Born on June 3, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, Curtis Mayfield is one of the most prolific soul songwriters and one of the genres best performers. That's quite the one-two punch. Over his illustrious ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Curtis Mayfield wasn’t just a musician—he was a storyteller, an activist, and a visionary whose music still speaks to us today. Whether he was crafting powerful anthems for the civil ...
Early on in “The Makings of Curtis Mayfield,” H.E.R., the 27-year-old R&B pop star who directed the film and appears in it as its interviewer and tour guide, offers a telling observation about her ...
Apple Music is celebrating its 10th anniversary, my streaming app tells me. For the occasion, they’ve made a playlist of the 100 songs I’ve listened to the most in my decade-plus as a subscriber. Near ...
In her SXSW-bowing film, the Grammy- and Oscar-winning singer invites a range of artists — from Maxwell to Mary J. Blige — to capture the enduring legacy of Mayfield's music. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & ...
Collider's Perri Nemiroff talks to H.E.R. about her directorial debut, The Makings of Curtis Mayfield, at SXSW 2025. H.E.R. emphasizes the cultural legacy left by Mayfield on herself and on the music ...
It's an exuberant documentary full of all-star conversations, framed around archival footage of an artist who remains an underappreciated giant. Early on in “The Makings of Curtis Mayfield,” H.E.R., ...
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