The album peaked at No. Executively produced by Maurice, the LP featured artists such as Chaka Khan, Kirk Franklin, Lalah Hathaway, Mint Condition, Dwele, Meshell Ndegeocello, and Angie Stone. [15][16], In June 1966, he left Chess and the Pharaohs to join the Ramsey Lewis Trio, replacing Isaac "Red" Holt as the group's drummer. [334] On April 26, 2009, EWF appeared at the 39th New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. as a reflection of "street-gritty black pop". 14 on the UK Singles Chart. [78] It rose to No. (1981). Maurice though maintained executive control of EWF as its main leader. [47], The album's "title track" got to No. 9 on the UK Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums chart. [253] They have also been influential to artists like Angie Stone,[379] Patrice Rushen,[380] The All-American Rejects,[381] Nelly[382] Teena Marie,[383] Musiq Soulchild,[253] Solange Knowles,[384] Babyface,[385] Taylor Dayne,[386] Will Gregory of Goldfrapp,[387] OutKast,[388] and Gloria Estefan. That album got to No. Philip Bailey was given the role of an on stage leader of the band. 18 on the UK Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums chart. [42], Vince Aletti of Rolling Stone declared that EWF "sound like a cosmic choir and generate a Sly Stone effect" on an album that's "certainly beyond all expectations". [45] The album got to No. [6][266], EWF was a specially invited music guest at the June 20, 2000 White House state dinner hosted by President Bill Clinton on the South Lawn of the White House, in honor of His Majesty Mohammed VI, King of Morocco, and Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Meryem. [20] He was also responsible for expanding the group to include a full horn section at first being the Phenix Horns and then the Earth, Wind & Fire Horns. From his writing skills to putting together arrangements of music that has kept generations of people dancing for decades, Maurice was a force in music. 15 on the US Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. "[157], Along with EW&F, Maurice White was posthumously bestowed with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Grammy Awards ceremony on February 15, 2016 at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, California. The remix sampler got to No. As such he played the drums on former Rotary Connection lead singer Minnie Riperton's 1970 debut album, Come to My Garden. Headed for the Future has been certified Gold in the US by the RIAA. Maurice White … [79][80] The album was certified triple platinum in the US by the RIAA. The album was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA. [345], Now, Then & Forever, the group's first album in eight years, was released on September 10, 2013. Earth, Wind & Fire grooves with Sister Sledge. [349], On September 13, 2014, EWF performed at Proms in the Park at Hyde Park with the BBC Concert Orchestra. The song also reached No. [69][70], White composed on Eumir Deodato's 1978 studio album Love Island. 25 on the UK Pop Singles chart.[98][262][263]. The following is a complete chronology of the various line-ups of Earth, Wind & Fire, from the group's inception in 1971 until the present day. 1 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and No. [39][40][41] Head to the Sky has also been certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA. Considine of Musician also said the "Given his status as Earth, Wind & Fire's Shining Star, it comes as no surprise that White's first solo project sounds a lot like classic EW&F: tight, focused and punchy. Woolfolk had been busy in New York studying sax with sax maestro Joe Henderson and was due to start a career in banking at the time. 6 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and No. "[159][160] Hugh Wyatt of the New York Daily News found "Earth, Wind & Fire gives new meaning to the word classy, and I like it". The singer-songwriter died at his home in Los Angeles on Thursday morning following a long battle with Parkinson's disease. [109] Records. [149] J.D. Bringing Back the Funk rose to No. It … Ralph Randolph Johnson (born July 4, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and producer.Johnson is best known as a member and percussionist of the Grammy Award winning and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Earth, Wind & Fire. [64][65] White went on to produce Ramsey Lewis' 1974 album Sun Goddess. Keith Breese of Contact Music described the movie as "a masterpiece of outré animation and wildly ambitious vision and remains a triumph in animated feature film". 3 on the US Billboard Top Soul Albums and No. A single off the LP with Phil Collins called "Easy Lover," rose to No. J.D. [101] It was inspired via a month long trip by Maurice White through Argentina and Brazil. The song was eventually added to the film's soundtrack. Bubble Dia. The album rose to number 12 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. Myrick and Satterfield had both previously worked with White during his days as a session drummer at Chess Records. [158], Artists such as Stokley Williams, Richard Marx, Raphael Saadiq, Larry Blackmon, and Nate Dogg have also named White as an influence. During 1996 Maurice stopped regularly touring with the band but still occasionally appeared on stage. Artists such as his former bandleader Ramsey Lewis; singer Deniece Williams, who had once been a member of Stevie Wonder's "Wonderlove" backup group; and girl group the Emotions, were signed to the production company. Daryl Easlea of the BBC also described That's the Way of the World as a "soul masterpiece." 