Brian and Murdock examine the significance of Soul legend Curtis Mayfield, the amazing career that got him into the Rock Hall of Fame TWICE, and the fateful day in 1990 that would change his life forever.
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SHOW NOTES:
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-multi-time-inductees/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Butler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield
https://wschronicle.com/senior-spotlight-jerry-butler-soul-survivor/
YouTube guitar lesson on Curtis’ style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaYasnu5Oi4
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/did-john-mayer-rip-off-curtis-mayfield-waiting-on-the-world-people-get-ready.103508/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Parks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Fly_(1972_film)
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/curtis-mayfield-super-fly-things-you-didnt-know-1364038/
https://magazine.waxpoetics.com/connections/hey-america/article/curtis-mayfield-gangster-boogie/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtom_Records
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtom_Records
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Markowitz
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/16/arts/music/16concerts.html
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/read-excerpt-from-curtis-mayfield-bio-detailing-tragic-accident-126593/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_Order_(album)
https://www.popmatters.com/curtis-mayfield-new-world-order-2496160140.html
https://www.goldradiouk.com/news/music/curtis-mayfield-accident-death/
A listener letter leads Brian and Murdock to another sliding doors speculation – if a certain tragedy hadn’t happened to Bjork in 1996, would the world of music sound very different today?
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