Their influence on the male singers who followed those two veterans of The Impressions, has been enormous.
Curtis's life was sadly shortened when he became a paraplegic following a terrible accident. He was in attendance at The West Indian parade in Brooklyn, years ago. Some people had climbed a light pole and it gave way falling on Curtis. My friend DJ Premier was only a few feet away and told me in very emotional terms what had happened and how he had just missed it falling on him.