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Curtis Mayfield starb am 26. Dezember 1999 im North Fulton Regional Hospital in Roswell, Georgia, an Diabetes. Seit seiner Lähmung hatte sich sein Gesundheitszustand kontinuierlich verschlechtert. Mayfield wurde eingeäschert.
- Curtis Mayfield/Diskografie
Diese Diskografie ist eine Übersicht über die musikalischen...
- Curtis Mayfield/Diskografie
Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music.
Mayfield was a prolific composer. In addition to writing or co-writing almost all of the hit singles he had as a member of The Impressions and as a solo artist, Mayfield also wrote (and sometimes produced) numerous hits for other artists. The following is a list of chart hits, arranged chronologically, that were written (or co ...
YearTitleArtistPeak Chart Positions(us R&b[7])196011961"Find Another Girl"101961"I'm A-Telling You"81963"Mama Didn't Lie"8Curtis is the debut studio album by American soul musician Curtis Mayfield, released in September 1970. Produced by Mayfield, it was released on his own label Curtom Records.
Curtis Lee Mayfield made his first recordings in 1958 as a member of a Chicago Soul/R & B group, The Impressions. He was 16, from the city’s notorious Cabrini Green Housing Projects. He was strictly a backup singer with the group – no guitar, no production, no songwriting. This would change, and sooner than later.
The gospel-influenced track was a Curtis Mayfield composition that displayed the growing sense of social and political awareness in his writing. In 2021, Rolling Stone named "People Get Ready" the 122nd greatest song of all time. The song was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
