I’m 75 years old as of April 2023 and I still respect the messages that came through his songs. As a kid growing up in the south (North Carolina), as we demonstrated and protested against segregation in Greensboro along side the students from N.C. A&T State University….Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions music held us in unity as we marched the streets with Jessie Jackson who was a student and president of the student body at A&T. Songs like “Keep on Pushing “…”People Get Ready “….”Amen” and so many more. His music was the soundtrack to the Civil Rights Movement way before Marvin Gaye was doing conscious music. Every time Curtis came to town wether he was with Jerry Butler, or The Impressions, or with his own band…I would attend his concerts…the brother always had his thumb on equality and freedom and righteousness for our people in his music. I will always jam to his groove…RIP my brother, your music will always and forever be in my heart ❤…God sent you to help us endure the revolution of America in the 1960’s….
Thank you for this personal context. I am Scots, remember hearing and loving Curtis Mayfield in many incarnations (I’m an old bird from 60’s) but didn’t experience firsthand some of the many social injustices he sings of. He made amazing music with devastating depth of lyrics, absolute genius!
Yes Lord,,, Totally agree. I was born in the Early 60's❤. The 70's was an age of unimaginable change.... wonderment and ,..., some more shit. Just trust me. I'm sure that's an era that will probably be lied about in Future History classes.,,😂😂😂 no offense. I was there. If you do the math.,.,I was born in 19 Friggin 60 ! Look it up millennials
Curtis was on point, but the white record company executives didn't/couldn't want/allow a Black man to become successful with his music and words that didn't compliment white people. Curtis Mayfield wasn't haven't none of that shit from the white record executives. And he owned his music, so nothing they could do.
Tragic injury I saw him around 1972 in my hometown of Chattanooga. Probably the best concert I ever attended. He left us way too early. RIP Mr Curtis Mayfield 🙏🏾
Facts but don't limit his greatness to the Superbly sdtrk as his greatness with sdtrks extends to the #Claudine and #Sparkle Sdtrk as well. Not to mention his Impressions and solo artist work.
I’m 61 years old but I remember so clearly my brother after coming home from Vietnam listening to this man on his transitor radio in his room for hours love the sound him and so many others helped a lot of men make it through that horrible time in history
I’m 68 and thank The Most High for blessing me Mr.Mayfield was a blessing and had a message in all his music from people get ready to dirty laundry R I P Mr Mayfield much love 😎🙏🏾💪🏽👊🏽
The entitled, hyper emotional generation. Why are you not all stoic like the elders before you? Why must you all raise your voice so quickly, unwarranted and unwanted.
Brother Mayfield...your music is timeless, your influence indelible, your impact on all things creative unmatched. God's original urban troubadour. Rest in peace my brother. The world turns a bit more consciously, because of what you contributed to it.🎸
My absolute favorite singer from the 70's , whenever i hear ANY song from my man i immediately go back to summer time in 1975 sun was shining bright and my hopes and dreams lay out before me life was sooo good.
Yes indeed - and (as I only learnt yesterday) most of it was recorded live in the studio, with the 40-piece orchestra and band together! (for reasons of time, they recorded all of the album in just three days, except for Pusherman which had been cut earlier. I figure Curtis probably overdubbed his lead vocals to the full backing track, but the instrumental backing was done live and with very little later editing. Who today would have attempted to record a song like the title track live in one go?
This is something you don't see or hear too much live nowadays, vocals just as good as you hear them on wax... Curtis was so dam smooth... All these rappers thinking they originated trap music, but the original black musician talking about drug dealing was CURTIS MOTHAFUCKIN MAYFIELD! #RIPSalute
Truly one of God's most soulful musicians, Mr. Curtis Mayfield!! See ya in heaven dear brother. Can't wait to play along side of you then. Eternal Rest!
