In September 1970, shortly after leaving the Impressions, Curtis Mayfield released his first solo album. Simply titled Curtis it documented the social changes that were happening around that time; music historians will note that it predated (by over six months) Marvin Gaye's What's Going On? - a platter that plowed a similar political furrow. But Curtis had a groove all its own. How could it not? An edited version of this next song dominated the charts and over 50 years later remains a bona fide soul classic. However, this is how it was meant to be heard...
Curtis Mayfield - Move on Up (Extended Version)
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Curtis Mayfield (1942-1999)
Brilliant
ReplyDeletePlus a man who could carry off Double Yellow!
It's the role he was born to play!
DeleteWas just about to make a similar comment to CC's.
ReplyDeleteVery much of it's time but hasn't dated a bit. Great stuff.
I can see you in yellow, Alyson.
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