The MIGHTY Elements of the Universe, Earth 🌎, Wind 🌬, and Fire 🔥. Check out their live album Gratitude. Live versions of Reasons, Devotion, and Sun Goddess 🌞. Also, originals Can't Hide Love, Sing a Song and Sunshine. Theirs is a VERY deep rabbit hole. Head to the Sky, I'd Rather Have You, I Think About Loving You, Where Have All The Flowers Gone just to name a few. 💛
I was at this concert live for 3 nights in a row at the Oakland Coliseum Arena!! The video is great, and seeing this live brought the house down to a thunderous standing ovation for Phillip Bailey,s performance!! The other stand out songs are That's the Way of The World which Maurice sang and also received a standing ovation!!! 😊😊😊
A fantastic reaction 🦄! I see 👁👁 that you have reacted to EW&F before: Let's Groove, Reasons, September, After The Love Has Gone and Boogie Wonderland. Fantasy was released as the second single from Earth Wind & Fire's 1977 album: All 'N All. It was written by Maurice White, Verdine White and Eddie Del Barrio. It was produced by Maurice White. The song reached #12 on the R&B chart and #32 on the Hot 100. The song is a showcase for Phillip Bailey, who could handle the very high vocal range. The day Phillip Bailey recorded his vocals, he got elbowed in the mouth playing basketball, so he did it that night with a loose tooth and busted lip. Earth, Wind & Fire made a smooth transition into the Disco era, adapting their R&B sound to the new groove. The group's single: "Fantasy", fit right in at Studio 54, but also had a deeper meaning, which was typical of Maurice White's productions: he would put a message on top of an infectious beat. The song took three months to compose, and was only finally finished after Maurice White saw and was inspired by the 1977 film: Close Encounters Of The Third Kind. Talking about the message in this song, Maurice White told Melody Maker: "The song 'Fantasy' is motivated about escapism in the sense of living on a world that is untrue, a world that is unjust, a world that is very selfish and envious, there is a place that everyone can escape to which is their own fantasy. I had to write the song in the sense of sharing this place with people. It's an escape mechanism". After its release in Japan as a digital single to cellphones in 2009, it was certified Gold for 100,000 downloads in May 2011. The song has been featured in some movies including 📽: Godmothered (2020), Be Cool (2005), The 6th Man (1997), Private Lessons (1981) and more. The song has been featured in some television shows-television movies including 📺: Ballers (2015), Bob's Burgers (2012), Everybody Hates Chris (2005) and more. The also song appears in the 2006 video game 🎮: Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories. Critical Reception 🗣: Blues and Soul declared that "Play it loud and it'll fill any dance floor". Joe McEwen of Rolling Stone wrote "The lyrics of “Fantasy” (“Come to see, victory, in the land called fantasy”) may be hard to swallow, but the music is as close to elegance as any funk song has come. Voices and a light touch of strings suddenly appear over a choppy, propulsive track, swell and swoop, only to disappear at the snap of a finger and pop up moments later for an exciting, powerful finale. White also utilizes an odd instrumental mix that gives equal emphasis to percussion (except the bass drum, which is usually played down), bass, rhythm guitars and stabbing, staccato horn bursts. The result is light but substantial, and it’s become a model for many other bands". Barry Cain of Record Mirror placed Fantasy as one of his four Records of the Week saying "Decontaminated warp factor three faar out felony with a smack of glossy metallic reverence, EW&F transcend the oft restricted peaks of disco into the realms of elaborate, effortless slices of electromania fused into chocolate box acceptance. They sure soar these boys, soaring on the soprano solitude of Maurice White, Mastermind, Mother and Despot". Record World said that "the horn arrangement and soaring vocals are the chief hook". Lyrics 🗒: Every man has a place, in his heart there's a space And the world can't erase his fantasies Take a ride in the sky, on our ship, Fantasii All your dreams will come true, right away And we will live together Until the twelfth of never