Im 61 years old, and I can listen to this and be this young 17 year old woman all over again, with my long hair🧙♀ and bell bottoms🩳, Large gold hoops in my ears💍, always had a warm smile to offer back then😀, Warm smiles in return, Man it was a beautiful time.💖
Knot As It's Said 👍 Done Right I Higher Power's Force's Supposed Been Knowing, About Life's High's Make Sence, Additional Myself Schooling's Deploma Lifestyle Redemption Redeemer Salvation Handling His Addictiveness Glorified Jesus'Name
Yes it is, and it comes off beautifully live (heard the even better live take of it on the Ronnie Scott's album, with a powerful spoken introduction by Curtis?). They were scheduled to appear at an outdoor festival event in southern Sweden, where I live, around this time, in July 1988, but when I bought tickets Mayfield had already cancelled,perhaps because of the live recording/documentary film of his shows in London a few weeks before? I did get to see James Brown and his band - a fun memory, the JB's with Maceo Parker were great as always - and some other very good acts, so I have long since stopped grudging that I didn't get the chance to see Curtis live. At an outdoor open-air gig he would probably not have reached quite the same stark energy and precision that he got to in an indoor club show like this one.,,,
finest ever, our Curtis Mayfield. One of the best Black Music writer. Every song delivers a message, the message is deep yet easy to understand. Every listener should, @ the end, be left satisfied and contented. Reality
One of the best music writers ever. Don’t qualify him as the best black writer. See. That’s the problem. Stop seeing people as black when they are great. They are great because of their music not because they are black. Listen up white people.
It is always a pleasure to hear and see Curtis Mayfield perform. He is truly missed and was a genuine musical genius! Just the melodic feel of the music was hypnotic
This is THE REAL DEAL CURTIS MAYFIELD A MESSAGE IN EACH SONG they dont have artist like this anymore glad to been in this ERA god blessed C.MAYFIELD❤❤❤😊😊😊
@@ericsmith1786 Hello Eric, I’m ok, thank you 😁. I remember the time Curtis was injured on stage.. I used to play his music in the bar during aperitif hour 🧡. Salut, dj Lein
Composition OFF THE CHAIN, still. Started Coolidge High fall 1972, in DC. Teacher's strike: then you have WAR AND CURTIS! TOO MUCH! STILL LOVE IT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! STILL SOUNDS FRESH TO THAT LITTLE SOPHOMORE BACK IN THE DAY!
One of the smoothest and soulful musicians. Love all of the superfly music from Curtis. Especially Freddies dead . Curtis also leaned a lot on a more jazzy type music. Trust me. He could sing anything and everything. He will always be a bright Star.
AMERICAN ROYALTY CURTIS MAYFIELD /POET BELLEZZA IN EVERY WAY TO BE YOUNG GIFTED AND SO MUCH MORE WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME .28 NYC FROM EARON EARTH JUST LIKE YOU
I bought this album when it came ,at 68 years old it is still a great recording, I listened to it again yesterday, this deserves to be played over and over,hip hop has nothing on this music
I saw him as a teenager and as a grown man…every chance I got, I even got back stage to the dressing room and took pictures with him when Jackie Wilson was the headliner along with B.B. King and Jerry Butler on the same bill…
I'm slayed.. TOTALLY. I'M FROM DETROIT LIVING ON EAST COAST GREW UP ON HIS MUSIC..HE WAS IN BROOKLYN WHEN HE WAS HURT...AND I KNEW OF NO OTHER OF HIS FORMER CONCERTS LIVE. THIS IS SUCH A GIFT. I'M GREATLY APPRECIATIVE. WHAT YEAR? ANYMORE? THIS IS AMAZING. 2/3/24
When I was a young kid, we used to ride by 87th street between state street and Wabash Curtis Mayfield and the impressions. The other 2 impressions lived in 3 houses right next to one another, and we used to see them on their porch singing. Those were the days.
I had two copies of this album. I loaned it out and my friend left town with it ( I lived in Dallas and he moved Austin). I couldn't live without it....then he came back to visit and bought it back. He'd bought his own copy.
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I’m 75 years old as of April 2023 and I still respect the messages that came through his songs. As a kid growing up in the south (North Carolina), as we demonstrated and protested against segregation in Greensboro along side the students from N.C. A&T State University….Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions music held us in unity as we marched the streets with Jessie Jackson who was a student and president of the student body at A&T. Songs like “Keep on Pushing “…”People Get Ready “….”Amen” and so many more. His music was the soundtrack to the Civil Rights Movement way before Marvin Gaye was doing conscious music. Every time Curtis came to town wether he was with Jerry Butler, or The Impressions, or with his own band…I would attend his concerts…the brother always had his thumb on equality and freedom and righteousness for our people in his music. I will always jam to his groove…RIP my brother, your music will always and forever be in my heart ❤…God sent you to help us endure the revolution of America in the 1960’s….
