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1942 – 1999Curtis Mayfield (1942-1999)Died 26 December 1999, aged 57Curtis Mayfield was an American soul and funk musician known for his work with The Impressions and his solo album Super Fly. He continued recording after being paralyzed in a 1990 stage accident. He died of complications from diabetes in Roswell, Georgia.
1942Curtis Mayfield born in ChicagoCabrini-GreenGrows up poor on Chicago's North Side.