curtis mayfield was probably the most important of them all. unlike stevie
wonder and marvin gaye (his oft quoted peers), he did it all on his own,
without a large corporation like motown behind him. apart from that, he
wrote (IMHO) the best soul tracks of the 60's, bar none. and he got banned
by the BBC in the 80s for attacking margaret thatcher (sadly only
lyrically), for which you can only admire the geezer.
there's now a big hole left in music.
----- Original Message -----
From: Seth Osmun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: Mayfield's Death
>
>
>
> Pixie wrote:
>
> for you listers who were a fan, if you dont know already...curtis mayfield
> died sunday morning. i just got a news report on it mailed to me..but i
> didnt think i was allowed to forward it. i really dug his music..i hope
you
> all did as well..
>
> cheers,
> pixie
>
> "no matter what you keep repeating nothing's gonna drag me down to a death
> that's not worth cheating."--elliott smith
>
> Pixie, I was in NYC, at Grand Central Station when the news flashed on the
> board they have in one of the magazine shops. I was shocked, as was my
> brother and my parents..it was kind of weird because I had just visited a
> great place (MOMA) only to to hear bad news on the way home..PS.
Completely
> not related, but do you have Elliot Smiths "XO" album? Got it for
Christmas
> and like it alot, some Lennon influences in it and altogether great
> songwriting, and he has one hell of a voice.
>
> -Seth
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