In only one case has the site done more than one post on artist. Many have shown up in many instances, but not in full posts. Johnny Cash and Leon Russell, for instance, are all over the place. The only exception is Louis Armstrong because, well, he was Louis Armstrong. The site has two posts and a podcast interview about him.
I decided to write a post about Curtis Mayfield because the song “People Get Ready” popped into my head. (It’s basically a vacuum, so that sort of thing happens quite often.) I began getting it all together and realized that the site indeed had featured Mayfield, during his days with The Impressions. In that case, the songs were “Superfly” and “It’s All Right.” (I’m not sure if its “All Right” or “Alright.”)
My first reaction was to find somebody else to post about. That would mean, however, that I wouldn’t be able to post “People Get Ready.” That seemed like a worse idea. So here it is.
“People Get Ready” was written by Mayfield and released by The Impressions in 1965 on an album of the same name. It reached number three on the Billboard R&B chart and number 14 on the pop chart.
The song is celebrated: Rolling Stone named it the 24th greatest song of all time. (I get a kick out of those lists. Apparently, “People Get Ready” is a little bit better than “God Only Knows” by the Beach Boys and not quite as good as “In My Life” by The Beatles.) The song placed 20th on the magazine’s list of greatest guitar tracks. (Actually, that may be a reach, in my opinion.) It is on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s list of 500 songs that shaped rock and roll and was named one of the 10 best songs of all time by Mojo. “People Get Ready” is in the Grammy Hall of Fame.
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