PURE Magic SHOWMANSHIP at its best!!!!!! make no mistake, you can take any BAND over the last 30 or 40 years all together they CAN'T HOLD A FLICKER OF FLAME TO EARTH WIND & FIRE!!!!! YES I SAID IT!!!!!!!!
I was blessed to see these live shows back in the 70's & 80's many, many times, sometimes we'd go see them 3 straight nights in different cities...the best live shows I've EVER seen in my life. Love comin on here and re-living them...
I understand. Saw them about three to four ti,es during that period. Just AMAZING! Actually stood up on a folding chair dancing like a nut, and fell over the aisle behind. Got up and kept going. 🤣🤣🤣. TIIIIGGGHHT
DYNAMIC!! G-d bless Maurice White & EWF! I am blessed to have seen them live 3Xs in the 70s! What a great memory to have in my mind for the rest of my life! ❤️🎶🎵
Their concerts from 1979 seem to be their best. Always good no matter what or when. But the energy here at that time seemed to be at their most highest. And always it's such a pleasure to see Maurice White perform. Amazing!!!!
Ewf at their peak 75'-81. Total powerhouses. Each player was gifted phenomenally, Together they made the baddest group in the UNIVERSE. Maurice,Verdine,Al,Johnny,Fred,Ralph,Larry,Philip,Andrew,DON,Rahmlee,Satterfield& Michael Harris. Best LIVE SHOW EWF Had! Today EWF dont measure up.
I came home to see the birth of my first born on the 6th of October 1976 in South Bend Indiana then seen the same show in Bloomington Indiana the next day
I used to play this in a band when it was new. Almost impossible at the record tempo but this makes my arm ache just watching Al MacKay funking out on guitar! Greatest band ever!
i woke up this morning with this playing in my head! then i had to look it up ..to find the title of it so i could find it! i found it! LOL! this is da JAMmmmmm!! I WITNESSED as least 3 EWF live performances ..unreal! mind blowing performances...i was speechless after leaving the show!!
Jeez! The Phenix Horns were just radioactive! Some of the licks they could pull off...man! I'm the world's biggest Tower of Power fan, but some of the licks these guys could pull off...my god!
GUESS WHAT FOLK'S 2DAY IS NEW YEAR'S EVE AND THIS MY 1ST CHOICE OF SONG LOVE LOVE THIS !!!!!HAPPY NEW YEAR'S TO THE ENTIRE EWF FAMILY THANK YOU MAURICE ANDREW LARRY PHILIP VERDINE FRED AL RALPH JOB WELL DONE! !!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍😛
@newmonii I understand michael harris was the master mind behind the rapid horn playing..I met louis and ramlee at a 1981 concert in Oakland California..never forget it..
PHENIX HORNS, featuring the late, great Mr. Donald Myrick on alto saxophone; I can't recall the other three ... wait, Louis Satterfield on Trombone; he showed Verdine how to play bass ... the others are Michael Ramlee, trumpet and the last hornman I can't recall. PHENIX HORNS would eventually leave EWF, and join Phil Collins' touring band ... I saw em at Pittsburgh's Civic Arena in 85 - they wore melon-orange suits, against the grunge look of Phil's band. Still an unforgettable music night in the Burgh. PhilC is still a legendary talent. drummer/vocalist/arranger.
Tonna Thomas one of the guys that played horns for them was henry miles sax man from springfield,il keyboards was larry dunn i knew his mother ms,dunn for yrs back in the late 70's 80"s R.I.P ms dunn..she was a sweet! sweet! woman...from 70th and eastend.chicago,il
@@nyja33 The Phenix Horns Esq., are my dad, Lui-Lui Satterfield * Trombone Don yrick * Sax - RahmLee Michael Davis * Trumpet and Michael Harris * Trumpet 🙂
OMG!!! MAGIC MIND!!! 'movin soon...upper room...paid your dues now your through feelin blue!" LOVE IT!!! They always followed deep lyrics with funky instrumentation! This live version is amazing! Check this song out on LIVE IN RIO 1980, the horns out do themselves on that one!!!
What many don't realize is that the groove they got going is directly reminiscent of Gospel "Shout" music. Fast, tight and in the pocket. Check the bassline and the horn parts.
Algo mas que decir a todo lo que se ha dicho aca?; nunca había visto este video y realmente envidio a todas esas personas que tuvieron el privilegio y bendición de haber estado alli durante ese show. EWF una de las mejores bandas de todos los tiempos. Dios bendiga a Maurice White , Philip Bayley y a todos los que pertenecieron a EWF.
