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Beautiful Brother: The Gentle Genius Of Curtis Mayfield, Part One

Kris Needs, Shindig, February 2017

How a poor boy from Chicago became the voice of the civil rights movement in soul's greatest vocal group, defined the black pride anthem and became Blaxploitation's greatest composer before being shot down by changing trends and appalling tragedy.

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