Keep on pushing is a 1964 single by the impressions. The impressions keep on pushing lyrics metrolyrics. Discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Curtis mayfield june 3, 1942 december 26, 1999 was an american soul, funk. Keep on pushing by curtis mayfield and the impressions. Curtis mayfield wasnt quite like anyone else, whether it was penning and singing the timeless hits of the impressions its all right, move on up, im so proud, keep on pushing, people get ready, gypsy woman or writing, arranging, and singing the sturdy, elegant funk explorations of his solo years freddies dead, superfly, he was always his own message to the world. Keep on pushing is a studio album by the impressions, released on abcparamount in 1964.
With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Mayfield then entered a prolific period during which his writing and singing would come to define the chicago sound, which rivaled motown in the early and mid60s. Licensed to youtube by altramodamusic, believe music, umg on behalf of g records. One of the first african americans to write social commentaries, curtis mayfield was brought up in relative poverty in chicago by a single mother. Elemental music proudly presents a 180 gram lp reissue of the most acclaimed album by curtis mayfield s the impressions.
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Keep on pushing by the impressions vinyl, dec2016 ebay. The song was a keystone of the civil rights movement, as african americans fought for equality at a time when segregation was still accepted. He found some in the burgeoning civil rights movements push for racial equality. The title was mentioned inbetween the lyrics, by curtis mayfield in the impressions rendition of the negro spiritual amen. Curtis mayfield and the impressions made a serious splash right out of the gate with their 1963 selftitled debut, laying down a stylish brand of passionate northern soul that would continue through the impressions career and well into mayfield s solo work. The impressions were formed in chicago in 1957 as a doo wop group called the roosters, a group of chattanooga, tn, transplants that included vocalists sam gooden and brothers richard and arthur brooks. Now maybe some day ill reach that higher goal i know that i can.
An anthem of the burgeoning civilrights movement the 1964 civil rights act was signed several weeks after its release, keep on pushing cemented his blend of gospel optimism with a relentless spirit. The impressions came together as a union between sam gooden, and brothers richard and arthur brooks members of a vocal group called the roosters and songwriterproducers jerry butler and curtis. Some of their top hits were keep on pushing, its all right, and people get ready. Curtis mayfield lyrics 90 song lyrics sorted by album, including people get ready, move on up, pusherman. Listen to keep on pushing by the impressions keep on pushing. The impressions people get ready 1958762008 imc music. Keep on pushin keep on pushin ive got to keep on pushing i cant stop now.
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The impressions keep on pushing lyrics and tracklist. The impressions keep on pushing sheet music in e major. While they would make several monumental statements in the 1960s, none rang any louder the keep on pushing and it would become the blueprint for not only what they would do for the remainder of the 1960s but what curtis would do as a solo artist in the early to mid 1970s. Long out of print on vinyl, this newly remastered masterpiece is now available with its original artwork thanks to the joint efforts of elemental music and universal music spain.
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