CURTIS 5 – Curtis was active throughout the 1980’s but his record sales were lower than the previous decade. By 1990 he relaunched Curtom Records (now in Atlanta) and begun collaborating with rap artists. During a performance that same year a lighting tower collapsed on top of Curtis leaving him quadriplegic. After years of forced retirement, he released his final album in 1997. Although he was unable to play guitar, he wrote, sang, and directed the recording of “New World Order”. Curtis vocals were painstakingly recorded, usually line-by-line while lying on his back, the only way he could get enough air into his lungs. Curtis died from diabetes on December 26, 1999 in Roswell, Georgia. His last appearance on record was with the group Bran Van 3000 on the song "Astounded" released only in 2001.
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