1942
Curtis Mayfield, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 1999)
Curtis Mayfield, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 1999)
Curtis Mayfield, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 1999)
Curtis Mayfield
American singer-songwriter (1942–1999)
- Born
- 1942
Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Dubbed the Gentle Genius, he is considered one of the most influential musicians of soul and socially conscious African-American music. Mayfield first achieved success and recognition with the vocal group the Impressions during the civil rights movement of the late 1950s and the 1960s, and later worked as a solo artist.