Curtis Mayfield News

Driving from New York to San Francisco, Robert Frank couldn't have foreseen how his photo essay The Americans would define both him and his adopted country.

In recent years Israeli music has delved into soul and funk music drawing much from the well of 1970s Black American music.

Gene Chandler is remembered by the rock & roll audience almost solely for the classic novelty and doo wop-tinged soul ballad "Duke of Earl"; the unforgettable opening chant of the title leading the way, the song was a number one hit in 1962.

Following the blockbuster success of Superfly , Curtis Mayfield produced the soundtrack to Short Eyes , the film version of an award-winning play of about the murder of a pedophile in jail.

The quintessential Chicago soul group, the Impressions' place in R&B history would be secure if they'd done nothing but launch the careers of soul legends Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield.

Lauded British experimental electronic musician Keiran Hebden, aka Four Tet , added DJ to his already impressive re sume with a residency at London's The End and more recently with a smashing mix CD for K7 's DJ-Kicks series.

Jacksoul lead singer Haydain Neale died of lung cancer Sunday at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital.

Mamas Gun know how to get down. On "Routes to Riches," they show flashes of Earth, Wind & Fire, Curtis Mayfield and other funk-soul giants, while putting their own modern twist on the genre.

British singer Noel McKoy has been on the fringes of the soul and acid-jazz scenes since the late a 80s.

When I met Jaspers' Jeremy Rasik and Kiley Bobbitt at the Engine Room for our interview one afternoon, we sat down with some of the best beers the bar has to offer and, with a "cheers," they drank and talked enthusiastically about music, theirs or otherwise, namedropping everyone from Curtis Mayfield and Chet Baker to Dirty Projectors and Kaki ...

VARIOUS ARTISTS / "People Get Ready Mixtape" Source: Breath of Life - " 03 People Get Ready Mixtape.mp3 Curtis Lee Mayfield tuned his guitar to the black keys on the piano.

"The blog your favorite blogger reads...." Tuesday, October 13, 2009 New mixtape: DJ Chorizo - Chorizo Chunks #5 What's in the mix as broken down by Chorizo : "I started the mix with all Dilla productions then went into soul/funk/jazz/afrobeat/etc. [and played] tracks from: J Dilla, Pharcyde, Busta Rhymes, Slum Village, Curtis Mayfield, Al Green, ...

Mayer Hawthorne's "A Strange Arrangement" is one of the most unlikely albums of the year.

The heat wave plaguing Orlando is finally taking a brief sabbatical on this Saturday night as Kow finishes a sound check before their set at Barbarella.

Mayer Hawthorne isn't the first stage name for genre-hopper Andrew Cohen. For years, he performed under the name Haircut as part of the California hip-hop trio Now On and Michigan-based crew Athletic Mic League.

The Third Annual Brew Fest will take place tomorrow from 2 to 10:30 p.m. at the Amesbury Sports Park, 12 South Hunt Road.

Song stylist Charles Wilson's latest contemporary take on retro-soul should please any fan of beach music, Philly soul or Motown.

Duff McKagan's column appears every Thursday on Reverb. On Mondays he writes about what's in heavy rotation on his iPod.

Cliff Richard is a rock'n'roll pioneer, an accidental maker of experimental pop, and Britain's best exponent of sophisticated MOR.

Here's a question to get the ol' work-week brain juices flowing: Between Super Fly and Shaft , which blaxploitation film has the better theme song? They're both the work of masters of funk and soul, with iconic - and endlessly sampled/parodied - intros and lyrics that provide a badass dossier on their subjects.