Our voices will ring forever As one Every thought is a dream, rushing by in a stream Bringing life to the kingdom of doing Take a ride in the sky, on our ship, Fantasii All your dreams will come true, miles away Our voices will ring together Until the twelfth of never We all will live, love forever As one Come to see, victory In a land called, "Fantasy" Loving life, for you and me To behold, to your soul is ecstasy You will find (you will find) other kind (other kind) That has been in search of you Many lives has brought you to Recognize (recognize) it's your life now in review (ooh) And as you stay for the play Fantasy has in store for you Glowing light will see you through It's your day, shining day All your dreams come true (ahh-ohh) Come to see victory In a land called, "Fantasy" Loving life for you and me To behold, to your soul is ecstasy (ahh-ahh) You will find (ooh) other kind That has been in search of you Many lives has brought you to Recognize, it's your life now in review (ahh-ohh) Ohh, ohh, oh, ohh EW&F Info 📰: Earth, Wind & Fire was founded in Chicago by Maurice White in 1969, growing out of the group The Salty Peppers. Prominent members have included Philip Bailey, Verdine White, Ralph Johnson, Larry Dunn, Al McKay, Roland Bautista, Robert Brookins, Sonny Emory, Fred Ravel, Ronnie Laws, Sheldon Reynolds and Andrew Woolfolk. The band is known for its kalimba sound, dynamic horn section, energetic and elaborate stage shows, and the contrast between Phillip Bailey's falsetto and Maurice White's baritone. Earth, Wind & Fire is a live instrument music band whose music spans the genres of Jazz, R&B, Soul, Rock, Funk, Disco, Pop, Big Band, Latin-Caribe and Afro-Pop. They are among the best-selling bands of all time with record sales of over 90 million records worldwide. Earth, Wind & Fire has won 6 Grammy Awards out of 17 nominations and 4 American Music Awards out of 12 nominations. Phillip Bailey has released several solo albums. His album: Chinese Wall, from 1984, which received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male, included the international hit, "Easy Lover", a duet with Phil Collins. "Easy Lover" won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Overall Performance in a Video in 1985 and was Grammy nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals EW&F have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, the NAACP Image Award Hall of Fame, and Hollywood's Rockwalk, and earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The band has received an ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award, a BET Lifetime Achievement Award, a Soul Train Legend Award, a NARAS Signature Governor's Award, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2012 Congressional Horizon Award, a 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Trumpet Awards, in 2012 received Major League Baseball's Beacon of Change award and were included in the Kennedy Center Honors in 2019. Rolling Stone magazine has called them "innovative, precise yet sensual, calculated yet galvanizing" and declared that the band "changed the sound of black pop". VH1 has described EW&F as "one of the greatest bands" of all time. Earth, Wind & Fire were also ranked at number 60 on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll. EW&F continues to tour and play their music live on stage all around the world in 2024. EW&F members that have passed away 🙏🏾: 1. Wade Flemons (September 25, 1940 - October 13, 1993) He passed away from cancer in Battle Creek, Michigan, at age 53. A United States Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, he was buried at the Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta, Michigan. 2. Donald Myrick (April 6, 1940 - July 30, 1993) Donald Myrick was killed in Los Angeles, California by a Santa Monica police officer while attempting to serve a search warrant, police officer Gary Barbaro mistook a butane lighter in Donald Myrick's hand for a weapon. He fired a single bullet that hit Donald Myrick in the chest. Donald Myrick passed away in the hospital shortly afterward, aged 53. Following a funeral service at a local Baptist church, his body was laid to rest at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California. 