Curtis Mayfield

Soul Musician

Born: 3 June 1942
Died: 26 December 1999
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Best known as: Musical creator of Superfly
A versatile and creative musician, Curtis Mayfield is usually remembered for performing the funky soundtrack to the 1972 blaxploitation movie Superfly. The album is considered one of R&B's landmark discs, and Mayfield became an influence on many later soul, rock, and R&B musicians. Mayfield was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: as an individual performer (inducted 1999) and as the leader of the 1960s soul group the Impressions (inducted 1991).
Extra credit: In 1990 Mayfield was paralyzed from the neck down in a freak onstage accident at a Brooklyn concert.

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