Singer & songwriter
Curtis Mayfield
Wrote People Get Ready and the Superfly soundtrack, and ran his own label. A lighting rig fell on him in 1990 and left him paralysed; he recorded a final album lying on his back.
Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Dubbed the Gentle Genius, he is considered one of the most influential musicians of soul and socially conscious African-American music. Mayfield first achieved success and recognition with the vocal group the Impressions during the civil rights movement of the late 1950s and the 1960s, and later worked as a solo artist.
- Born
- 1942-06-03, Chicago, Illinois, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 1999-12-26, Roswell, Georgia, USAA Sunday, aged 57
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1942-06-03, Chicago, Illinois, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 12°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 14°54′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 25°18′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 1°55′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 23°33′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 28°28′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 3°20′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 1°08′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 27°05′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 3°57′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1999-12-26, Roswell, Georgia, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 4°28′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 29°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 22°57′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 24°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 23°28′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 25°04′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 10°32′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 14°31′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 2°59′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 11°14′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Curtis Mayfield was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.