3. Louis Satterfield (April 3, 1937 - September 27, 2004) Louis Satterfield passed away on September 27, 2004, in Chicago, Illinois. He was 67. He was laid to rest at Mount Olive Cemetery in Bolivar County, Mississippi. 4. Robert Brookins (October 7, 1962 - April 15, 2009) On April 15, 2009 Robert Brookins passed away from a heart attack in Elk Grove, California, at 46 years of age. Since his passing, an annual concert has been held in Sacramento in his honor. In 2019, the Sacramento's Nuevo Park was renamed Robert Brookins Park. No info oh his burial are available. 5. Roland Bautista (May 30, 1951 - February 29, 2012) He passed away from natural causes on February 29, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the age of 60. No details on his funeral-burial are available. 6. Beloyd Taylor (September 7, 1952 - January 13, 2014) He passed away on January 13, 2004, in Cleveland, Ohio. No cause of passing was made public. His burial details are not available. 7. Jessica Cleaves (December 10, 1948 - May 2, 2014) She passed away in Los Angeles, California, aged 65, following complications from a stroke. Her body was cremated and the ashes scattered at sea. 8. Maurice White (December 19, 1941 - February 4, 2016) On the morning of February 4, 2016, Maurice White passed away in his sleep at his Los Angeles home from the effects of Parkinson's disease, at the age of 74. His body was cremated and the ashes given to his family. 9. Andrew Woolfolk (October 11, 1950 - April 24, 2022) He passed away on April 24, 2022, after battling a long illness in Aurora, Colorado. He funeral-burial details are unknown. 10. Fred White (January 13, 1955 - January 1, 2023) Fred White passed away in Los Angeles, California, on January 1, 2023, at age 67. His burial details are unavailable. 11. Sheldon Reynolds (September 13, 1959 - May 23, 2023) Sheldon Reynolds died on May 23, 2023, at the age of 63. No info on his cause of passing or burial information available. ****CONTINUE BELOW****
Group Members (Original) 🥁🎸👨🏾🎤🎸👩🏾🎤👩🏾🎤 🎸🎹🥁🎷: Maurice White- vocals, kalimba, drums, percussion Verdine White- bass, percussion, vocals Philip Bailey- vocals, conga, percussion, kalimba Roland Bautista- lead/rhythm guitar, vocals Helena Davis- vocals Jessica Cleaves - vocals Larry Dunn- keyboards, synthesizers, minimoog, musical director Ralph Johnson- drums, percussion, vocals Ronnie Laws- flute, soprano/tenor saxophones Group Members (Current) 👨🏾🎤 🎸🥁🪘🎹🥁👨🏾🎤🎸🎸: Philip Bailey- vocals, conga, percussion, kalimba Verdine White- bass, percussion, vocals Ralph Johnson- drums, percussion, vocals B. David Whitworth- percussion, vocals Myron McKinley- keyboards, musical director John Paris- drums, vocals Philip Bailey Jr- vocals, percussion Morris O'Connor- lead guitar, vocals Serg Dimitrijevic- rhythm guitar, vocals EW&F Albums 📀: Earth, Wind & Fire (1971) The Need Of Love (1971) Last Days And Time (1972) Head To The Sky (1973) Open Our Eyes (1974) That's The Way Of The World (1975) Spirit (1976) All 'N All (1977) I Am (1979) Faces (1980) Raise! (1981) Powerlight (1983) Electric Universe (1983) Touch The World (1987) Heritage (1990) Millennium (1993) In The Name Of Love (1997) The Promise (2003) Illumination (2005) Now, Then & Forever (2013) Holiday (2014) The Classic Christmas Album (2015) Maurice White Albums 📀: Maurice White (1985) Manifestation (2019) Roland Batista Albums 📀: Bautista (1977) The Heat Of The Wind (1978) Ralph Johnson Albums 📀: Transoceanic as Audio Caviar w/ Steen Kyed And Morris Pleasure (2000) Phillip Bailey Albums 📀: Continuation (1983) The Wonders Of His Love (1984) Chinese Wall (1984) Triumph (1986) Inside Out (1986) Family Affair (1989) Philip Bailey (1994) Life And Love (1998) Dreams (1999) Soul On Jazz (2002) Love Will Find A Way (2019) Some more good EW&F songs 🎶: That's The Way Of The World, Shining Star, Mighty Mighty, In The Stone, Kalimba Story, Got To Get You Into My Life, Serpentine Fire, Sing A Song, Getaway, Saturday Nite, Can't Hide Love, Open Our Eyes, Gratitude, Mom, Sun Goddess, In The Stone, Let Me Talk, Star, And Love Goes On, You, Happy Feelin', Sunday Morning, Thinking Of You, Magnetic, System Of Survival, Got To Get You Into My Life, I'll Write A Song For You, Touch, Side By Side, Africano, Evil, Be Ever Wonderful, You And I, Drum Song, Wait, Let Your Feelings