Very happy to share Oannes tribute to Curtis Mayfield!
Σαν σήμερα, 3 Ιουνίου 1942,γεννήθηκε στο Σικάγο του Illinois ο singer-songwriter, παραγωγός και κιθαρίστας Curtis Mayfield,μια από τις σημαντικότερες φυσιογνωμίες της soul και της μαύρης μουσικής γενικότερα. Ασυνήθιστα παραγωγικός και εκλεκτικός συνθέτης, και ένας από τους πρώτους πολιτικά συνειδητοποιημένους αφροαμερικανούς καλλιτέχνες, συνδέθηκε στη δεκαετία του ’60 με το civil rights movement, με μια σειρά τραγουδιών [“People Get Ready”, “This is My Country”, “Choice Of Colors”, “Check Out Your Mind.” κλπ.] που έγραψε για το συγκρότημά του, The Impressions,πριν ακολουθήσει σόλο καριέρα από τις αρχές των ’70s. Ορόσημο αυτής της τελευταίας το σάουντρακ του για το blaxploitation film Soul Fly του 1972. Ο Curtis Mayfield έμεινε καθηλωμένος από ατύχημα σε αναπηρική πολυθρόνα το 1990. Πέθανε 9 χρόνια αργότερα.
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On this date, June 3, 1942, singer-songwriter, producer and guitarist Curtis Mayfield, one of the most important figures in soul and black music in general, was born in Chicago, Illinois. An unusually prolific and eclectic composer, also one of the first politically conscious African-American artists, he was associated with the civil rights movement in the ’60s, with a series of songs [“People Get Ready”, “This is My Country”, “Choice Of Colors”, “Check Out Your Mind.” etc.] he wrote for his band, The Impressions,before pursuing a solo career in the early ’70s. Milestone of this one was the soundtrack for the 1972 Blaxploitation film, Soul Fly. Curtis Mayfield was left paralyzed after an accident in 1990. He died nine years later.
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On the podcast:
0:00 SOUL FLY – FREDDIE’S DEAD [INSTRUMENTAL VERSION] 4:48 IT’S ALRIGHT 8:46 YOU MUST BELIEVE ME [ΔΙΑΣΚΕΥΗ / COVERED BY ERIC CLAPTON] 13:16 MOVE ON UP 16:04 GYPSY WOMAN 19:15 THIS IS MY COUNTRY 22:06 PEOPLE GET READY 25:48 SOUL FLY – JUNKIE CHASE [INSTRUMENTAL] 27:29 FOOL FOR YOU 30:25 CHECK OUT YOUR MIND 33:55 CHOICE OF COLOURS 37:15 (DON’T WORRY) IF THERE’S A HELL BELOW
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Enjoy!
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Categories: Birthdays, MUSIC, Oannes Reblog
Thank you for this share Marina.. I will go listen… ❤
I think you’ll enjoy! Thank YOU, Sue! Have a lovely day… and don’t forget the moon tonight! 😉🤗😘❤
Good morning Marina. No moon as thick cloud cover, high winds and heavy downpours. But that saves my arms this morning 😆💚🥰
A ha… well, as they say, it’s an ill wind!
We didn’t have rains, but the clouds certainly made sure they’d cover up the moon perfectly. There was a time [during the eclipse] that I was wondering whether there was a moon somewhere! 😂🤣
I did manage to see it a little after rising and got a few shots.
Hope you’re enjoying the weekend!
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🙂 glad you managed a glimpse more than I did Lol.. 🙂
A little one it was! I hope now to find time to get …a glimpse through the photos I took! 🤣😂🤣😘
Hope you find some super images in there Marina.. 🙂
Ah… I seriously doubt they’ll be ‘super’, but I may find some decent ones! 😉 xoxo
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xoxoxo
Curtis Mayfield, so awesome
Oh, yes indeed!!!!!!!! Such a shame he joined the celestial family so soon…
Yes it is, so talented. He left an amazing legacy. Enjoyed!! ❤️🌸♥️💕🌺🌹🤗
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