Chief Johnny P. Curtis (born November 28, 1950) of

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is a member of the

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. Chief Curtis has been involved in Native American Music since the early gospel music movement of the 1970s. Chief Curtis has produced multiple records within the past thirty plus years. He writes his own original songs and music compositions. In October 2008 Chief Curtis received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native American Music Association in

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. He is also two time

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winner.

References

*http://www.myspace.com/johnnycurtismusic *http://www.canyonrecords.com *http://www.nammys.com San Carlos Apache Tribe people Native American musicians Living people 1950 births People from Maricopa County, Arizona {{US-musician-stub