Show, Devotion, All About Love, Yearnin' Learnin', On Your Face, I've Had Enough, My Love, You, Can't Let Go, Dance Dance Dance, Imagination, The Way You Move, Evolution Orange, Celebrate, Pure Gold, Magnetic, Win Or Lose, Sparkle, My Pride, Sailaway, Turn It Into Something Good, See The Light, Help Somebody, Gratitude, Sunshine, Back On The Road, Pride, Song In My Heart, Runnin', Let Your Feelings Show, My Promise, This World Today, Spirit, Rock That!, Everything Is Everything, Lady Sun, Clover, Beauty, Moment Of Truth, Love Music, Burnin' Bush, Energy, Magic Mind, C'mon Children, Where Have All the Flowers Gone, Feelin' Blue, Just Another Lonely Night, Blood Brothers, Chicago (Chi-Town) Blues, Love's Holiday, Make It With You, Handwriting On The Wall, Build Your Nest, Departure, Tee Nine Chee Bit, Even If You Wonder, Love Is The Greatest Story, Power, Spread Your Love, Evil Roy, Good Time, Keep Your Head To The Sky, Something Special, Miracle, King Of Groove, I Can Feel It In My Bones, Heritage, Side By Side, Money Tight, Jupiter, Fair But So Uncool, Remember The Children, Daydreamin', Time Is On Your Side, The World's A Masquerade, Fan The Fire, Bad Tune, Here Today And Gone Tomorrow, Zanzibar and Fall In Love With Me. Fun Fact 🕵🏾♂: Earth, Wind & Fire's 1978 song: "Fantasy", was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best R&B Song.
This is phillip he was the other lead singer with that high voice, but Maurice white was mostly the lead, this not even his best sounding vocal performance he was a little off but still sounded good
The MIGHTY Elements of the Universe, Earth 🌎, Wind 🌬, and Fire 🔥. Check out their live album Gratitude. Live versions of Reasons, Devotion, and Sun Goddess 🌞. Also, originals Can't Hide Love, Sing a Song and Sunshine. Theirs is a VERY deep rabbit hole. Head to the Sky, I'd Rather Have You, I Think About Loving You, Where Have All The Flowers Gone just to name a few. 💛
Phillip Bailey's falsetto is a beast. Now go listen to I'll Write a Song by EWF.
YES! 💛
Very good reaction! 💥💥 This was my first time watching this performance as well.
They sound great 💯
I was at this concert live for 3 nights in a row at the Oakland Coliseum Arena!! The video is great, and seeing this live brought the house down to a thunderous standing ovation for Phillip Bailey,s performance!!
The other stand out songs are That's the Way of The World which Maurice sang and also received a standing ovation!!! 😊😊😊
Old school music you better recognize. There's more enjoy! Get captivated in old school
I love when you dance while you are sitting ! It makes me smile😊
GREATEST BAND EVER!!!!!!!❤
The phenomenal Philip Bailey!
One of there best songs
I’m back ! As usual, Fire reaction!
Questa è musica❤
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A fantastic reaction 🦄! I see 👁👁 that you have reacted to EW&F before: Let's Groove, Reasons, September, After The Love Has Gone and Boogie Wonderland. Fantasy was released as the second single from Earth Wind & Fire's 1977 album: All 'N All. It was written by Maurice White, Verdine White and Eddie Del Barrio. It was produced by Maurice White. The song reached #12 on the R&B chart and #32 on the Hot 100. The song is a showcase for Phillip Bailey, who could handle the very high vocal range. The day Phillip Bailey recorded his vocals, he got elbowed in the mouth playing basketball, so he did it that night with a loose tooth and busted lip.
Earth, Wind & Fire made a smooth transition into the Disco era, adapting their R&B sound to the new groove. The group's single: "Fantasy", fit right in at Studio 54, but also had a deeper meaning, which was typical of Maurice White's productions: he would put a message on top of an infectious beat. The song took three months to compose, and was only finally finished after Maurice White saw and was inspired by the 1977 film: Close Encounters Of The Third Kind.
Talking about the message in this song, Maurice White told Melody Maker: "The song 'Fantasy' is motivated about escapism in the sense of living on a world that is untrue, a world that is unjust, a world that is very selfish and envious, there is a place that everyone can escape to which is their own fantasy. I had to write the song in the sense of sharing this place with people. It's an escape mechanism".
