Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 1. Super Fly wasn’t Curtis Mayfield’s first work for film, nor was it his last. 2. Mayfield understood the film from personal ...

The introductory notes for this reissue of Curtis Mayfield's seminal 1972 blaxploitation soundtrack states that, "In a way, Superfly is the black Sgt. Pepper's." While that's at once a bold and tired ...

In 1972, in the heyday of soul and funk, director Gordon Parks Jr. set out to find the perfect artist to encapsulate the energy of New York City for his first film, the blaxploitation classic “Super ...

Super Fly is a 1972 American crime drama film directed by Gordon Parks Jr. It tells the story of Youngblood Priest, a Harlem cocaine dealer who wants to quit the drug business for good. The movie ...

In December 1971, Curtis Mayfield was movin’ on up. After 10 years of writing and recording hits for the Impressions, such as “Keep on Pushing,” “People Get Ready” and “We’re a Winner,” the lead ...

July 11, 2022 at 1:59 p.m. ·11 min read In late 1971, when Curtis Mayfield began writing Super Fly — the 1972 film soundtrack that would turn out to be his magnum opus — he should have been burned out ...