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Remembering Curtis Mayfield Today on the 26th Anniversary of His Passing (December 26, 1999)

December 26, 2025 Albumism Staff
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Please join the Albumism team in celebrating Curtis Mayfield’s musical legacy and revisit audio & video highlights from his career below!

Born: June 3, 1942
Died: December 26, 1999
Biography | Readers’ Poll Results | Discography (Studio Albums):

The Impressions

The Impressions (1963)
The Never Ending Impressions (1964)
Keep on Pushing (1964)
People Get Ready (1965)
One by One (1965)
Ridin' High (1966)
The Fabulous Impressions (1967)
We're a Winner (1968)
This Is My Country (1968)
The Versatile Impressions (1969)
The Young Mods' Forgotten Story (1969)
Check Out Your Mind! (1970)

Solo

Curtis (1970) | Read More
Roots (1971) | Read More
Super Fly (1972) | Read More
Back to the World (1973)\
Sweet Exorcist (1974)
Got to Find a Way (1974)
There's No Place Like America Today (1975)
Give, Get, Take and Have (1976)
Sparkle (with Aretha Franklin) (1976)
Never Say You Can't Survive (1977)
Do It All Night (1978)
Heartbeat (1979)
Something to Believe In (1980)
The Right Combination (with Linda Clifford) (1980)
Love is the Place (1982)
Honesty (1983)
We Come in Peace with a Message of Love (1985)
Take It to the Streets (1990)
New World Order (1996)

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