Curtis Mayfield: No Longer An Impression
John Abbey, Blues & Soul, September 1970
AS EXCLUSIVELY reported in Blues & Soul some 4 months ago, Curtis Mayfield has officially left the Impressions after 12 years. When we finally tracked him down, he was in his Curtom Studios in Chicago mixing some new tapes.
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