This post was originally published on this site
George Pelecanos, a crime novelist and TV writer who came of age in Washington, D.C., in the 1970s when it was a majority African-American city, loves the music of soul/funk singer Curtis Mayfield.
“He’s a hero of mine, a spiritual hero,” he says. “I had the ‘Super Fly’ soundtrack on the eight-track in my Camaro, and I played it around the clock.”
Mr. Pelecanos is thrilled that a Mayfield track is the theme song for HBO’s…