When she saw the YouTube trailer and heard the music for the remake of "Sparkle," it put a twinkle in Altheida Mayfield's eyes. See, she was right there beside her husband, the late, great Curtis ...
If asked to name the recording artist whose music came closest to serving as a soundtrack for the civil rights movement in the 1960s, most pop fans would probably think of James Brown, Stevie Wonder ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Curtis Mayfield wasn’t just a musician—he was a storyteller, an activist, and a visionary whose music still speaks to us today. Whether he was crafting powerful anthems for the civil ...
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To get people ready for our Soul at the Center concert, we have curated an all-encompassing — and frankly perfect — soul playlist, featuring Al Green, Curtis Mayfield, Donny Hathaway, and more. On ...
01. The Makings of You; 02. People Get Ready; 03. Inside song #1 (Parker); 04. We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue; 05. Spoken Introduction; 06. Think; 07. Freddie's Dead. Tutte le composizioni ...
But H.E.R.’s film, which premiered at SXSW, doesn’t really offer any of that. The musician finds her own way to capture Mayfield, one that relies heavily on conversations with filmmakers, producers ...
Throughout the years fans have been given biographies on Curtis Mayfield that explored his impact and influence on soul music, and the black American experience. And now fans will be getting another ...
Lionel Richie is set to produce a biopic about a fellow music legend after the singer secured the rights to Curtis Mayfield‘s life story. “It’s an honor for me to bring the life of one of my idols and ...
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 her ...