Curtis Mayfield’s catalog is filled with wisdom, groove, and emotion. Whether addressing social issues or matters of the ...

The show once again featured a stacked playlist, featuring hits from Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Wilco and Curtis Mayfield, among ...

When H.E.R. won an Oscar for Best Original Song for "Judas and the Black Messiah" in 2021, she used her acceptance to thank some of her biggest influences, including Sly and the Family Stone ...

3 Songs You Didn’t Know Curtis Mayfield Wrote for Other Artists. August 24, 2023 7:00 pm. 25 Songs You Didn’t Know Curtis Mayfield Wrote for Other Artists. November 12, 2022 9:59 am.

1. Super Fly wasn’t Curtis Mayfield’s first work for film, nor was it his last. Before Super Fly, Mayfield wrote two songs for 1969’s volcano-themed disaster film Krakatoa, East of Java, a ...

Both songs were written by Curtis Mayfield, who began as a gospel singer as a youngster in Chicago and grew to become one of the country’s most successful R&B producers, composers and performers.

In her SXSW-bowing film, the Grammy- and Oscar-winning singer invites a range of artists — from Maxwell to Mary J. Blige — to capture the enduring legacy of Mayfield's music.

3 Eternal Songs from the 1970s by Curtis Mayfield that Have Stood the Test of Time. June 25, 2024 2:00 pm. 5 Fascinating Facts About Curtis Mayfield. January 18, 2024 10:00 pm.

Early on in “The Makings of Curtis Mayfield,” H.E.R., the 27-year-old R&B pop star who directed the film and appears in it as its interviewer and tour guide, offers a telling observation about ...

After name checking Mayfield in her Oscars speech, H.E.R. was approached by producer Peter Afterman, who was behind music-focused docs on Tom Petty and Joan Jett, about directing a doc focused on ...

CURTIS MAYFIELD: (Singing) People get ready. There's a train a-coming. You don't need no baggage. You just get on board. DETROW: He had been in The Impressions for years, and with songs like ...

When H.E.R. won an Oscar for Best Original Song for “Judas and the Black Messiah” in 2021, she used her acceptance to thank some of her biggest influences, including Sly and the Family Stone ...