Under his direction The Impressions created some truly beautiful harmonies on songs such as ‘ I’m So Proud’, ‘ Gypsy Women’, and ‘ It’s Alright’, whilst the classic ‘ People Get Ready’ became a civil rights anthem. His career began in the late fifties, being asked to join The Impression as guitarist by the groups then lead singer Jerry Butler Mayfield accepted the offer, and before long Butler had amicably left the line-up and Mayfield had taken up artistic control of the group. It truly is a soul classic, but there is so much more to Curtis Mayfield than this – even if commercial radio only plays this particular track. It’s fair to say that everyone – consciously or subconsciously – knows Curtis Mayfield’s ‘ Move on Up’, originally released in 1970 on the Curtis album.
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