CURTIS MAYFIELD: (Singing) People get ready. There's a train a-coming. You don't need no baggage. You just get on board. DETROW: He had been in The Impressions for years, and with songs like "People ...

As part of Lincoln Center Festival, an all-star lineup celebrates Curtis Mayfield, who would have been 70 years old this year. Performers include The Roots, Bilal, Sinéad O'Connor, William Bell, Mavis ...

During the last years of his life, the only way Curtis Mayfield could sing was lying flat on his back. This was the result of a freak 1990 accident that left the soulful singer-songwriter paralyzed ...