Mayfield, Curtis

Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942, Chicago, IL – December 26, 1999, Roswell, GA) was an African-American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly regarded as a pioneer of funk and of politically conscious African-American music.

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Performed 1 times live with Bruce Springsteen.



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