After its release in Japan as a digital single to cellphones in 2009, it was certified Gold for 100,000 downloads in May 2011.
The song has been featured in some movies including 📽: Godmothered (2020), Be Cool (2005), The 6th Man (1997), Private Lessons (1981) and more.
The song has been featured in some television shows-television movies including 📺: Ballers (2015), Bob's Burgers (2012), Everybody Hates Chris (2005) and more.
The also song appears in the 2006 video game 🎮: Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories.
Critical Reception 🗣:
Blues and Soul declared that "Play it loud and it'll fill any dance floor".
Joe McEwen of Rolling Stone wrote "The lyrics of “Fantasy” (“Come to see, victory, in the land called fantasy”) may be hard to swallow, but the music is as close to elegance as any funk song has come. Voices and a light touch of strings suddenly appear over a choppy, propulsive track, swell and swoop, only to disappear at the snap of a finger and pop up moments later for an exciting, powerful finale. White also utilizes an odd instrumental mix that gives equal emphasis to percussion (except the bass drum, which is usually played down), bass, rhythm guitars and stabbing, staccato horn bursts. The result is light but substantial, and it’s become a model for many other bands".
Barry Cain of Record Mirror placed Fantasy as one of his four Records of the Week saying "Decontaminated warp factor three faar out felony with a smack of glossy metallic reverence, EW&F transcend the oft restricted peaks of disco into the realms of elaborate, effortless slices of electromania fused into chocolate box acceptance. They sure soar these boys, soaring on the soprano solitude of Maurice White, Mastermind, Mother and Despot".
Record World said that "the horn arrangement and soaring vocals are the chief hook".
Lyrics 🗒:
Every man has a place, in his heart there's a space
And the world can't erase his fantasies
Take a ride in the sky, on our ship, Fantasii
All your dreams will come true, right away
And we will live together
Until the twelfth of never
Our voices will ring forever
As one
Every thought is a dream, rushing by in a stream
Bringing life to the kingdom of doing
Take a ride in the sky, on our ship, Fantasii
All your dreams will come true, miles away
Our voices will ring together
Until the twelfth of never
We all will live, love forever
As one
Come to see, victory
In a land called, "Fantasy"
Loving life, for you and me
To behold, to your soul is ecstasy
You will find (you will find) other kind (other kind)
That has been in search of you
Many lives has brought you to
Recognize (recognize) it's your life now in review (ooh)
And as you stay for the play
Fantasy has in store for you
Glowing light will see you through
It's your day, shining day
All your dreams come true (ahh-ohh)
Come to see victory
In a land called, "Fantasy"
Loving life for you and me
To behold, to your soul is ecstasy (ahh-ahh)
You will find (ooh) other kind
That has been in search of you
Many lives has brought you to
Recognize, it's your life now in review (ahh-ohh)
Ohh, ohh, oh, ohh
EW&F Info 📰:
Earth, Wind & Fire was founded in Chicago by Maurice White in 1969, growing out of the group The Salty Peppers. Prominent members have included Philip Bailey, Verdine White, Ralph Johnson, Larry Dunn, Al McKay, Roland Bautista, Robert Brookins, Sonny Emory, Fred Ravel, Ronnie Laws, Sheldon Reynolds and Andrew Woolfolk. The band is known for its kalimba sound, dynamic horn section, energetic and elaborate stage shows, and the contrast between Phillip Bailey's falsetto and Maurice White's baritone.
Earth, Wind & Fire is a live instrument music band whose music spans the genres of Jazz, R&B, Soul, Rock, Funk, Disco, Pop, Big Band, Latin-Caribe and Afro-Pop. They are among the best-selling bands of all time with record sales of over 90 million records worldwide.
Earth, Wind & Fire has won 6 Grammy Awards out of 17 nominations and 4 American Music Awards out of 12 nominations.
