On June 3, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, Curtis Mayfield was born to Marion Washington and Kenneth Mayfield. His siblings make up position four.
He had only turned five when his father left them. Before settling in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green neighbourhood, his mother and maternal grandmother moved the children about.
What was Curtis Mayfield cause of death?
On December 26, 1999, at 7:20 AM (12:20 GMT) at the North Fulton Regional Hospital in Roswell, Georgia, Mayfield passed away as a result of complications from type 2 diabetes.
Let’s explore some other facts about him.
Mayfield had a tragedy on August 13, 1990. He was hit by lighting fixtures when he was on stage at Wingate Field in Flatbush, Brooklyn. This calamity left him paralyzed from the neck below.
He was a courageous man who persevered in his music career despite being paralyzed from the neck down due to an on-stage accident.
He was a two-time recipient of the Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as a double inductee into the Grammy Hall of Fame. He died in 1999 at the age of 57 due to type 2 diabetes complications.
