"Our purpose is to educate as well as to entertain. Painless preaching is as good a term as any for what we do. If you're going to come away from a party singing the lyrics of a song, it is better that you sing of self-pride like 'We're a Winner' instead of 'Do the Boo-ga-loo!'"
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Singer-songwriters from the United StatesGuitarists from the United StatesMusic producers from the United StatesPeople from ChicagoSoul singers
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As quoted in The Sociology of Rock (1978) by Simon Frith
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Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.
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