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Following the blockbuster success of Superfly , Curtis Mayfield produced the soundtrack to Short Eyes , the film version of an award-winning play of about the murder of a pedophile in jail.

British singer Noel McKoy has been on the fringes of the soul and acid-jazz scenes since the late a 80s.

VARIOUS ARTISTS / "People Get Ready Mixtape" Source: Breath of Life - " 03 People Get Ready Mixtape.mp3 Curtis Lee Mayfield tuned his guitar to the black keys on the piano.

There's a new hip cat in town that's cooler than Shaft, smoother than The Mack, and sharper than Superfly.

Duff McKagan's column appears every Thursday on Reverb. On Mondays he writes about what's in heavy rotation on his iPod.

Unless you're riding to the airport, a wedding, or trying to get sex on prom night, let's face it, you've forgotten all about the Lincoln Town Car.

Here's a question to get the ol' work-week brain juices flowing: Between Super Fly and Shaft , which blaxploitation film has the better theme song? They're both the work of masters of funk and soul, with iconic - and endlessly sampled/parodied - intros and lyrics that provide a badass dossier on their subjects.

Perhaps because he didn't cross over to the pop audience as heavily as Motown's stars, it may be that the scope of Curtis Mayfield's talents and contributions have yet to be fully recognized.