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Origin
Chicago, US
Active since
1969
Wikipedia
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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 Verdine White, Philip Bailey, 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…

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Discography

  • The Classic Christmas Album

    The Classic Christmas Album

    2015

  • Holiday

    Holiday

    2014

  • Now, Then & Forever

    Now, Then & Forever

    2013

  • Illumination

    Illumination

    2005

  • The Promise

    The Promise

    2003

  • In the Name of Love

    In the Name of Love

    1997

  • Avatar

    Avatar

    1996

  • Millennium

    Millennium

    1993

  • Heritage

    Heritage

    1990

  • Touch the World

    Touch the World

    1987

  • Powerlight

    Powerlight

    1983

  • Electric Universe

    Electric Universe

    1983

Members

  • Michael Beal

    guitar, harmonica, original

    19691971

  • Leslie Drayton

    original, trumpet

    19691971

  • Wade Flemons

    electric piano, lead vocals, original

    19691971

  • Yackov Ben Israel

    congas, original, percussion

    19691971

  • Sherry Scott

    lead vocals, original

    19691971

  • Alexander Thomas

    original, trombone

    19691971

  • Chester Washington

    original, tenor saxophone

    19691971

  • Don Whitehead

    electric piano, lead vocals, original, piano

    19691971

  • Maurice White

    drums (drum set), lead vocals, mbira, original, percussion

    19692016

  • Verdine White

    bass guitar, original

    1969present

  • Roland Bautista

    guitar

    19721972

  • Ronnie Laws

    flute, sopranino saxophone, tenor saxophone

    19721972

  • Jessica Cleaves

    lead vocals

    19721973

  • Larry Dunn

    keyboard, Minimoog, synthesizer

    19721983

  • Philip Bailey

    congas, lead vocals, mbira, percussion

    1972present

  • Ralph Johnson

    drums (drum set), lead vocals, percussion

    1972present

  • Al McKay

    guitar, lead vocals, percussion, sitar

    19731981

  • Johnny Graham

    guitar, percussion, trumpet

    19731983

  • Andrew Woolfolk

    flute, percussion, saxophone

    19731993

  • Gary L. Morgan

    drums (drum set), guitar, lead vocals, percussion

    19741981

  • Fred White

    drums (drum set), percussion

    19741983

  • Beloyd Taylor

    lead vocals, percussion

    19811982

  • Roland Bautista

    guitar, lead vocals

    19811983

  • Wayne Vaughn

    keyboard

    19811983

  • Dick Smith

    guitar, lead vocals

    19871991

  • Vance Taylor

    keyboard

    19871993

  • Sonny Emory

    drums (drum set), lead vocals

    19871998

  • Sheldon Reynolds

    guitar, lead vocals

    19872002

  • Freddie Ravel

    keyboard

    19921995

  • Gary L. Morgan

    drums (drum set), guitar, lead vocals

    19931995

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