Mark Anthony Neal·Feb 22, 2025Chicago Soul Connection: The Legacy of Jerry Butler’s Songwriters Workshop by Mark Anthony NealIt should not be lost on anyone, and certainly not the long-term fans and historians of Pop music, that before there is a song, there needs…
InNo Wrong NotesbyChristopher Watkins/Preacher Boy·Jun 4, 2024Move on Up—Curtis Mayfield#365Songs: June 3
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Five Willows Jr.·Aug 12, 2023In Five Tracks: Curtis Mayfield (Part 2 — Solo Career)As Aretha Franklin put it, “Curtis Mayfield is to soul music what Bach was to the classic, and Gershwin and Irving Berlin were to pop…
Five Willows Jr.·Aug 12, 2023In Five Tracks: Curtis Mayfield (Part 1: The Impressions)Curtis sang his thoughtful and engaged lyrics with a disarmingly sincere falsetto, and layered his irresistible grooves with symphonic…A response icon1
