Curtis Mayfield
Revered contributor to gospel, soul, and funk music.
Cover for the album Curtis, released 1970.
About The artist
“Curtis Mayfield is to soul music what Bach was to the classic, and Gershwin and Irving Berlin were to pop music; a soul laureate and catalyst and the heart and soul of a song and a people.”
Aretha Franklin
Did you know...
As a songwriter and producer, Curtis Mayfield worked with many Chicago soul notables like Gene Chandler, Jerry Butler, Major Lance (father of Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms) and Billy Butler.
