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
I used to love to sit and listen to the old people talk about yesterday. There's a lot of good information there.
My teacher told me I'd never amount to anything. I left high school at 15, after one year. But my real teachers were all the people around me. And I was a good listener.
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.