Curtis Mayfield was short, and with his rabbity grin and small rectangular-wire-framed glasses hanging halfway down his nose, he looked cute and brainy, like a soul-brother version of Bob Balaban ...

Curtis Mayfield was one of the country’s most successful R&B artists and interpreters of the civil rights movement.

‘The Makings of Curtis Mayfield’ Review: H.E.R. Directs an Irresistible Celebration of the ’70s Funk-Soul Genius It's an exuberant documentary full of all-star conversations, framed around ...

How H.E.R.’s 2021 Oscar Speech Led to Her Directing a Curtis Mayfield Doc 'The Makings of Curtis Mayfield’, which is premiering at SXSW, features interviews with Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige and ...

The Makings of Curtis Mayfield is a bit of a misleading title for the oblique documentary directed by the Grammy- and Oscar-winning musician H.E.R. The name, a riff on Mayfield’s honeyed 1970 ...

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In her SXSW-bowing film, 'The Makings of Curtis Mayfield,' H.E.R. invites a range of artists to capture the musician's enduring legacy.

The future politician who later served on the County Board became famous performing with the Impressions, which also included Curtis Mayfield. “Their music was the sound of the Civil Rights ...

Curtis Mayfield was short, and with his rabbity grin and small rectangular-wire-framed glasses hanging halfway down his nose, he looked cute and brainy, like a soul-brother version of Bob Balaban ...

Nobody comes out of “The Makings of Curtis Mayfield” looking better than H.E.R. — a sincere compliment that the artist might be disappointed by, as her desire to shine the spotlight on ...