Curtis Mayfield Vinyl Records

Curtis Mayfield was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He is best known for his work as the lead singer and guitarist of the band The Impressions, as well as for his solo career.

Mayfield's career spanned over four decades and he wrote numerous hits for The Impressions, including "It's All Right", "Gypsy Woman", "People Get Ready" and "Keep On Pushing". His solo work included the albums Curtis, Roots, Super Fly and Back to the World.

His standout albums include Super Fly, which was the soundtrack to the 1972 blaxploitation film of the same name, and his 1975 album There's No Place Like America Today. The title track of the latter album became an anthem of the civil rights movement. Other popular songs by Mayfield include "Freddie's Dead", "Pusherman", "We Got to Have Peace" and "Give Me Your Love".

An interesting fact about Curtis Mayfield is that he was a huge influence on many hip hop artists. He was sampled by rap groups such as A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy and The Fugees, and his song "Move On Up" was sampled by Kanye West on his track "Touch the Sky".