Todd Mayfield is Curtis Mayfield's second-oldest son. He is an entrepreneur and former financial services executive in Chicago, and promotes his father's music and legacy. Travis Atria has written extensively on music and culture for Paste, Wax Poetics, Guitarist, the Believer, and other publications. His music has been featured on MTV, GQ.com, and an independent film that debuted at SXSW. He lives in Gainesville, Florida.
"Curtis Mayfield was a national treasure and now, finally, we have
his story in all of its majesty and sorrow. Music biographies are
rarely described as 'thrilling,' but this one is. Here's the story
of an influential and unappreciated artist during the country's
long season of turmoil. What a magnificent musical and cultural
legacy." William McKeen, author of Outlaw Journalist and Mile
Marker Zero
"Traveling Soul is a gift to everyone who's ever taken strength
from 'People Get Ready,' 'Superfly,' 'Keep On Pushing,' or 'We're a
Winner.' Todd Mayfield gives us a loving, honest vision of a Curtis
Mayfield that's never been seen outside his inner circle. When the
history of American soul music is written in a hundred years,
Curtis Mayfield's name will be in the first rank, alongside Marvin
Gaye, James Brown, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, and Stevie Wonder."
Craig Werner, author of Higher Ground and A Change Is Gonna
Come
"Finally a book that gets to the heart and soul of one of the great
geniuses of American music." David Ritz, author of Divided Soul:
The Life of Marvin Gaye
"[Traveling Soul will] make readers want to seek out the singer and
songwriter, if they haven't already fired up their old LPs." Kirkus
Reviews
"This book is super fly; people get ready." Library Journal
" Traveling Soul provides a long overdue corrective, not only in
returning Curtis's legacy into a proper light but also by offering
revealing, intimate evaluation of him as a musical leader, business
partner, friend, husband, and father." Pitchfork.com
"This is an affectionate portrait and a fascinating, balanced
account of a tormented soul." Publishers Weekly
"[A] detailed, forthright portrayal of a stalwart cornerstone of
the world of blues, soul, and hip-hop." Booklist
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