Phillip Bailey has released several solo albums. His album: Chinese Wall, from 1984, which received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male, included the international hit, "Easy Lover", a duet with Phil Collins. "Easy Lover" won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Overall Performance in a Video in 1985 and was Grammy nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
EW&F have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, the NAACP Image Award Hall of Fame, and Hollywood's Rockwalk, and earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The band has received an ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award, a BET Lifetime Achievement Award, a Soul Train Legend Award, a NARAS Signature Governor's Award, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2012 Congressional Horizon Award, a 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Trumpet Awards, in 2012 received Major League Baseball's Beacon of Change award and were included in the Kennedy Center Honors in 2019.
Rolling Stone magazine has called them "innovative, precise yet sensual, calculated yet galvanizing" and declared that the band "changed the sound of black pop". VH1 has described EW&F as "one of the greatest bands" of all time. Earth, Wind & Fire were also ranked at number 60 on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll.
EW&F continues to tour and play their music live on stage all around the world in 2024.
EW&F members that have passed away 🙏🏾:
1. Wade Flemons (September 25, 1940 - October 13, 1993)
He passed away from cancer in Battle Creek, Michigan, at age 53. A United States Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, he was buried at the Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta, Michigan.
2. Donald Myrick (April 6, 1940 - July 30, 1993)
Donald Myrick was killed in Los Angeles, California by a Santa Monica police officer while attempting to serve a search warrant, police officer Gary Barbaro mistook a butane lighter in Donald Myrick's hand for a weapon. He fired a single bullet that hit Donald Myrick in the chest. Donald Myrick passed away in the hospital shortly afterward, aged 53. Following a funeral service at a local Baptist church, his body was laid to rest at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California.
3. Louis Satterfield (April 3, 1937 - September 27, 2004)
Louis Satterfield passed away on September 27, 2004, in Chicago, Illinois. He was 67. He was laid to rest at Mount Olive Cemetery in Bolivar County, Mississippi.
4. Robert Brookins (October 7, 1962 - April 15, 2009)
On April 15, 2009 Robert Brookins passed away from a heart attack in Elk Grove, California, at 46 years of age. Since his passing, an annual concert has been held in Sacramento in his honor. In 2019, the Sacramento's Nuevo Park was renamed Robert Brookins Park. No info oh his burial are available.
5. Roland Bautista (May 30, 1951 - February 29, 2012)
He passed away from natural causes on February 29, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the age of 60. No details on his funeral-burial are available.
6. Beloyd Taylor (September 7, 1952 - January 13, 2014)
He passed away on January 13, 2004, in Cleveland, Ohio. No cause of passing was made public. His burial details are not available.
7. Jessica Cleaves (December 10, 1948 - May 2, 2014)
She passed away in Los Angeles, California, aged 65, following complications from a stroke. Her body was cremated and the ashes scattered at sea.
8. Maurice White (December 19, 1941 - February 4, 2016)
On the morning of February 4, 2016, Maurice White passed away in his sleep at his Los Angeles home from the effects of Parkinson's disease, at the age of 74. His body was cremated and the ashes given to his family.
9. Andrew Woolfolk (October 11, 1950 - April 24, 2022)
He passed away on April 24, 2022, after battling a long illness in Aurora, Colorado. He funeral-burial details are unknown.
10. Fred White (January 13, 1955 - January 1, 2023)
Fred White passed away in Los Angeles, California, on January 1, 2023, at age 67. His burial details are unavailable.
11. Sheldon Reynolds (September 13, 1959 - May 23, 2023)
Sheldon Reynolds died on May 23, 2023, at the age of 63. No info on his cause of passing or burial information available.