Thank you for this personal context. I am Scots, remember hearing and loving Curtis Mayfield in many incarnations (I’m an old bird from 60’s) but didn’t experience firsthand some of the many social injustices he sings of. He made amazing music with devastating depth of lyrics, absolute genius!
Who was the original drummer for pusherman?
Sorry that there were/are needs for protests.
Jimmyadam, yes, sir!!!!
I don't know how to respond. Or if I should. You've lived through so much
A real icon with abundance of songs
Curtis was truly a GREAT ONE !!
HOW COME ALL THE ARTISTS ARE TAKEN SO EARLY?
U know hear when. Cutis Mayfield music from anywhere
I loved his Falsetto!
Just a white kid growing up in the 60s and 70s loving Curtis, Issac and the rest. Color never an issue just incredible music!
Amen,true saying ,its hard ,but today it is a fair saying.
That's right Bob! We all loved all the music. It brought us together as people.
That's right, Bob!
Amen!!
Shore you're right 😂🎉
Blessed to have come up in that Era, when music was so real and much morality
Lord knows!!
Yes Lord,,, Totally agree. I was born in the Early 60's❤. The 70's was an age of unimaginable change.... wonderment and ,..., some more shit.
Just trust me. I'm sure that's an era that will probably be lied about in Future History classes.,,😂😂😂 no offense. I was there. If you do the math.,.,I was born in 19 Friggin 60 ! Look it up millennials
Amen
Umm Umm Ummm ❤
It's hard to really describe... In a few words. Well right now for sure😂 Peace
Real musi6
That Bass player is lit!!! On 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥!!!
How would you know a baby girl
Billy Jack is my Jam
I'd never heard it before, but when I did, man that's a JAM, love the lyrics. Curtis hit it out of the park once again. A GREAT ONE GONE TOO SOON.
Those were the days.. music was music 🙏👍
HE WAS Before HIS TIME ,NO ONE LIKE HIM.
Curtis was on point, but the white record company executives didn't/couldn't want/allow a Black man to become successful with his music and words that didn't compliment white people. Curtis Mayfield wasn't haven't none of that shit from the white record executives. And he owned his music, so nothing they could do.
Billy Jack! Alright now Curtis Mayfield!!!
Tragic injury I saw him around 1972 in my hometown of Chattanooga. Probably the best concert I ever attended. He left us way too early. RIP Mr Curtis Mayfield 🙏🏾
The great Curtis Mayfield. That SuperFly sound tracks is one of the greatest movie sound tracks of all time.
Facts but don't limit his greatness to the Superbly sdtrk as his greatness with sdtrks extends to the #Claudine and #Sparkle Sdtrk as well. Not to mention his Impressions and solo artist work.
Indeed!
@J Green I love your music my man
I don't need no likes I got Jesus
I was born to do this
The original Rapper with music that made sense and relatable there’s no match for the Great Curtis Mayfield 🙏🏾 for your legacy of music
RIP❤
Dang got killed on stage by falling equipment 😢😢
Awsome ❤❤❤❤❤❤😂
That's right, no comparison
Exactly, Dorothy. Curtis and James Brown presented rap before anybody knew what it was. Sly too.
He didn't killed on stage. Paralyze from falling equipment.
The man the music the fing legend.
I’m 61 years old but I remember so clearly my brother after coming home from Vietnam listening to this man on his transitor radio in his room for hours love the sound him and so many others helped a lot of men make it through that horrible time in history
yep, Mazzi.
I'm 71 years old still loving his message
I’m 68 and thank The Most High for blessing me Mr.Mayfield was a blessing and had a message in all his music from people get ready to dirty laundry R I P Mr Mayfield much love 😎🙏🏾💪🏽👊🏽
Hey, I’m 67 and we grew up on this and much more. We were so lucky 🍀…
Don't have to say much just listen to his music. Rare artist.
I’m a 74 year old Chicagoan and had a deep crush on Curtis. Still do! It’s the lips. Yesss!
