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courtesy of The Buddah Group Curtom Records 
Listen to the PowerhouseRadio.com production of The Curtis Mayfield Story featuring Curtis 10 minutes, 15 seconds Not surprisingly, it was one of the most successful black music albums of the year. Curtis Mayfield just keeps on pushing, with no sign of letting up. When asked about future directions, he replies, "I don't want to classify myself in any particular area. I would like to think that people will just accept me for me, whether it be through production or through very deep songs or songs of love or whatever it might be -- it will be meaningful." This momentum exploded with clamorous success in the year 1972, the year of "Super Fly." Early in 1972 Curtis was approached by Sig Shore, an independent producer, who gave Curtis an original script that dealt with the life of a cocaine dealer in Harlem. Continued Prev 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next |