Curtis Mayfield

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(person) by pingouin (4.3 y) (print) ? (I like it!) 1 C! Sat Nov 13 1999 at 9:07:03

1942-1999. A songwriter, producer, singer (the Mount Rushmore of rock falsetti: Curtis, Prince, Smokey Robinson, Frankie Valli), and guitarist. Member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Co-leader of The Impressions, one of the best soul music vocal groups; he never moved an inch from their gospel roots - his secular songs were "pocket sermons" on occasion. Dance and learn. Went solo; did the Superfly soundtrack and numerous other great LPs. Became wheelchair-bound (and kept working!) due to an onstage accident during a Brooklyn gig in 1990, and later had to have a leg amputated, due to complications from the paralysis and diabetes.

Superfly	Otis Redding	Isaac Hayes	The Staple Singers
Smokey Robinson	Sonia Sanchez	The Book I Haven't Read	Sail on Sailor
Solomon Burke	Songbird	Drugs	Bobby Conn
Russo's Guitar Shop	Let's Do It Again	Robert Cray	Prince
Sylvester	Ege Bamyasi	Del	John Adams's 1797 State of the Union Address
rolling hitch	March 23, 2006	The revolution will not be televised	People Get Ready

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