Curtis Mayfield - Artist of the Week

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Version from the LP

Live

 

 

 

 

42 minutes ago, Colnago said:

 

Awesome lyrics, great backing, and it just shows how Curtis said , “everything’s changed, but nothing changes “. 

 

 

 

 

 

So Souful it hurts

Just go out or get online and buy these 4 albums 

Roots

Back to the world

Sweet Exorcist

Got to find a way

All excellent and very relevant to their time and probably still are now. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

love this 45:

 

and this LP cut that features a line about a "microbe world":

 

Where to start ? 

   I had the great pleasure to see Curtis ,  twice !   the first time i had tears rolling down my face, from the sheer magic that stood in front of me ,    he played that Telecaster with absolute ease,  he ooozed quality and class,   he had us hypnotised . 

     too many songs to list or mention,  but for me,   his ultimate 'protest' song   "People get ready" ,  makes me wilt.     just a fabulous song writer, performer,  guitarist, drummer,  etc etc.     he was a true legend and a true superstar .

  I was at Nottingham Palais,   a bank holiday sunday night,  (Kev Roberts do) when i heard the news he had sadly died,   i went to a phone box and phoned my cousin,   thats how important to us, Curtis Mayfield was

Edited October 6, 20195 yr by Ian Parker

 

So many excellent songs over decades, but for the modern soul heads.....

 

 

remember seeing this late one night on the old grey whistle test many years ago...…..sheer quality

without doubt one of the greatest musicians ever to live

On Millennium eve, I played 'People Get Ready' as my first tune of the new Millennium, didn't take a lot of thought to choose it from all the tunes I had heard/owned over 40 years.

He will always be 'the gentle genius' !!!

Where do you start....He was one of the greats. A complete one off, brilliant and original.

What song to pick? Frankly you could choose dozens such is the quality of his recordings.

I really like this oh so gentle ballad.

 

I adore this sweet soul at it's best      

 

There are no words that can say what an influence he had ,absolute genius that stirs emotions just listening to his wonderful songs and lyrics.

 

 

the vocal arrangement on 'Can't Satisfy'  is so good !         just wonderful