Maurice white's vision almost didn't happen. It was his manager That encouraged Him to bring in younger people to support His vision I said this before A lot of people didn't know that Philip Bailey And the rest of The guys Did not start in the very beginning of Earth wind and fire. The earlier guys were Maurice white Age Maurice white did not wanna be a routine black Group He wanted to cross over And expand The sound! That was very hard to do back then The radio stations were very segregated But a little tenacity And he did it With the help of Charles stepney That's the way of the world put them on the map that was their 1st biggest hit! The rest is history 40 years and still going.!💯
That was some hella awesome horn-playing! And I used to play jazz for 35 years on sax, flute and clarinet. Really tight section playing there. Drum Corps brass sections should try that.
please please listen to the very end of the song this is what makes them number 1 you heat Larry dunn going off on the organ along with Al mckay making that guitar sing Verdine is playing crystal clear Fred white is a beast on the drums you can hear him beating the hell out of those skins the whole arrangements is one of the best i have heard by far! !!!
If you notice that the horns get a little off at a couple of moments, understand that that horn arrangement is extremely difficult. And EW&F's horn section was possibly the best horn section in popular music at the time. I miss the days when the music you heard came directly from the musician's fingers/mouth. There was an excitement to seeing and hearing something like this that just can't be replicated by synths and samples.
Man, is that a horn section or what? Funky butt all the way. Love those outside lines they blow too. Just dynamite playing from everyone, which is why EWF were so great. No one today can match this.
The great live album gratitude one great show wow rip mw mis you
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PURE Magic SHOWMANSHIP at its best!!!!!! make no mistake, you can take any BAND over the last 30 or 40 years all together they CAN'T HOLD A FLICKER OF FLAME TO EARTH WIND & FIRE!!!!! YES I SAID IT!!!!!!!!
I concur sir.
And l agree!
Fo’Sho
And I SAY IT TOO!!!!!!!!!!!
I was blessed to see these live shows back in the 70's & 80's many, many times, sometimes we'd go see them 3 straight nights in different cities...the best live shows I've EVER seen in my life. Love comin on here and re-living them...
I’ve only seen the 4x. ‘77, ‘78 and twice in ‘88🏳️🌈
I understand. Saw them about three to four ti,es during that period. Just AMAZING! Actually stood up on a folding chair dancing like a nut, and fell over the aisle behind. Got up and kept going. 🤣🤣🤣. TIIIIGGGHHT
@@Torihope1000 just the thought of earthwind and fire OMG,, the feeling is UNBELIEVABLE..
@@Torihope1000 I would of loved to see your folding chair act !!! LOL
@@janc9608 🤣🤣🤣. T'wasn't pretty
Just the best. Read Maurice's autobiography. Absolutely OUTSTANDING.
That was a heck of a read wasn’t it?!
A True Classic........so thrilled it has been preserved!!!!
DYNAMIC!! G-d bless Maurice White & EWF! I am blessed to have seen them live 3Xs in the 70s! What a great memory to have in my mind for the rest of my life! ❤️🎶🎵
Best EWF live footage on the internet. This is why they are in a class by themselves. PHENIX HORNS ARE GETTING SILLY ON THIS ONE!!!
Their concerts from 1979 seem to be their best. Always good no matter what or when. But the energy here at that time seemed to be at their most highest. And always it's such a pleasure to see Maurice White perform. Amazing!!!!
MAURICE THE MUSICAL GENERAL DIRECTING HIS TROOPS. THIS WAS TRULY AWESOME TO WATCH. THIS SONG ALONE IS WORTH THE PRICE OF THE CONCERT TICKET.
Ewf at their peak 75'-81. Total powerhouses. Each player was gifted phenomenally, Together they made the baddest group in the UNIVERSE. Maurice,Verdine,Al,Johnny,Fred,Ralph,Larry,Philip,Andrew,DON,Rahmlee,Satterfield& Michael Harris. Best LIVE SHOW EWF Had! Today EWF dont measure up.
The best live band ever.
Well .... This^.
I LOVE ME SOME EARTH,WIND&FIRE.
I would pay just to see those trumpets spinning!.
I did!
I love watching them spin!😁
@@salvooch4 I did too. April '79 Rotterdam
I came home to see the birth of my first born on the 6th of October 1976 in South Bend Indiana then seen the same show in Bloomington Indiana the next day
The horns played with phi Collins one great horn section wow
Thank you I'm in the hospital alone this put a a-smile on my face.
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD!!!
One cant even imagine the effort that was put into the EWF gig ! Practice skill technique ..repeat ...ditto !
I used to play this in a band when it was new. Almost impossible at the record tempo but this makes my arm ache just watching Al MacKay funking out on guitar! Greatest band ever!
Heavy! What a band, having a ball with the sound. Earth Wind and Fire.
Yup that was how it was done a real band thanks
Maurice had to of been so proud of the band he put together,, he should be !! The best is EARTHWIND AND FIRE GROUP!!!
i woke up this morning with this playing in my head! then i had to look it up ..to find the title of it so i could find it! i found it! LOL! this is da JAMmmmmm!! I WITNESSED as least 3 EWF live performances ..unreal! mind blowing performances...i was speechless after leaving the show!!
