Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Lee Mayfieldwas an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music. He first achieved success and recognition with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the late 1950s and 1960s, and later worked as a solo artist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFunk Singer
Date of Birth3 June 1942
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
Remember your dream is your only scheme, so keep on pushing.
Everything was a song. Every conversation, every personal hurt, every observance of people in stress, happiness and love... if you could feel it, I could feel it. And I could write a song about it.
As a kid, sometimes you have nobody to turn to. I could always go back to some of the sermons and talk to myself in a righteous manner and put that in a song.