1 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and No. With Stepney's death, White went on to produce on his own the band's new LP, Spirit, which was issued in October 1976. As a result, EWF's eleventh album, Raise!, was influenced by this new electronic sound and released in the Autumn of 1981. Urban Knights II featured appearances by Ramsey Lewis, Paulinho Da Costa, Verdine White, singer-songwriter and guitarist Jonathan Butler and jazz saxophonist Najee. Chicago and EWF later collaborated for a new recording of Chicago's ballad "If You Leave Me Now," that was included on Chicago's 2005 compilation album Love Songs. 20 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart. [106][107] He also appeared on Marcus Miller's 1993 album The Sun Don't Lie. 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[25][26], White was co-producing with Charles Stepney, Deniece Williams' debut album This Is Niecy when Stepney died during the album's recording. 2 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and No. [98][109] "Fantasy" was Grammy nominated in the category of Best R&B Song. [340][341], In November 2011, the band received the Legend Award at the Soul Train Awards at Atlanta, Georgia's Fox Theatre. 1 (Top Soul Albums)", "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 39 on the Cashbox Top R&B Singles chart. ", "McCartney plays it safe in halftime show", "History of Entertainment at the Super Bowl", "Earth, Wind & Fire: Illumination (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)", "Earth, Wind & Fire: Illumination (Billboard 200)", "R. Kelly earns three Soul Train award nods", "Earth, Wind & Fire: Pure Gold (Adult Contemporary Songs)", "The Way You Move by Kenny G feat. On September 13, 2016, White's autobiography, Maurice White: My Life With Earth, Wind & Fire, by Maurice White and Herb Powell, was released, including a foreword by Steve Harvey and an afterword by David Foster. Earth, Wind, and Fire churned out hugely innovative songs spread over with multiple genres like rock ballads, folk, funk, etc. 18 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart. [409] Dionne Warwick has named Earth, Wind & Fire as her favorite group of all time. He also performed alongside Alicia Keys at Clive Davis's 2004 pre-Grammy awards party where they performed the band's 1978 hit "September". The album reached No. Earth, Wind and Fire vocalist and co-founder Maurice White died in his sleep in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening. 5 on the Billboard Top Soul albums chart. 12 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. [120][121] "September" also reached No. [35] The album rose to No. [147][148] White also won an ASCAP Award as a composer of, "That's The Way Of The World", with it being a theme song of the sitcom Hearts Afire.[149][150]. 26 on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart. [187][188][189] He then produced Neil Diamond on his 1986 album Headed for the Future. 17 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart and No. [55] The official website of Earth, Wind & Fire lead singer, Philip Bailey. [98], In January 1979, the band performed "September" and "That's the Way of the World" at the Music for UNICEF Concert. also rose to No. [9] Raise! [357] During December 4 of that year, the band were also honoured with a Ebony Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ebony Power 100 Gala held in the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. [1], White brought the kalimba into mainstream use by incorporating its sound into the music of Earth, Wind & Fire. 4 on the UK Dance Singles Chart. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart. Appearing upon the LP was a cover of Ben E. King's "Stand by Me", with a guest appearance by jazz saxophonist Gerald Albright. 25 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Philip James Bailey (born May 8, 1951) is an American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter and percussionist, best known as an early member and one of the two lead singers (along with group founder Maurice White) of the band Earth, Wind & Fire.Noted for his four-octave vocal range and distinctive falsetto register, Bailey has won seven Grammy Awards. [135][136] The album rose to No. https://www.popmatters.com/philip-bailey-2019-interview-2639940628.html [406], Miles Davis described EWF as his "all time favorite band", saying, "they have everything (horns, electric guitar, singers and more) in one band". On the morning of February 4, 2016, White died in his sleep at his Los Angeles home from the effects of Parkinson's disease. Best of My Love has also been certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA. The three friends eventually got a recording contract with Capitol Records. 12 on the Hot 100 chart. Maurice White, a founding member of Earth, Wind & Fire, died Wednesday, a representative for White told TheWrap on Thursday. [248] The LP reached No. [151][152] As well "Let's Groove" was Grammy nominated in the category of Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. [10] A second single titled "Side by Side" got to No. 10 on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart and No. "[171] Matty Karas of Rolling Stone also described Electric Universe as being full of "sensuous, and at times, rock oriented dance material. 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[5], The Emotions went on to guest upon Earth, Wind & Fire's 2003 single "All in the Way". "Why?" The Sun Goddess album went gold, hitting number 12 pop in early 1975. The … Earth, Wind & Fire star Maurice White has passed away at the age of 74. 1 on both the Billboard 200 and Top Soul Albums charts respectively. 