Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music. Dubbed the "Gentle Genius", he first achieved success and recognition with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted group the Impressions during the civil rights movement of the late 1950s and the 1960s, and later worked as a solo artist.
3 June 1942
Born on the same birth day (3 June): Chang Hsueh-liang • Christian Malcolm • Chuck Barris • Dan Hill • Dilraba Dilmurat • Frederick VIII of Denmark • Giovanni Diodati • Jefferson Davis • Kerry King • Ransom E. Olds
Born in the same month (June 1942): Bert Sakmann • Bruce Johnston • Charlotte Bingham • Eddie Levert • Gilberto Gil • Marjorie Margolies • Merata Mita • Michel Tremblay • Nicholas Lloyd • Parveen Kumar • Richard Perry • Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo • Togo D. West Jr. • Willis Reed • Yiannis Boutaris