Artist:The Impressions
Song:Keep On Pushing
Album:20th Century Masters:The Definitive Collection:Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
When Jerry Butler & Curtis Mayfield got together in 1957, little did they know that The Impressions and subsequently Curtis Mayfield would turn out to be a major influence in R & B music and the civil rights movement. Mayfield took his church background and combined it with his political beliefs to write classics like Keep On Pushing, Amen & People Get Ready. Of course he also went solo with Superfly. This budget comp is OK but the 2CD Anthology comp released in 1992 is better. Mayfield became paralyzed in 1990 when a light standard fell on him while he was performing on stage. He continued to make great music until his death in 1999. Curtis Mayfield is a true legend of modern music.
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