"For Your Precious Love," The Impressions (1958)

A gem from the godfathers of R&B crooning

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Before he sang “Superfly” Curtis Mayfield was in The Impressions, a vocal group that helped created the template of doo-wop and R&B. While he was with the group, he not only …