Without question one of the most important and influential artists in modern music, Curtis Mayfield put out dozens of classic albums throughout the course of a career that ran more than four decades. He began recording professionally in the late 1950s as a member of the Impressions, (originally a Doo Wop group known as the Roosters), a Chicago soul group he fronted with Jerry Butler. They hit the charts with the single "For Your Precious Love" in 1958, and went on to release 13 albu...  [+]