Sooo, WE started this Article/Story series a few weeks ago..lets Continue it:
Mayfield began work on his own self-titled album in 1970. Although he never intended to leave the Impressions permanently, he would officially leave them in 1971, under recommendation from his business manager Marv Stuart and given the trend for both R&B and rock artists to go solo
The first Impressions LP was one of the finest debuts of any ’60s soul act, though it excelled in part because it featured a backlog of chart singles (five had charted previously, and “It’s All Right” became the sixth after it was quickly added to the original program). Curtis Mayfield wrote all but two of the songs, stretching back to 1961’s “Gypsy Woman” (which he’d actually written at the age of 14) but mostly including strong 1962-1963 material like the hit “Little Young Lover,” “Grow Closer Together,” “I’m the One Who Loves You,” and “Minstrel and Queen.” “It’s All Right” was easily the best song here, accented by the group’s sublime harmonies, arranger Johnny Pate‘s swinging horn section, and Mayfield‘s precise guitar work. The group also showed an unsurprising reverence for classic doo wop, beautifully remaking “Never Let Me Go,” a Top Ten R&B hit for Johnny Ace in 1954. Even the closer, a tossed-off novelty called “Twist and Limbo,” is an excellent performance and a genuinely fun song. Mayfield‘s disarmingly brilliant songs were really the only necessary element toward making The Impressions a strong LP, but the mesmerizing vocals and sympathetic arrangements made for a classic work of Chicago soul.
https://youtu.be/hCDAfa-NI-M
https://www.curtismayfield.com/
Mayfield is truly one of the greats, a pioneer in funk and socially aware R&B. He received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 (Performer). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=absss4RXfys&pbjreload=10
Little Child Runnin’ Wild
https://youtu.be/NdKEbnS1eBE
Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions – People Get Ready (1965)
Curtis (Curtis Mayfield album) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Move_On_Up
When it Came down to Singing about the Great Dances and showcasing it with his Moves: None other than the Great James Brown: https://youtu.be/7lNdSqrTltw
Our Cousin, Larry REECE, won a Talent Contest at “GRANDVIEW SCHOOL” one time by Performing As “JAMES BROWN” Smile…
Very few People, these days can remember That DIANA ROSS and The TEMPTATIONS Did an Album together:
With a full Instrumental Orchestra Sound!
