“Born in Chicago on June 3, 1942, Curtis Mayfield sang with the Northern Jubilee Gospel Singers, and joined the Impressions in 1957…From the beginning, said Mayfield, he modeled the Impressions’ sound on the music that had inspired him: ‘Gospel was your foundation and there’s been many a song coming from the black church.’ His fellow Impressions were Sam Gooden and Fred Cash. Having grown up on Chicago’s South and West Sides, Mayfield said that while listening closely to Martin Luther King, Jr., and other black leaders of the time, the ideals of his songs were rooted most deeply in the local community. At all times, his vision was generous, inclusive, proud, and hopeful” (Steve Sullivan, Encyclopedia of Great Popular Recordings, 2013). Listed on the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress.
The Impressions “People Get Ready”
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