Born in 1942 (the same year of birth as guitarist Jimi Hendrix, who was influenced lyrically by Mayfield), Curtis Mayfield began his career with the R&B group The Impressions. Curtis Mayfield was one of the first African American artists to address the Civil Rights Movement in his lyrics in “Keep On Pushing” (released in 1964, …
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