AL MCKAY !
driving the groove HARD.
This is a great clip, thanks for posting 1980Triumph
stillphil THE LEGENDARY AL MCKAY💙💙
Where is the Love button!!!!
I think VERDINE is adorable!! ❤😮🎉
Nothing Ever can touch this performance Live ever or ever will be.
Freakin outrageously fantastic! I love EWF forever!
This was when Earth,Wind & Fire were off the chain unlike the watered down version that's out now.
Jeez! The Phenix Horns were just radioactive! Some of the licks they could pull off...man! I'm the world's biggest Tower of Power fan, but some of the licks these guys could pull off...my god!
This is the definition of FUNK! This is as good as it gets...crazy good!
thanks for posting this magnificent live tune ..rest in Peace Maurice White.
what passion for music and life!
Earth Wind & Fire with the Phoenix Horns. The best sound in the world. ❤️
Simply the best band...EVER!!!
@1980Triumph I agree with you. They both had a great sound and nobody to this day can touch them or their music!!!!
como siempre el legendario maurice White...con su mejor disposición con la música..y su gran estilo ....es su orquesta...❤❤❤
Best band of all time and i got to see them Live,Never beaten all these years later.
oh baby...what a groove.
I watch this EVERY DAY, thank you.
I can hardly believe
how wonderful they were then as well as now!
ABSURDLY FANTASTIC THE GREATEST BAND OF THEM ALL💙😇😊 THE GOAT💙😇😊
My GOAT fast song by the GOAT band.I saw this epic performance,back in the day ❤
Real music, just talk my breath away!!!!!!!
GUESS WHAT FOLK'S 2DAY IS NEW YEAR'S EVE AND THIS MY 1ST CHOICE OF SONG LOVE LOVE THIS !!!!!HAPPY NEW YEAR'S TO THE ENTIRE EWF FAMILY THANK YOU MAURICE ANDREW LARRY PHILIP VERDINE FRED AL RALPH JOB WELL DONE! !!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍😛
EWF & The Phenix Horns!!! Amazing!!!
@1980Triumph This clip is so SICK!!!! Thanks for posting ... luv EWF Live ... unforgettable moment
@newmonii I understand michael harris was the master mind behind the rapid horn playing..I met louis and ramlee at a 1981 concert in Oakland California..never forget it..
PHENIX HORNS, featuring the late, great Mr. Donald Myrick on alto saxophone; I can't recall the other three ... wait, Louis Satterfield on Trombone; he showed Verdine how to play bass ... the others are Michael Ramlee, trumpet and the last hornman I can't recall. PHENIX HORNS would eventually leave EWF, and join Phil Collins' touring band ... I saw em at Pittsburgh's Civic Arena in 85 - they wore melon-orange suits, against the grunge look of Phil's band. Still an unforgettable music night in the Burgh. PhilC is still a legendary talent. drummer/vocalist/arranger.
The last guy would be Michael Harris.
Barami Snaeha The fourth guy in this lineup is not Michael Harris. Not sure of his name, but the guy next to Rahmlee isn't Michael.
Tonna Thomas one of the guys that played horns for them was henry miles sax man from springfield,il keyboards was larry dunn i knew his mother ms,dunn for yrs back in the late 70's 80"s R.I.P ms dunn..she was a sweet! sweet! woman...from 70th and eastend.chicago,il
He played so beautiful don't you agree?
@@nyja33 The Phenix Horns Esq., are my dad, Lui-Lui Satterfield * Trombone Don yrick * Sax - RahmLee Michael Davis * Trumpet and Michael Harris * Trumpet 🙂
OMG!!! MAGIC MIND!!! 'movin soon...upper room...paid your dues now your through feelin blue!" LOVE IT!!! They always followed deep lyrics with funky instrumentation! This live version is amazing! Check this song out on LIVE IN RIO 1980, the horns out do themselves on that one!!!
Awesome horns section! I didn't remember there being that many guys.
Calidad EXCELENTE los músicos de VIENTO y PERCUSION,unida a las voces EXCEPCIONALES dan una calidad insuperable,GRACIAS por ser UNICOS.🎉🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🎉
What great show the band so powerful the voices rip mw wow
Genius!
What many don't realize is that the groove they got going is directly reminiscent of Gospel "Shout" music. Fast, tight and in the pocket. Check the bassline and the horn parts.
