Curtis Mayfield

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funk musician guitarist human record producer singer-songwriter soul musician

Curtis Mayfield was an influential American soul and funk singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer known for his socially conscious music and pioneering work with The Impressions and on the Super Fly soundtrack.

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instanceOf funk musician ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ
human ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
singer-songwriter ⓘ
soul musician ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1990s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1950s ⓘ
associatedBand The Impressions ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Legend Award ⓘ
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award ⓘ
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
birthDate 1942-06-03 ⓘ
causeOfDeath complications of diabetes ⓘ
causeOfDisability spinal cord injury ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1999-12-26 ⓘ
familyName Mayfield ⓘ
founded Curtom Records ⓘ
genre Chicago soul ⓘ
funk ⓘ
R&B ⓘ
surface form: rhythm and blues

soul ⓘ
givenName Curtis ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as member of The Impressions ⓘ
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as solo artist ⓘ
Songwriters Hall of Fame ⓘ
influenced Bob Marley ⓘ
Lenny Kravitz ⓘ
Prince ⓘ
Stevie Wonder ⓘ
influencedGenre funk ⓘ
neo soul ⓘ
instrument guitar ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
lyricalFocus black pride ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ
socially conscious themes ⓘ
memberOf The Impressions ⓘ
movement American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form: civil rights movement
name Curtis Mayfield self-link ⓘ
notableAlbum Curtis ⓘ
Roots ⓘ
Super Fly ⓘ
notableWork (Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below, We’re All Going to Go ⓘ
Freddie’s Dead ⓘ
Move On Up ⓘ
People Get Ready ⓘ
Super Fly ⓘ
occupation guitarist ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth City of Chicago ⓘ
surface form: Chicago

Illinois ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
placeOfDeath Georgia ⓘ
Roswell ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
recordLabel Curtom Records ⓘ

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Grammy Legend Award → hasRecipient → Curtis Mayfield ⓘ
Brittany Howard → influencedBy → Curtis Mayfield ⓘ
Lenny Kravitz → influencedBy → Curtis Mayfield ⓘ
Curtis Mayfield → name → Curtis Mayfield self-link ⓘ
Touch the Sky → sampleArtist → Curtis Mayfield ⓘ
Drive Slow → writer → Curtis Mayfield ⓘ
My Way Home → writer → Curtis Mayfield ⓘ
Touch the Sky → writer → Curtis Mayfield ⓘ