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Earth, Wind & Fire was a legendary American funk band, formed in Chicago in 1969. Bandleader Maurice White began his recording career as a session drummer, working for Chess Records; he soon joined the Ramsey Lewis Trio . He formed a band called The Salty Peppers and signed to Capitol Records, releasing a regionally successful single called "La La Time".

White moved his band to Los Angeles and changed the name to Earth, Wind & Fire. Their self-titled album, Earth, Wind & Fire, was released in 1970 to great critical acclaim, as was The Need of Love ( 1971); neither were commercially successful. In 1972, White dissolved the line-up (minus himself and brother Verdine ), and added Jessica Cleaves (vocals), Ronnie Laws ( flute, saxophone), Larry Dunn ( keyboard), Ralph Johnson ( percussion) and Philip Bailey (vocals, of Friends & Love ). The new line-up signed to CBS Records and released Last Days and Time without much success. Laws and Bautista were replaced by Andrew Woolfolk and Al McKay and Johnny Graham . Head to the Sky ( 1973Events January events January 1 United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community now known as the European Union January 3 Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led) was a moderate success, but 19741974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped's Open Our Eyes was a major hit.

Earth, Wind & Fire's breakthrough success, however, was the soundtrackGenerally speaking, the term soundtrack refers to the recorded sound in a motion picture. In terms of film formats, the soundtrack is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. The term soundtrack is also commonly used to refer to to That's the Way of the World . Though the film was not a success, "Shining Star" became a huge mainstream hit and launched the band's career. After a series of critically and popularly acclaimed albums and singles, Faces ( 19801980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 National steel strike in United Kingdom January 1 Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 5 He) finally showed the group's success beginning to wane. White disbanded the group in 1983Events January January 1 Beat Raaflaub became Basel Boys Choir's new conductor January 1 the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 1 compulsory wearing of seat belts becomes law in the UK. January 2 The mu after Electric Universe was released to poor sales and reviews.

A 19871987 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January January 1 Nunavut's capital changes it name to Iqaluit from Frobisher Bay. January 3 Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 4 An Amtrak train reunion almost recreated a career, but Earth, Wind & Fire has not achieved mainstream success since the 1970sMillennia: 1st millennium 2nd millennium 3rd millennium Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Events and trends. They have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of FameLake Erie in the background The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio dedicated, as the name suggests, to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential rock and roll performers, producers, and other pe and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, the latter in 2003.

In 2002 Maurice White released two new EW&F albums on his own label Kalimba Records. First "Live In Rio" containing recordings from their 1980 tour. Then "The Promise". EWF`s first studio album with new material in six years. The album has received good reveiws. It was first released in USA and Japan, but because of good response it was released in Europe in the first half of 2004.

Summer 2004, EWF signed an exlusive record deal with Sanctuary Urban Records Group (SURG) owned by Matew Knowles (Father of Beyoncè). A new album "Illuminated" is sceduled for release in february 2005. The first track from the album called "Show me the way" featuring Raphael Saadiq is released on the internet and can be found on http://www.philipbailey.com







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