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    Earth, Wind & Fire

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    Earth, Wind and Fire was founded in 1970 by Maurice White – who had previously been the drummer with modern jazz pioneer John Coltrane, and who had also backed Muddy Waters.

    The seven-piece band topped the US charts in 1975 with Shining Star, crossing over into the pop chart.

    Their remarkable stage act was an extraordinary mixture of music, illusion, sci-fi pyrotechnics and choreography, and featured a revolving drummer and a flying bass player.

    Maurice White died in February 2016 at the age of 74. He had been battling Parkinson’s disease since the late ’80s.

    earthwindfire

    Wade Flemmons
    Vocals, keyboards
    Sherry Scott 

    Vocals
    Philip Bailey
    Vocals, percussion
    Maurice White
    Vocals, drums, percussion
    Michael Beale 

    Guitar
    Don Whitehead
    Piano, vocals
    Verdine White 

    Bass
    Fred White 
    Drums
    Alex Thomas 

    Trombone
    Chet Washington 

    Tenor saxophone
    Yackov Ben Israel 

    Percussion
    Jessica Cleaves 

    Vocals
    Roland 
    Bautista 
    Guitar
    Larry Dunn 

    Keyboards
    Ronnie Laws
    Saxophone, flute, guitar
    Ralph Johnson 

    Drums, percussion
    Al McKay
    Guitar
    Andrew Woodfolk
    Horns
    Johnny Graham
    Horns

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