The Fire at their best
Take a chance as you dance in romance in a trance, THE GREATEST BAND EVER BAR NONE ❤️ EARTH WIND AND FIRE HEAVEN SENT 😇
Algo mas que decir a todo lo que se ha dicho aca?; nunca había visto este video y realmente envidio a todas esas personas que tuvieron el privilegio y bendición de haber estado alli durante ese show. EWF una de las mejores bandas de todos los tiempos. Dios bendiga a Maurice White , Philip Bayley y a todos los que pertenecieron a EWF.
F A N T A S T I C!
I love this song!
Thank you for this post!!!
best horn section ever.. loved them then.. lovem still
Them Phoenix horns were badass 4 real.
Too much
Love
SIMPLY Untouchable,To all that Reality Show Bile,Watch this,it`s called MUSIC.
Maurice white rest in peace put together one hell of a band..
this is WHY THEY WERE/ARE THE GREATEST BAND EVER ON THE PLANET!!!!
Camille Lourde Wyatt ABSOLUTELY THE GREATEST BAND EVER💙😇😁
error YES EVERYTHING U SAID IS DEFINITELY TRUE💙💙💙💙
Insane group!! My favorite group of all time!! The elements of the universe!!
MASTERPIECE!! AGREE
Maurice white's vision almost didn't happen. It was his manager That encouraged Him to bring in younger people to support His vision I said this before A lot of people didn't know that Philip Bailey And the rest of The guys Did not start in the very beginning of Earth wind and fire. The earlier guys were Maurice white Age Maurice white did not wanna be a routine black Group He wanted to cross over And expand The sound! That was very hard to do back then The radio stations were very segregated But a little tenacity And he did it With the help of Charles stepney That's the way of the world put them on the map that was their 1st biggest hit! The rest is history 40 years and still going.!💯
That was some hella awesome horn-playing! And I used to play jazz for 35 years on sax, flute and clarinet. Really tight section playing there. Drum Corps brass sections should try that.
Most Amazing Band EVER! Hand Down!
please please listen to the very end of the song this is what makes them number 1 you heat Larry dunn going off on the organ along with Al mckay making that guitar sing Verdine is playing crystal clear Fred white is a beast on the drums you can hear him beating the hell out of those skins the whole arrangements is one of the best i have heard by far! !!!
RIP MW You will be missed.
to the young artists of 2day THIS IS HOW THE BIG DOGS PLAY 👍👍👍👍👍
THE GREATEST IN THEIR PRIME💙😇😁
Best band of all time!!!!
Best horn section ever "THE PHENIX HORNS" Rahmlee Davis, Don Myrick (RIP), Lui Lui Satterfield (RIP) and Michael Harris.
Meandmy2 only
Absolutely agree!!! The BEST!!!
With a little help from Andrew Woodfolk, EWF's resident sax man.
AND EARTH WIND AND FIRE HORNS
Gary Bias
Raymond Lee Brown and
Reggie Young
My ringtone..lol. So much energy
😎 Why I always see Don Myrick on stage in live concerts an not on albums cover's? Never!!
Imagine the "Heat "onstage * backstage!!! 😲
Thatz that Shssss!!!! None better!! Great Post!
Elements forever. 👍🏼
For any doubters just listen to New World Symphony
If you notice that the horns get a little off at a couple of moments, understand that that horn arrangement is extremely difficult. And EW&F's horn section was possibly the best horn section in popular music at the time.
I miss the days when the music you heard came directly from the musician's fingers/mouth. There was an excitement to seeing and hearing something like this that just can't be replicated by synths and samples.
Gods of Funk
and Soul jazz rock .....cool !
Man those boys are baddd on those horns.
Thanks, this is a bigger show thatn I ever got to see. Dang, the horn section's work is off the hook! Check the "solead' at 4:11. OH YeEah!!
Mucho más que un gran artista señor.. En verdad siempre serás el mejor... Maurice white
MOST AWESOME!!
Don't forget Kool and The Gang ..... Tower of Power...
Absolutely!
I love Maurice most❤cool💓
Grandiosa orquesta.....
WOW! Great post!
I sure miss Andy Woolfolk 's Sax!! It was rippin in the 70's!
Especially the end of after the love has gone.
@@DoubeEdged7 That solo was performed by Don Myrick of "The Phenix Horns Esq.."
WHOA AND A VERY SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO THE MIGHTY. PHOENIX HORNS! !!!!!
Pulverized, awestruck 😅
Es una aplanadora!!
Man, is that a horn section or what? Funky butt all the way. Love those outside lines they blow too. Just dynamite playing from everyone, which is why EWF were so great. No one today can match this.
TomTom84's arrangements were amazing!
My mind just got blown!
OMG!!!!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍
One of them horn players had the holy ghost lol.😂🤣😂🤣😂
PLEASE SOMEONE INVENT A TIME MACHINE!! AND SAVE ME FROM COLDPLAY,EMELI SANDPAPER,RIHANNA,DAVID GUETTA AND LADY GHASTLY!