Best of Curtis Mayfield

by Curtis Mayfield (Artist)

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). Curtis Mayfield was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Impressions and as a solo artist. He's also a winner of both the Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. We proudly present 15 classics from this soul/funk/R&B Freddie's Dead * Get Down * Ghetto Child (Little Child Runnin' Wild) * Gypsy Woman * Hooked on Your Love * It's All Right * Keep on Pushing * Kung Fu * The Makings of You * Move On Up * People Get Ready * Pusher Man * Something He Can Feel * Superfly * We're a Winner.

96 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2013

About the author

Curtis Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions and composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly. From these works and others, he was highly regarded as a pioneer of funk and of politically conscious African-American music. He was also a multi-instrumentalist who played the guitar, bass, piano, saxophone, and drums.