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Curtis Mayfield · 1970

Curtis Mayfield

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

October 1, 1970Career⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description

Curtis Mayfield left The Impressions to focus on a solo career and his own record label, Curtom Records, which he had co-founded with Eddie Thomas in 1968. Over the following five years, nine of his songs reached the Billboard Hot 100, including the million-selling hits “Freddie’s Dead” and “Superfly” from 1972.

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  1. Curtis MayfieldSeptember 7, 1972
    Album⭐⭐⭐⭐
    Curtis Mayfield's album Super Fly received a gold RIAA certification after reaching the top of the Billboard album chart. It was driven by two million-selling hits, “Freddie's Dead”, which reached No. 4, and the title track “Super Fly”, which reached No. 8. The album is one of the few soundtracks to earn more money than the film for which it was made.
  2. Curtis MayfieldAugust 13, 1990
    Personal⭐⭐⭐⭐
    While warming up before an outdoor concert at Wingate Field in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, a stage lighting structure collapsed due to strong winds and landed on his back. The accident paralyzed him from the neck down; he lived with the effects of his injuries until his death in 1999.