7 on the Billboard Jazz Albums & No. The concert was Emmy-nominated in the category of Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Class. 28 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. LA Weekly noted the "standout track" is "Earth, Wind & Fire's funky club jam Dance, Dance, Dance". 25 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs chart. 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David Whitworth – percussion, vocals (1996–present), Myron McKinley – keyboards, musical director (2001–present), Philip Bailey, Jr. – vocals, percussion (2008–present), Morris O'Connor – lead guitar, vocals (2008–present), Serg Dimitrijevic – rhythm guitar, vocals (2012–present), This page was last edited on 10 January 2021, at 22:23. His son, Mario Van Peebles both directed the film and portrayed his father in the lead role. 8 on the Billboard Holiday Albums chart. [154], In 1981, the Phenix Horns also began their frequent collaborations with Phil Collins and his band Genesis. He was the founder, leader, main songwriter, and producer of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, and served as the band's co-lead singer with Philip Bailey. Along with Jones, White formed a "cookin' little band" while attending Booker T. Washington High School. Following Charles Stepney's death in 1976,[27] White took over producing the Emotions. Jabari Jacobs R&B/funk legends Earth, Wind & Fire joined pop singer Meghan Trainor on her new Christmas single, "Holidays.". Hold Me was also Grammy nominated in the category of Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance. "[172][173], A song from the album called "Magnetic" rose to No. 16 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart. [411], In the movie BAADASSSSS!, the actor Khalil Kain portrayed a young Maurice White leading the early incarnation of Earth, Wind & Fire. Artists such as Ronnie Laws and Prince appeared on the LP. Written by Maurice White and Wayne Vaughn, and produced by White, the song was chosen as the lead single from the album.. [101][102] White also produced El DeBarge on his 1992 LP In The Storm. [58][59], The band then collaborated with Ramsey Lewis on his album Sun Goddess which was produced by Maurice and issued in late 1974 by Columbia. 34 upon the UK Pop Albums Chart. On this album EWF collaborated with artists such as will.i.am, Kelly Rowland, Outkast's Big Boi, Floetry and Brian McKnight. The concert was broadcast to over 100 countries. [214] EWF went on to be nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the category of Best Vocal Group. 20 on the Billboard Jazz Albums charts. December 27, 2020. [9], Dennis Hunt of The Los Angeles Times declared "Faces is the R&B album of the year. Maurice moved on from Chicago to Los Angeles. [93][94] Another single titled "Saturday Nite" reached numbers 4 and 21 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. Philip Bailey burst onto the scene in the early '70s as the high-pitched singer -- alongside the band's co-founder Maurice White -- in the epic disco supergroup, Earth, Wind & Fire. [10] The album was certified triple platinum in the US by the RIAA. [48] Ken Emerson of Rolling Stone called Open Our Eyes "a pleasant miscellany of Africana, Latin rhythms, well-mannered funk, smooth jazz, Sly Stone, Stevie Wonder and the Fifth Dimension". I can’t begin to express what their music meant (and means) to me. He also composed music for the television series Life Is Wild. 5 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 23 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and No. The album rose to number 12 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart. [330][331] EWF performed at the opening ceremony of the 2008 US Open, which was hosted by Forest Whitaker and served to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the founding of tennis's Open Era with a parade of more than 25 former US Open singles champions. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band where they performed a cover of the Beatles' "Got to Get You into My Life". White and Allee Willis also wrote several new songs for the play. [247] Dan Glaister of The Guardian also described In the Name of Love as "a scorching album". 22 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. [153] Wanna Be With You also won a Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. [240], In November 1993, EWF performed at the American Music Awards 20th anniversary special. [143][144] As a single, "And Love Goes On" rose to No. Overview "Fantasy" was produced by Maurice White, who also composed the song with Eddie Del Barrio and Verdine White. In the very late 1970s and early 1980s, disco music was undergoing a severe backlash. [73] That album reached no. The soundtrack, composed by Van Peebles, was released in April 1971 on Stax Records. [270] The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book got to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. During that year his second Gospel LP, Triumph, was issued and it also won a Grammy. On March 6, 2000, EWF was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by hip hop artist Lil' Kim to a standing ovation during the 15th annual ceremony held at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. [62] All in the Way rose to No. Earth, Wind & Fire (EW&F or EWF) is an American band that has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, dance, Latin, and Afro pop. and "Shining Star". [9], Maurice's astrological sign, Sagittarius, has a primary elemental quality of fire and seasonal qualities of earth and air, according to classical triplicities. [119], A single titled "September" rose to No. [347] During February 2014 EWF performed alongside Pharrell, Janelle Monae at the 2014 NBA All-Star Game. Philip Bailey's imitable falsetto on such rhythm-and-blues classics as "Reasons" and "Fantasy" helped catapult Earth, Wind & Fire into superstardom through the 1970s and early '80s. Artists such as Debbie Harry of Blondie, Lou Reed and Cheap Trick also featured on the soundtrack. 