‘The Makings of Curtis Mayfield’ Review: H.E.R. Directs an Irresistible Celebration of the ’70s Funk-Soul Genius
H.E.R. directs a documentary full of all-star conversations framed around archival footage of an artist who remains an ...
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 John Legend ...
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‘The Makings of Curtis Mayfield’ Review: H.E.R. Directs an Irresistible Celebration of the ’70s Funk-Soul Genius
“Curtis Mayfield,” she declares ... him discussing this tragedy with touching equanimity. He died in 1999, at 57, of complications from type 2 diabetes. Yet as haunting as that accident ...
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Javon Jackson on teaching the next generation, Nikki Giovanni, and Alfred Hitchcock
Saxophonist Javon Jackson plays at Sculler’s Jazz Club in Boston on March 22nd. His newest albums include the collaboration ...
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Motion day held at circuit court on Monday
At the Alpena 26th Circuit Court on Monday morning, Judge Benjamin Bolser presided over court proceedings on motion day at the court. Bradley Burton, 37, was sentenced to 107 days in jail with 107 ...
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Jerry Butler, singer and former Cook County Commissioner, dies at 85
Attending the sermons of Rev. Annabelle Mayfield as a child, Butler soon toured with her Traveling Souls Spiritualist Church’s gospel group, the Northern Jubilee Singers. During this time he met her ...