Posts Tagged ‘Curtis Mayfield’
Earth, Wind, & Fire: Hall Of Famers
Earth, Wind & Fire has a catalog of music that stretches back 5 decades. The band had their own distinct sound and look. So it was appropriate that they were inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame sixteen years ago today.
Memories of Mayfield
By Michael A. Gonzales Unlike the deaths of musical icons like Elvis Presley, John Lennon or Michael Jackson, there was not much fanfare when soul brother Curtis Mayfield died—ten years ago on December 26, 1999 —at the North Fulton Regional Hospital in Roswell, Georgia. At the age of fifty-seven, after more than four decades ...
Bill Withers Lives
By Michael A. Gonzales Contrary to popular belief, Singer/songwriter Bill Withers is not dead. So take heart, fans who never stopped bumping his laidback 70s soul classics “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Lean On Me”—the man is still alive and writing music. “Jesse Jackson recently called me to find out if I was still alive,” Withers told ...
Curtis Mayfield: Soul Stirring
Curtis Lee Mayfield is a soul music saint. From his first to last album he made uplifting songs that inspired generations to stand up for what’s right. Even when he couldn’t stand up himself.
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- http://twitpic.com/184v2b - @tonibraxton's "Pulse" cover!
- This Day in Soul History: Dionne Warwick: Knows The Way To A Grammy - http://bit.ly/98GmyC
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- This Day in Soul History - Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly With His Song"! - http://bit.ly/bRdY30
- Great story on @_maxwell_'s twitter love! - http://bit.ly/bxEQ64