CURTIS MAYFIELD GENIUSZ GENIUSZ GENIUSZ nad GENIUSZAMI KOSMOS KOCHANI na zawsze dziękuję BARDZO
I am 76 and still rock to the beat of these songs
A caring compassionate genius who wrote and sung from the heart RIP Curtis your legend lives on 🙋♂️
Don't stop can't stop won't stop
We miss you Curtis!
How many of US BABIES BOOMERS 😮? Remember these GOOD OLD DAYS! ❤
Baby Boomer 🎉 the message
The entitled, hyper emotional generation. Why are you not all stoic like the elders before you? Why must you all raise your voice so quickly, unwarranted and unwanted.
Yesss! 😊
@searchforthetruth1 the hard worker and we appreciated 👏 where we come from that part!!!
Timeless. Curtis Mayfield was not of this world.
Who's checking this guy out 2024
👍🥁🥁🎶🎶🤘
👍🥁🎶🎶🤘
26.10.24
Facts ❤
could you tell me the name of the keyboard guy?
Brother Mayfield...your music is timeless, your influence indelible, your impact on all things creative unmatched. God's original urban troubadour. Rest in peace my brother. The world turns a bit more consciously, because of what you contributed to it.🎸
Very well said! 👍🏾
❤ Î m totaly agree
Curtis Mayfield one of the greatest. A true brother man.
100% agree
Love what you say so eloquently.❤
My absolute favorite singer from the 70's , whenever i hear ANY song from my man i immediately go back to summer time in 1975 sun was shining bright and my hopes and dreams lay out before me life was sooo good.
Yess! Just graduated hs going to an HBCU Wheww!!😅
One of the best movie scores ever written, timeless and forever relevant.
Yes indeed - and (as I only learnt yesterday) most of it was recorded live in the studio, with the 40-piece orchestra and band together! (for reasons of time, they recorded all of the album in just three days, except for Pusherman which had been cut earlier. I figure Curtis probably overdubbed his lead vocals to the full backing track, but the instrumental backing was done live and with very little later editing. Who today would have attempted to record a song like the title track live in one go?
Curtis was a phenomenal gifted musician thank God for his music rest in peace my brother ❤ ❤❤
This is something you don't see or hear too much live nowadays, vocals just as good as you hear them on wax... Curtis was so dam smooth... All these rappers thinking they originated trap music, but the original black musician talking about drug dealing was CURTIS MOTHAFUCKIN MAYFIELD! #RIPSalute
Expendable language! 👍
@@mallory5872 and stupid YT sheeee-it speak. You.
Or any for that matter.
Trust me "Mallory". You and your muhdik boon don't matter.
😎
Happy 80th birthday in heaven to the musical genius 💚💚💚
👊 ❤ 🔥 Timeless
Ty 🌹
The World was better for his presence. The World has not been the same without him. Thanks for the memories🌹
One of the most intricate and innovative song writer of the 20th.Century .Mr.Soul himself gone but not forgotten .
Absolutely 👍
I was 13 when this song came out and actually saw the movie Superfly in the theater at that age in the early 70's.
I was in love with everything Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions put forth ya'll! 75 in January 23! ("i'm so Proud") my favorite!🎉
One of the all-time greats! Gone too soon and surely missed
Curtis so cool like to listen to in the late night or any time really
Truly one of God's most soulful musicians, Mr. Curtis Mayfield!! See ya in heaven dear brother. Can't wait to play along side of you then. Eternal Rest!
His voice was always the voice of the seventies. To me anyway.
Im 61 years old, and I can listen to this and be this young 17 year old woman all over again, with my long hair🧙♀ and bell bottoms🩳, Large gold hoops in my ears💍, always had a warm smile to offer back then😀, Warm smiles in return, Man it was a beautiful time.💖
Curtis is simply addictive!
60 yts old n can't stop listening to curtis Mayfield on the regular!!😁😁😁
No shit! Love him! Only wish more "instrumentals" available.
