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
Move on up towards your destination
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.