SXSW: H.E.R.'s good faith attempt to shine a spotlight on her under-appreciated hero is more effective as a portrait of the ...

Beats Per SecondDirector: H.E.R.Logline: The Makings of Curtis Mayfield explores the legacy and deep musical and cultural ...

The Makings of Curtis Mayfield’, which is premiering at SXSW, features interviews with Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige and John Legend ...

FandomWire covers The Makings of Curtis Mayfield from SXSW. DIrected by H.E.R., it follows the life of Mayfield and his ...

While at the premiere of "The Makings of Curtis Mayfield," director H.E.R. shared some of the ways the legendary soul ...

Being fully written and produced by Mayfield, “Curtis” explored a sound different from his previous group, subverting expectations and ultimately creating an anthemic album to the rise in pride of ...

Disney/Scott Kirkland, Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Image, Disney/Randy Holmes When H.E.R.‘s song “Fight For You” from Judas ...

Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has ...

That was Curtis Mayfield. Before they climbed the music charts as the Impressions, young Jerry attended Washburne Trade School, studying to be a chef — which gave him skills that made him ...

Holding the gold statue, she said in her acceptance speech, “All those days of listening to Sly & the Family Stone and Curtis Mayfield and Marvin Gaye really paid off.” Now, that early ...