyes</a></i> (1977) as Pappy</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sgt._Pepper%27s_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band_(film)" title="Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (film)">Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band</a></i> (1978) as Guest</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtis_Mayfield&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFUnterbergern.d." class="citation web cs1"><a href="/wiki/Richie_Unterberger" title="Richie Unterberger">Unterberger, Richie</a> (n.d.). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/curtis-mayfield-mn0000144458/biography">"Curtis Mayfield: Biography & History"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="Sweet Exorcist (album)">Sweet Exorcist</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Got_to_Find_a_Way" title="Got to Find a Way">Got to Find a Way</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/There%27s_No_Place_Like_America_Today" title="There's No Place Like America Today">There's No Place Like America Today</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Give,_Get,_Take_and_Have" title="Give, Get, Take and Have">Give, Get, Take and Have</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Never_Say_You_Can%27t_Survive" title="Never Say You Can't Survive">Never Say You Can't Survive</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Do_It_All_Night_(album)" title="Do It All Night (album)">Do It All Night</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Heartbeat_(Curtis_Mayfield_album)" title="Heartbeat (Curtis Mayfield album)">Heartbeat</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Something_to_Believe_In_(Curtis_Mayfield_album)" title="Something to Believe In (Curtis Mayfield album)">Something to Believe In</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Is_the_Place" title="Love Is the Place">Love Is the Place</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Honesty_(Curtis_Mayfield_album)" title="Honesty (Curtis Mayfield album)">Honesty</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/We_Come_in_Peace_with_a_Message_of_Love" title="We Come in Peace with a Message of Love">We Come in Peace with a Message of Love</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Take_It_to_the_Streets_(Curtis_Mayfield_album)" title="Take It to the Streets (Curtis Mayfield album)">Take It to the Streets</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/New_World_Order_(album)" title="New World Order (album)">New World Order</a></i> (1996)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Curtis/Live!" title="Curtis/Live!">Curtis/Live!</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Curtis_in_Chicago" title="Curtis in Chicago">Curtis in Chicago</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_in_Europe_(Curtis_Mayfield_album)" title="Live in Europe (Curtis Mayfield album)">Live in Europe</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_Ronnie_Scott%27s_(Curtis_Mayfield_album)" title="Live at Ronnie Scott's (Curtis Mayfield album)">Live at Ronnie Scott's</a></i> (1988)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Soundtracks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Fly_(soundtrack)" title="Super Fly (soundtrack)">Super Fly</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Claudine_(soundtrack)" title="Claudine (soundtrack)">Claudine</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Do_It_Again_(soundtrack)" title="Let's Do It Again (soundtrack)">Let's Do It Again</a></i> (1975)</li> 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Mayfield</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Tribute_to_Curtis_Mayfield" title="A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield">A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Awards_for_Curtis_Mayfield" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#e8e8ff;"><div id="Awards_for_Curtis_Mayfield" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Awards for Curtis Mayfield</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;font-size:114%"><div style="padding:0px"> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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href="/wiki/Jerry_Butler" title="Jerry Butler">Jerry Butler</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Curtis Mayfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Brooks_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Brooks (singer)">Richard Brooks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Brooks_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Arthur Brooks (singer)">Arthur Brooks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leroy_Hutson" title="Leroy Hutson">Leroy Hutson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Impressions_(album)" title="The Impressions (album)">The Impressions</a></i> (1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Never_Ending_Impressions" title="The Never Ending Impressions">The Never Ending Impressions</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Keep_On_Pushing" title="Keep On Pushing">Keep On Pushing</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/People_Get_Ready_(The_Impressions_album)" title="People Get Ready (The Impressions album)">People Get Ready</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_by_One_(The_Impressions_album)" title="One by One (The Impressions album)">One by One</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ridin%27_High_(The_Impressions_album)" title="Ridin' High (The Impressions album)">Ridin' High</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fabulous_Impressions" title="The Fabulous Impressions">The Fabulous Impressions</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/We%27re_a_Winner_(album)" title="We're a Winner (album)">We're a Winner</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_My_Country_(The_Impressions_album)" title="This Is My Country (The Impressions album)">This Is My Country</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Versatile_Impressions" title="The Versatile Impressions">The Versatile Impressions</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a 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