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Group Members (Original) 🥁🎸👨🏾🎤🎸👩🏾🎤👩🏾🎤 🎸🎹🥁🎷:
Maurice White- vocals, kalimba, drums, percussion
Verdine White- bass, percussion, vocals
Philip Bailey- vocals, conga, percussion, kalimba
Roland Bautista- lead/rhythm guitar, vocals
Helena Davis- vocals
Jessica Cleaves - vocals
Larry Dunn- keyboards, synthesizers, minimoog, musical director
Ralph Johnson- drums, percussion, vocals
Ronnie Laws- flute, soprano/tenor saxophones
Group Members (Current) 👨🏾🎤 🎸🥁🪘🎹🥁👨🏾🎤🎸🎸:
Philip Bailey- vocals, conga, percussion, kalimba
Verdine White- bass, percussion, vocals
Ralph Johnson- drums, percussion, vocals
B. David Whitworth- percussion, vocals
Myron McKinley- keyboards, musical director
John Paris- drums, vocals
Philip Bailey Jr- vocals, percussion
Morris O'Connor- lead guitar, vocals
Serg Dimitrijevic- rhythm guitar, vocals
EW&F Albums 📀:
Earth, Wind & Fire (1971)
The Need Of Love (1971)
Last Days And Time (1972)
Head To The Sky (1973)
Open Our Eyes (1974)
That's The Way Of The World (1975)
Spirit (1976)
All 'N All (1977)
I Am (1979)
Faces (1980)
Raise! (1981)
Powerlight (1983)
Electric Universe (1983)
Touch The World (1987)
Heritage (1990)
Millennium (1993)
In The Name Of Love (1997)
The Promise (2003)
Illumination (2005)
Now, Then & Forever (2013)
Holiday (2014)
The Classic Christmas Album (2015)
Maurice White Albums 📀:
Maurice White (1985)
Manifestation (2019)
Roland Batista Albums 📀:
Bautista (1977)
The Heat Of The Wind (1978)
Ralph Johnson Albums 📀:
Transoceanic as Audio Caviar w/ Steen Kyed And Morris Pleasure (2000)
Phillip Bailey Albums 📀:
Continuation (1983)
The Wonders Of His Love (1984)
Chinese Wall (1984)
Triumph (1986)
Inside Out (1986)
Family Affair (1989)
Philip Bailey (1994)
Life And Love (1998)
Dreams (1999)
Soul On Jazz (2002)
Love Will Find A Way (2019)
Some more good EW&F songs 🎶: That's The Way Of The World, Shining Star, Mighty Mighty, In The Stone, Kalimba Story, Got To Get You Into My Life, Serpentine Fire, Sing A Song, Getaway, Saturday Nite, Can't Hide Love, Open Our Eyes, Gratitude, Mom, Sun Goddess, In The Stone, Let Me Talk, Star, And Love Goes On, You, Happy Feelin', Sunday Morning, Thinking Of You, Magnetic, System Of Survival, Got To Get You Into My Life, I'll Write A Song For You, Touch, Side By Side, Africano, Evil, Be Ever Wonderful, You And I, Drum Song, Wait, Let Your Feelings Show, Devotion, All About Love, Yearnin' Learnin', On Your Face, I've Had Enough, My Love, You, Can't Let Go, Dance Dance Dance, Imagination, The Way You Move, Evolution Orange, Celebrate, Pure Gold, Magnetic, Win Or Lose, Sparkle, My Pride, Sailaway, Turn It Into Something Good, See The Light, Help Somebody, Gratitude, Sunshine, Back On The Road, Pride, Song In My Heart, Runnin', Let Your Feelings Show, My Promise, This World Today, Spirit, Rock That!, Everything Is Everything, Lady Sun, Clover, Beauty, Moment Of Truth, Love Music, Burnin' Bush, Energy, Magic Mind, C'mon Children, Where Have All the Flowers Gone, Feelin' Blue, Just Another Lonely Night, Blood Brothers, Chicago (Chi-Town) Blues, Love's Holiday, Make It With You, Handwriting On The Wall, Build Your Nest, Departure, Tee Nine Chee Bit, Even If You Wonder, Love Is The Greatest Story, Power, Spread Your Love, Evil Roy, Good Time, Keep Your Head To The Sky, Something Special, Miracle, King Of Groove, I Can Feel It In My Bones, Heritage, Side By Side, Money Tight, Jupiter, Fair But So Uncool, Remember The Children, Daydreamin', Time Is On Your Side, The World's A Masquerade, Fan The Fire, Bad Tune, Here Today And Gone Tomorrow, Zanzibar and Fall In Love With Me.
Fun Fact 🕵🏾♂: Earth, Wind & Fire's 1978 song: "Fantasy", was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best R&B Song.
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This is phillip he was the other lead singer with that high voice, but Maurice white was mostly the lead, this not even his best sounding vocal performance he was a little off but still sounded good
U had to rewind that 😂💯