3 on both the Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs and UK Pop Singles charts. 1 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz Songs chart. The album got to No. [57], During 1979 Earth, Wind & Fire collaborated with the Emotions on the single "Boogie Wonderland". The album got to No. 30 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart. "[27], After Stax Records became embroiled in financial problems, the girl group the Emotions looked for a new contract and found one with Columbia Records. Warner Bros also designated Joe Wissert to be the band's producer. [323], During February 2008, EWF performed on the opening night of one of the oldest and largest musical festivals in Latin America, Chile's Viña del Mar Festival. 35 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs chart and No. [165] Rock & Rule was the first feature film of Nelvana Studios. With Maurice as a percussionist and lead vocalist Drayton also served as the group's musical arranger. [95][96] He worked as a producer with Atlantic Starr on the band's 1987 LP All in the Name of Love. 12 on the Billboard 200 chart. It was incredible to work with him."[134]. Open Our Eyes was certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA.[53]. As a result, Verdine White, Ralph Johnson, Philip Bailey and Andrew Woolfolk returned with new members guitarist/vocalist Sheldon Reynolds, keyboardist Vance Taylor and drummer Sonny Emory. 1 on the UK Pop Singles chart. [154][155][156] His brother Verdine said, "My brother, hero and best friend Maurice White passed away peacefully last night in his sleep. [10][67][71][73][74] The album's second single was title track "That's the Way of the World". [332], EWF performed at the White House on February 22, 2009, for the Governors' Dinner; they were the first musical artists to perform there since Barack Obama took office. [287][288] The second single "Hold Me" reached No. [369][370], EWF has been sampled by artists such as Drake, A Tribe Called Quest, Missy Elliott, Public Enemy, Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, the Fugees, LL Cool J, Kid Ink, Salt-n-Pepa and Basement Jaxx. [130][131] The song was also Grammy nominated in the categories of Best Disco Recording and Best R&B Instrumental Performance. White collaborated with the Japanese band Dreams Come True on two songs: "Wherever You Are" from their 1994 album "Delicious," and "Eternity," which appeared on the soundtrack for the 1994 animated film The Swan Princess. He had previously played in Chicago clubs as a drummer with Donny Hathaway and Little Feat. This track featured upon EWF's 2003 album The Promise which was also produced by Maurice White. Illumination reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and No. Songs on the album were composed by both American and Soviet musicians and songwriters. [322] At the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway, on December 11, 2007, EWF performed Fantasy and September. [146][147] Raise was also certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA. The album went on to be noted as one with a digitised neo soul sound and style. This LP was in the emerging post-disco style and was partly recorded on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. 22 on the Blues & Soul Top UK Soul Albums chart.[104]. [407] Quincy Jones has proclaimed himself to be the "biggest fan of Earth, Wind & Fire since day one. "Fantasy" is a song by the band Earth, Wind & Fire which was issued as a single in 1978 by Columbia Records. [56] The Emotions also received an American Music Award nomination in 1978 for Favorite Soul/R&B Band, Duo or Group. [10][235][236][237][238] Another single entitled "Spend the Night" rose to No. [206] Touch the World was also nominated for a Soul Train Award in the category of Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year. Verdine White went on to promote go-go bands like Trouble Funk and E.U..[9] The compilation album The Collection was released May 1986, stayed at No. Earth, Wind & Fire’s Band Leader’s Health Took A Turn For The Worse in 2016. [227], During September 1993, came the release of the band's 16th studio album, Millennium issued on Warner Bros. Records. Bailey discusses this and more in a new interview. [220], The album's title track, featuring The Boys, got to No. [207], On the album was a track written by an unknown songwriter by the name of Skylark titled "System of Survival". Jon Lind first established himself as a hit songwriter in the late 1970s, writing songs for Earth, Wind & Fire, Ramsey Lewis, Deniece Williams, Atlantic Starr, Betty Wright and others. Bio by: C.S. He was 74 years old. Davis was soon replaced by Jessica Cleaves, a former member of the R&B group The Friends of Distinction. By this achievement, EWF became the first black act to top both the Billboard album and singles charts. [77] [12][13][292] On February 8, 2004, EWF performed in a tribute to funk at the 46th annual Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, California. Line-ups. Phyl Garland of Stereo Review wrote "with this set of skillfully shaped songs, White has positioned Earth, Wind & Fire to move into the next century". [185][186] White went on to co-produce Pieces of a Dream's 1986 LP Joyride. 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