No wonder his music was enshrined on a gold plate and left on the moon by the American space agency. Music of the universe
Knot As It's Said 👍 Done
Right I Higher Power's Force's
Supposed Been Knowing, About Life's
High's Make Sence, Additional
Myself Schooling's Deploma
Lifestyle Redemption Redeemer Salvation
Handling His Addictiveness
Glorified Jesus'Name
PCP Drug Additictiness
12 Over 27
Year's Old People Textament
One of the great ones
Wow! we are truly bless to have music that got through the good times and bad, missing the good old days 😊❤❤❤❤❤
Came up in that era. Greatest
Not talked about enough as one music’s greatest artists.
Facts
I'm 69 i grew up in Philadelphia and this was the life we had and lived all this is a message in the music, which was a song too just listen to it
I always thought the track "Billy Jack" is SO underrated. Rest Well, Mr. Mayfield✊🏾💯💯
Yes it is, and it comes off beautifully live (heard the even better live take of it on the Ronnie Scott's album, with a powerful spoken introduction by Curtis?).
They were scheduled to appear at an outdoor festival event in southern Sweden, where I live, around this time, in July 1988, but when I bought tickets Mayfield had already cancelled,perhaps because of the live recording/documentary film of his shows in London a few weeks before? I did get to see James Brown and his band - a fun memory, the JB's with Maceo Parker were great as always - and some other very good acts, so I have long since stopped grudging that I didn't get the chance to see Curtis live. At an outdoor open-air gig he would probably not have reached quite the same stark energy and precision that he got to in an indoor club show like this one.,,,
I saw him live two years before he past away talking about social justice that was the man
Awesome !!!! Still Love Me Some Curtis Mayfield
I grew up listening to these guys...great music...they inspired me...i now teach music
finest ever, our Curtis Mayfield. One of the best Black Music writer. Every song delivers a message, the message is deep yet easy to understand. Every listener should, @ the end, be left satisfied and contented. Reality
SOUL WITHIN POET..!
One of the best music writers ever. Don’t qualify him as the best black writer. See. That’s the problem. Stop seeing people as black when they are great. They are great because of their music not because they are black. Listen up white people.
One of the best music writers
One of the best EVER irrespective of "color" !! .
REALITY!!!
Curtis is dead but his music lives on. We just need to request it. If we do, it will play, inspire and educate us and Curtis will live on.
They Call Us Human.. When We Are Actually A Gift.
Okay
It is always a pleasure to hear and see Curtis Mayfield perform. He is truly missed and was a genuine musical genius! Just the melodic feel of the music was hypnotic
What a beautiful human. Thanks for sharing your passion and love to the world. I'll make sure your music lives on ,as long as I'm alive.
Curtis is a true legend; he was an excellent musician. Oh that lovely soul music 👍👍 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
This is THE REAL DEAL CURTIS MAYFIELD A MESSAGE IN EACH SONG they dont have artist like this anymore glad to been in this ERA god blessed C.MAYFIELD❤❤❤😊😊😊
Curtis mayfield genuine masterpiece gone but never forgotten peace rip one of a kind brotherman❤
Ladies and Gentlemen Mr. Curtis Mayfield may we reunite once again...soul music lives on
curtis will be forever imitated-- but never equalled, groundbreaken' , innovator,moviemakin' musician, and one of our chicago artists!!!
The whole scope & magic of this immense
artist is awesome
RIP
His Mind Music was so Insightful way ahead of it's Time , but was produced at the Right time in Life ... Rest in Heaven Beloved you are truly MISSED
This hits soooo hard!
I’m listening to Billy Jack over and over again. BEAUTIFUL 😁🎶🧡🇳🇱
What a beautiful voice nice memories I love this song. How are you deejay ?
@@ericsmith1786 Hello Eric, I’m ok, thank you 😁. I remember the time Curtis was injured on stage.. I used to play his music in the bar during aperitif hour 🧡. Salut, dj Lein
@@DeejayLein777 Nice to hear from you. Where are you from ?
@@ericsmith1786 🇳🇱
@@DeejayLein777 I'm from California.
Curtis made this film. An incredible man.
What beautiful memories of this wonderful voice. Gives me shill’s with tear’s in my eyes. God Bless love’s ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Composition OFF THE CHAIN, still. Started Coolidge High fall 1972, in DC. Teacher's strike: then you have WAR AND CURTIS! TOO MUCH! STILL LOVE IT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! STILL SOUNDS FRESH TO THAT LITTLE SOPHOMORE BACK IN THE DAY!
