Curtis Mayfield

American singer-songwriter

With the Impressions, and later as a solo artist, one of soul music's greatest singers and most incisive songwriters.

Born	June 3, 1942
Hometown	Chicago, Illinois, US

Spouse	Altheida
Parents	Kenneth Mayfield , Marion Washington

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