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Article: Curtis Mayfield views on fame and 'All Men Are Brothers'

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Call and Post (Cincinnati)
03-31-1994
Curtis Mayfield views on fame and 'All Men Are Brothers'.

By Chill

Showtime Contributing Writer

The story of Curtis Mayfield is indeed a remarkable one. At the tender age of 14, he wrote the Impressions hit song "Gypsy Woman". Since then, his extraordinary career has spanned nearly four decades. He has written over sixteen top 40 hit songs for his former group the "Impressions" as well a many solo songs, such songs include "It's Alright" "People Get Ready" and the timeless mega-hits of the entire "Superfly" soundtrack. That super soundtrack boasted the now immortal cuts "I'm Your Pusherman," "Freddie's Dead," and "No Thang On Me," (The Cocaine ...

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