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Earth, Wind & Fire
Formed in 1969
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About
Earth, Wind & Fire (abbreviated as EW&F or EWF) is an American band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969. Their music spans multiple genres, including jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, Latin and Afro-pop. They are among the best-selling bands ever, with sales of over 90 million records worldwide.
The band was formed by Maurice White, originating out of the Salty Peppers; its history includes a hiatus from mid-1984 to mid-1987. Prominent members have included Philip Bailey, Verdine White, Ralph Johnson, Larry Dunn, Al McKay, Roland Bautista, Robert Brookins, Sonny Emory, 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 Bailey's falsetto and Maurice's tenor vocals.
The band has won six Grammy Awards out of 17 nominations and four American Music Awards out of 12 nominations. They 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 also 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, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2019. Rolling Stone has called them "innovative, precise yet sensual, calculated yet galvanizing" and declared that the band "changed the sound of black pop". VH1 has described EWF as "one of the greatest bands".
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Earth, Wind and Fire (généralement typographié Earth, Wind & Fire) est un groupe de funk disco américain originaire de Chicago dans l'Illinois. Le groupe est formé en 1969 à l'initiative de Maurice White. Il est notamment connu pour les tubes Fantasy (1977), September (1978), Boogie Wonderland (1979) ou Let's Groove (1981).
Sa plus notable particularité est sa capacité à innover en introduisant et en mélangeant de façon savante et inédite des éléments issus des traditions musicales africaines, brésiliennes, cubaines et caribéennes à son funk caractérisé par une section de cuivre de grande qualité (les Phenix Horns) et des arrangements empruntés aussi bien au jazz qu'à la musique symphonique.
La musique d'Earth, Wind and Fire est d'ailleurs parfois qualifiée de « funk symphonique ». Le groupe se démarque également par la complémentarité de ses deux chanteurs Maurice White (baryton) et Philip Bailey (capable de chanter en falsetto et dont les remarquables capacités vocales couvrent plusieurs octaves).
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Past shows
- Las Vegas · The Venetian
- Las Vegas · The Venetian
- Las Vegas · The Venetian Theatre
Discography
Albums
- 1971 Earth, Wind & Fire
- 1971 The Need of Love
- 1972 Last Days and Time
- 1973 Head to the Sky
- 1974 Open Our Eyes
- 1976 Spirit
- 1977 All ’n All
- 1979 I Am
- 1980 Faces
- 1981 Raise!
- 1983 Powerlight
- 1983 Electric Universe
Show all (22)
- 1987 Touch the World
- 1990 Heritage
- 1993 Millennium
- 1996 Avatar
- 1997 In the Name of Love
- 2003 The Promise
- 2005 Illumination
- 2013 Now, Then & Forever
- 2014 Holiday
- 2015 The Classic Christmas Album
Singles
- 1972 I Think About Lovin' You
- 1972 Mom
- 1973 Evil
- 1973 Keep Your Head to the Sky
- 1974 Mighty Mighty
- 1974 Kalimba Story
- 1975 Sing a Song
- 1975 Shining Star
- 1975 That's the Way of the World
- 1976 Saturday Nite
- 1976 Can't Hide Love
- 1976 Getaway
Show all (55)
- 1977 On Your Face
- 1977 Serpentine Fire
- 1978 Fantasy
- 1978 Got to Get You Into My Life / I’ll Write a Song for You
- 1978 Magic Mind
- 1978 September
- 1978 Jupiter
- 1979 After the Love Has Gone
- 1979 Boogie Wonderland
- 1979 Star
- 1979 Can't Let Go
- 1980 Let Me Talk
- 1980 Back on the Road
- 1981 I've Had Enough
- 1981 Let's Groove
- 1981 And Love Goes On
- 1981 Wanna Be with You
- 1982 Fall in Love With Me
- 1983 Side by Side
- 1983 Spread Your Love
- 1983 Magnetic
- 1987 System of Survival
- 1987 Thinking of You
- 1987 You and I
- 1988 Boogie Wonderland / Serpentine Fire
- 1988 Evil Roy
- 1988 Turn On (The Beat Box)
- 1990 Heritage
- 1990 Heritage
- 1990 Wanna Be the Man
- 1993 Spend the Night
- 1993 Sunday Morning
- 1998 Beijo (Brazilian Rhyme)
- 1998 Shining Star
- 1999 Remix 2000
- 2000 Boogie Wonderland 2K
- 2004 All in the Way
- 2004 Show Me the Way
- 2005 Pure Gold
- 2012 Guiding Lights
- 2015 September
- 2021 You Want My Love
- Boogie Wonderland / September
