Curtis Mayfield was a pioneering soul, R&B, and funk artist known for his work with The Impressions and the Super Fly soundtrack. He was a multi-instrumentalist and received multiple Grammy awards and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions. Mayfield was known for introducing social consciousness into African American music and wrote songs protesting social and political inequality. He was a civil rights hero and a voice in the black pride movement. Despite being paralyzed in 1990, he continued to write and record music until his death in 1999.
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