Curtis Mayfield always had a message in his songs. Love it❤❤
Miss your music. Musical genius❤
I love this group they makes me wanna be there no matter when I hear they music
RIP ,To one of the greatest R&B icons Curtis Mayfield 🙏✊🏽🙏
One of the smoothest and soulful musicians. Love all of the superfly music from Curtis. Especially Freddies dead . Curtis also leaned a lot on a more jazzy type music. Trust me. He could sing anything and everything. He will always be a bright Star.
Without A Doubt! Check Him Out On Wilton Felder's Solo CD'S (Late 80's) Really Good Music! Makes You Move!!
Love Freddies dead😎❤️
Truly gone too soon....we miss you brother! Nothing but love💯
Beautiful!! ♥️
Damn...Damn! What a musical genius!
R.I.P. Curtis...You and your magic are truly missed 🙏🏽
Shout out my soul brother! JOE DRT Tha Guru on all platforms says you the man MANNNNN!! ty for being in movie film ! Xoxo!
#Rojo2022!!
This song was in my head when I woke up this morning. 💙
Absolutely genius soul music and amazing style of singing! RIP 🙏
Nice performance 👌🏿
what a musical experience! I love all the live instrumentals etc. RIP Mr. Mayfield Legend!
Great band! RIP Mister Mayfield the LEGEND
If ever there was a description for the word cool you are watching and LISTENING to it right now 😎 RIP AND THANK YOU CURTIS MAYFIELD 🙏
The magical music of Curtis Mayfield the founder of the Super Fly Sound.
Been listening since 73
AMERICAN ROYALTY CURTIS MAYFIELD /POET BELLEZZA IN EVERY WAY TO BE YOUNG GIFTED AND SO MUCH MORE WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME .28 NYC FROM EARON EARTH JUST LIKE YOU
I bought this album when it came ,at 68 years old it is still a great recording, I listened to it again yesterday, this deserves to be played over and over,hip hop has nothing on this music
I still have this album. Bout it when it came out too.
Another one of God's special 🙏 ❤️ 🙌 ✨️GIFTS 🎁 TO MAN GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.
He is phenomenal ❤
Never saw him live. But I got to be mellow about my disappointment. RIP Curtis I put you up there with the best!
Just friggin" COOL
I did see him live 1973 in NYC . The original band with Luck Scott and on bass. Great show.
I saw him as a teenager and as a grown man…every chance I got, I even got back stage to the dressing room and took pictures with him when Jackie Wilson was the headliner along with B.B. King and Jerry Butler on the same bill…
Yes he was way ahead of his time may he rest in peace and I know he is singing in heaven above!!!
One of the greatest true artists of all time..very sadly missed
I grew up listening to Curtis as a kid. Always ❤ messages
Curtis Mayfield. Gone too soon. Never forgotten.
RIP Curtis. It's been 20 years today since you moved on up.
Sad ending to a dear legend! RIP Curtis!
I'm slayed.. TOTALLY. I'M FROM DETROIT LIVING ON EAST COAST GREW UP ON HIS MUSIC..HE WAS IN BROOKLYN WHEN HE WAS HURT...AND I KNEW OF NO OTHER OF HIS FORMER CONCERTS LIVE. THIS IS SUCH A GIFT. I'M GREATLY APPRECIATIVE. WHAT YEAR? ANYMORE? THIS IS AMAZING. 2/3/24
At any given time, Curtis never misjudges the skills of his backing band.
When I was a young kid, we used to ride by 87th street between state street and Wabash Curtis Mayfield and the impressions. The other 2 impressions lived in 3 houses right next to one another, and we used to see them on their porch singing. Those were the days.
That Chicago
I love his music that keeps the mind open and honest of the soul ❤😊
What an all time artist of music. You will forever be live in my music world.😊👏🏾❤️👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I had two copies of this album. I loaned it out and my friend left town with it ( I lived in Dallas and he moved Austin). I couldn't live without it....then he came back to visit and bought it back. He'd bought his own copy.
Brought
Absolutely amazing
THE GREATEST MUSICAL SOUNDTRACK EVER