Name: Curtis
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2014-04-11

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8122796478

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Curtis Mayfield

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Rhino

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Blues / Gospel

Curtis Mayfield was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and producer. He was born on June 3, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois and passed away on December 26, 1999 in Roswell, Georgia at the age of 57.
Mayfield co-founded the R&B vocal group The Impressions in the late 1950s. However, he left the group in 1970 to pursue a solo career. During this time, he also co-founded the record label Curtom with Eddie Thomas.
With his unique blend of soulful vocals and socially conscious lyrics, Curtis Mayfield made a lasting impact on the music industry. His contributions as a musician and producer continue to inspire artists today.

Rhino Records, also known as Rhino, is a renowned music label that was established in 1973 by Richard Foos. Starting as a record store in Westwood California, Rhino quickly gained recognition with its first successful release "Go To Rhino Records" by Wild Man Fischer in 1975. The label's early logo featured "Rocky the Rhino" and focused on novelty, surf, local new wave bands, and reissues of out-of-print records from other labels.

Under the guidance of Bill Inglot for production, Ken Perry for mastering, and A&R team Gary Stewart and James Austin, Rhino expanded its catalog to include a wide range of reissues by the mid-1980s. The label underwent a logo redesign during this time period to simply "Rhino". In 1984, Rhino released its first CD and became known for manufacturing high-quality CDs made by Sanyo (1984-85) and various manufacturers from Japan or Switzerland thereafter.

In 1985, Rhino entered into a distribution deal with Capitol Records which lasted until 1992. This partnership allowed access to Capitol's back catalog and led to the release of reissues of old Capitol albums. Additionally, EMI and Rhino acquired the Roulette family of labels in 1989. As their deal with Capitol came to an end in 1992, Time-Warner offered an opportunity for growth. Half of the label was sold to Time-Warner

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In honour of the legendary Curtis Mayfield, his first four studio albums are to be released in the new boxset Keep on Keeping on: Curtis Mayfield Studio albums 1970-1974 all newly remastered, marking the 50 years since Mayfield’s Prolific Solo Career came to Start. A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honouree, Mayfield’s early solo career includes a collection of newly remastered versions of his first four studio albums: Curtis (1970), Roots (1971), Back to the World (1973) and Sweet Exorcist (1974). Mayfield left the Impressions in 1970 and launched his solo career with his debut album, Curtis. The album reached the Billboard Pop Albums Chart Top 20 and was certified gold. It features (Don’t Worry) If There’s A Hell Below, We’re All Going To Go, a hit in the U.S., and Move On Up, which charted in the U.K. In terms of cultural significance, the album’s potent combination of socially conscious lyrics and soul / funk music helped blaze a trail for later albums like Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On and Stevie Wonder’s Innervisions.Curtis went on to release More successful albums such as the R&amp;B classic Roots, 1973’s Back to The World and finally Sweet Exorcist in 1974 which all span hits such as Future Shock, Can’t Say Nothin’ and If I Were Only A Child Again.4CD - Clamshell 4 CD Box.4LP - Four 180 Gram Vinyl Box in Slipcase.

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Discover Curtis by Curtis Mayfield on Rhino label. Boxset includes his first four studio albums remastered. Available in CD and LP formats.