Uploaded by pierrerichard7777 on Mar 25, 2010
Singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer, born 3 June 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, died 26 December 1999 in Roswell, Georgia, USA.
Co-founder of R&B vocal group The Impressions in the late 1950's. He left The Impressions in 1970 to embark on a solo career and founded his record label Curtom.
Mayfield is truly one of the greats, a pioneer in funk and socially aware R&B. He received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995.
Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 (Performer).
Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2000.
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@asfranko1 I think hes saying "spleef" Another term for a joint.Urban Dictionary
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@yohomieryan1 ...Yes, thats what I thought too, but I looked it up on one of those lyric websites and that's how they worded the song. Maybe that site has it that way because of censorship. You know, big brother feels the need to protect us.
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Make wanna hustle err time I hear it lol ;-)
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@asfranko1 He says "Two bags please for a generous fee"
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im ur momma im ur daddy?
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This song rocks, but i can't figure out what Curtis means when he sings..."To bad, splee for a generous fee"...Anybody?
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@coolwafferman fresher than ever O_o
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BEAST FROM THE MIDDLE EAST
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This song is 40 years old, and it still fresh to this day. Curtis Mayfield was a beast.
coolwafferman 1 week ago 16
@coolwafferman na he was superfly
JEMoNE420 1 week ago 11