(ThyBlackMan.com) When most people talk about Curtis Mayfield, they bring up his social consciousness, his political edge, and his ability to soundtrack Black pride in the 1960s and 70s. But to limit ...
Curtis Lee Mayfield saw plenty of the dark side of life growing up in Chicago’s crime-ridden Cabrini Housing Projects. But rather than follow his peer’s path that led to destruction, addictions and ...
CURTIS MAYFIELD: (Singing) People get ready. There's a train a-coming. You don't need no baggage. You just get on board. DETROW: He had been in The Impressions for years, and with songs like "People ...