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
Mark Anthony Neal·Jun 3, 2024Beyond Superfly: Curtis Mayfield and the Black Soundtrack by Mark Anthony NealA response icon1A response icon1
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 icon1A response icon1
Russell Graham·Mar 11, 2023DownbeatI am just back to the Netherlands after several days in New York City. Long ago, I lived in New York for about a decade. Forty to fifty…
Karla Clifton·May 18, 2022Review #275: Curtis, Curtis Mayfield#275: Curtis, Curtis MayfieldA response icon1A response icon1
Andrew P. Brown III, PhD·Jan 27, 2022“This Is My Country” A Song for Mitch McConnell and His Ilk.A Curtis Mayfield education for you seems proper.A response icon2A response icon2
InNo Wrong NotesbyChristopher Watkins/Preacher Boy·Sep 1, 2021365 Days of Song Recommendations: Aug 31We Got To Have Peace—Curtis Mayfield