This Curtis Mayfield Song DOESN’T ACTUALLY EXIST
Everybody knows the song “Diamond in the Back” by Curtis Mayfield. You know the one that goes “Diamond in the back, sun roof top, diggin’ the scene with the gangsta lean…”?
Well, I’m here to tell you that this song DOES NOT EXIST and Curtis Mayfield NEVER recorded it.
Today, we’re going down a rabbit hole. How did this happen? If this isn’t Curtis Mayfield, who is it and why does everyone think it’s him? And as we find answers, we just might find more questions.
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SOURCES
The Kennedy Center Performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAT7CwVJtX0
The Reaction Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQAN4oEKhYE
The OLDEST Curtis Mayfield Miscrediting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WzeCDhC7nY
The BIGGEST Curtis Mayfield Miscrediting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVANQheoRUw
The Trash Article: https://www.coronetdiamonds.com/the-original-song-diamond-in-the-back-written-and-performed-by-curtis-mayfield/#google_vignette
The Washington Post Interview: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/01/01/new-spin-on-a-golden-oldie/ef63a4c4-59d3-40f9-b990-0b44c474afcb/
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Topics Covered
Curtis Mayfield
Superfly
William Devaughn
Be Thankful For What You Got
Diamond in the Back
Diamonds in the Back
Actual Song
Fake Song
Miscredit
Wrong
Controversy
Kennedy Center
TSOP
MFSB
Soul Train
Soul Music
Ludacris
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