Society of Midland Authors Literary Award Winner Curtis Mayfield was one
of the seminal vocalists and most talented guitarists of his era, and
his music played a vital role in the civil rights movement: "People Get
Ready" was the black anthem of the time. In Traveling Soul, Todd
Mayfield tells his famously private father's story in riveting detail.
Born into dire poverty, raised in the slums of Chicago, Curtis became a
musical prodigy, not only singing like a dream but growing into a
brilliant songwriter.
In the 1960s he opened his own label and
production company and worked with many other top artists, including the
Staple Singers. Curtis's life was famously cut short by an accident
that left him paralyzed, but in his declining health he received the
long-awaited recognition of the music industry. Passionate,
illuminating, vivid, and absorbing, Traveling Soul will doubtlessly take
its place among the classics of music biography.
Traveling Soul: the Life of Curtis Mayfield - Todd Mayfield
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