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- Origine
- Chicago, US
- Actif depuis
- 1969
À propos
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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Discographie

The Classic Christmas Album
2015

Holiday
2014

Now, Then & Forever
2013

Illumination
2005

The Promise
2003

In the Name of Love
1997

Avatar
1996

Millennium
1993

Heritage
1990

Touch the World
1987

Powerlight
1983

Electric Universe
1983
Membres
Michael Beal
guitar, harmonica, original
1969–1971
Leslie Drayton
original, trumpet
1969–1971
Wade Flemons
electric piano, lead vocals, original
1969–1971
Yackov Ben Israel
congas, original, percussion
1969–1971
Sherry Scott
lead vocals, original
1969–1971
Alexander Thomas
original, trombone
1969–1971
Chester Washington
original, tenor saxophone
1969–1971
Don Whitehead
electric piano, lead vocals, original, piano
1969–1971
Maurice White
drums (drum set), lead vocals, mbira, original, percussion
1969–2016
Verdine White
bass guitar, original
1969–présent
Roland Bautista
guitar
1972–1972
Ronnie Laws
flute, sopranino saxophone, tenor saxophone
1972–1972
Jessica Cleaves
lead vocals
1972–1973
Larry Dunn
keyboard, Minimoog, synthesizer
1972–1983
Philip Bailey
congas, lead vocals, mbira, percussion
1972–présent
Ralph Johnson
drums (drum set), lead vocals, percussion
1972–présent
Al McKay
guitar, lead vocals, percussion, sitar
1973–1981
Johnny Graham
guitar, percussion, trumpet
1973–1983
Andrew Woolfolk
flute, percussion, saxophone
1973–1993
Gary L. Morgan
drums (drum set), guitar, lead vocals, percussion
1974–1981
Fred White
drums (drum set), percussion
1974–1983
Beloyd Taylor
lead vocals, percussion
1981–1982
Roland Bautista
guitar, lead vocals
1981–1983
Wayne Vaughn
keyboard
1981–1983
Dick Smith
guitar, lead vocals
1987–1991
Vance Taylor
keyboard
1987–1993
Sonny Emory
drums (drum set), lead vocals
1987–1998
Sheldon Reynolds
guitar, lead vocals
1987–2002
Freddie Ravel
keyboard
1992–1995
Gary L. Morgan
drums (drum set), guitar, lead vocals
1993–1995
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