You are absolutely right. I wasn't born until 1985 but everything about the music from that decade is just amazing. This group here is absolutely one of the best. Such a shame that Fred White is no longer with us.
Drove for small LA limo company with a notable clientel in early 80s. Got a call early one morning telling me to rest and get my white stretch totally together. At 5P I was to pick up Earth Wind and Fire at Beverly Hills Hotel and take them to Forum...Already a big fan I was excited. At the Forum they invited me to watch rehearsals. Afterward made certain I had a great seat for concert. After the show there was a "special restaurant" they wanted to go to for dinner. When we got there I received and invitation to eat with them...As people they were just as outstanding as their music.
That is absolutely beautiful. Chauffeur the mighty EWF I probably would have fainted first get that out the. I know that is a hell of a memory please do not forget it.🙂🌈❤️🎉🥳🥰
Mad props to Maurice but ALL those guys were GREAT MUSICIANS, VOCALISTS, and SONGWRITERS in their own rights!!!!!!!! Because of THIS FACT they became the BADDEST COMPLETE MUSICAL GROUP ON THE PLANET...........
In 1973 I went to see Uriah Heep and the show was opened by the unknown Earth Wind & Fire. They were awesome and blew us white kid rock fans away. The next day I bought my first E,W & F album. I've remained a fan all my life. Long live the spirit of Maurice White.
In Maurice White's autobiography, he says that EW&F got kicked off that tour - they kept blowing Uriah Heep off the stage, and Heep's management were not happy. It apparently happened to EW&F on several tours with other bands as well. Most rock groups couldn't compete with the showmanship, costumes, dance routines, and harmonies of an 8-to-9-piece jammin' funk band whose jazz-rooted musicianship beat all but the very best of the rockers.
Kids, when your Parents and GrandPatents tell you that the music and musicians of today, “ain’t nothin,” this here is what they’re comparing your “artists” to! These guys could play, dance, and sing! Most, like bassist and co-founder, Verdeen White, STILL dance full out while playing and singing, for an hour or more! Amazing!
@@Woodsaras I don't understand your comment. Musicians live. Are you comparing then and now. Because I've lived to se that generation live. And what we have now. So could you clarify what you mean?
Yes, they had a choice, free choice, just as people have today. Music wasn't taught for free, it was created and invented by independent hearts and minds...impossible if you allow yourself to be led by dependence and cynicism.
@@myssaaquatica9294 you sound crazy boy. He was not being a smart ass and yes music was taught for free until w bush removed it from schools like he removed civics. My grandfather played for the ohio players. Look not all black folks are poor and broke. Not in ohio so move on with your nonsense ya dam freak.
You have to understand the history of how a long with our church the government had actually invested heavily into music programs since the 40s. So you get rehearsal time in the church and add the hours in school and the professional music coaches directors etc. it was a beautiful time to be a student of music. You had everything you needed. Well opportunity was a whole nother thing. Especially Opera. Sad but true. Sorry for the rant. Just my 2 🙏🏾😎✌🏾
I don't usually make these declarations here because I love so many different R&B groups, singers ,bands But I must declare Earth ,wind & fire the greatest R&B band of all time
@Windband1 It's like the whole concept the elements of the universe and what they actually song about And that time period for black people which will never happened like that again cause it was 1969 when it was founded
Sorry, but this isn’t R&B, this is more afrocuban jazz, or acid jazz, before EW&F went disco. But you can’t say they are the best, especially with Miles Davis out there who created this era of music, then you have Weather Report, Return to Forever with Chic Corea who also cut his teeth with Miles Davis, and Herbie Hancock who also cut his teeth with Miles Davis, I could go on, but there were a lot of great musicians and bands from that era before Disco. Probably the greatest album of all time was Miles Davis “Sometime My Prince Will Come”, and of course John Coltrane was on there too. Earth Wind and Fire Gratitude was the first album I ever bought with my own money, and I still have it to this day, although it should be worn out with as many times I’ve played it over the years, but in context, it’s great, but it’s not the best ever.
I remember watching this show as a teen. We came back to school the next day in total awe. One of my classmates came running down the hallway asking all the Black students, she asked "Did y'all see dat group Erf win & Fie?!!!" We said, "everybody saw that!" She continued, "Ooo they African!!!" It was beautiful. Earth Wind & Fire made us so proud to be "African" and conscious.
The greatest band of ALL times! Do you see how back then, these talented folks put in 'work', and actually made less than 10% than these so called 'talented' artist here in today's time? But the only consolation is, Earth, Wind and Fire's music will live on forever, while all today's generic, garbage music will die off.
This video captures EWF in their early years in 1973. After a lot of personnel changes and a new direction, Maurice and Verdine emerged in 1975with a very different and much more commercially succesful band. Maurice White was not an amateur. He went to a musical conservatory, played drum sessions for Chess Records including Rescue Me and Your Love takes me higher"), he played jazz with the Ramsey Lewis Trio, he was a skilled songwriter and very succesful producer. for others. RIP.
Indeed, Maurice was already a very well established musician before he came up with his idea for EWF, he made an earlier attempt with a band known as ‘The Salty Peppers’. Prior to EWF it was said Maurice was highly sought after as a session drummer because of his distinctive powerful snare hit. His autobiography reveals how it was Ramsey Lewis that encouraged him to perform Kalimba solos when touring with him - which at the time he wasn’t keen on doing because he was quite shy. That and his growing interest in spiritualism gave him the seed for EWF, but even in the formative years of EWF he never really intended to be the lead singer (listen to the first two Warner Bros albums, he tends to sit back in the mix vocally). He also states that he continued to play drums on virtually all the EWF studio recordings, with Fred White and later Ralph Johnson only did it when touring. Interestingly much of their later live shows used pre-recorded ‘live’ backing tracks, because of his desire to present the perfect show, with all the dance moves and magic tricks. You can hear/see an example of this on a TH-cam clip of an appearance they did on the Natalie Cole show with a medley, which was filmed while they were in the middle of a tour (it features ‘Can’t Hide Love’). The new tracks featured on the ‘best of’ album that had September and Can’t Hide Love also featured Got to Get You in my life, which was quickly recorded mid-tour. This was partly because of scheduling, but also because Maurice wanted to get it released before the film it was intended for, because he knew the film would flop (it did flop, much like the That’s the Way of the World film they were cast in as ‘The Band’ and wrote the soundtrack/album for - which as we know was a big success for EWF with some of their most loved tracks).
@ Therone Dawson: Always the lame ‘no autotune’ comment. In this case, autotune would have been more than welcome, cause everything sounds so damn out of tune it’s downright painful.
@ Therone Dawson: I’m old enough to have seen the Beatles perform live. Now THERE’s a group of musicians who fully deserve your “talented and great without the help of autotune” accolades. As opposed to the fab four, who couldn’t even hear themselves (let alone each other) through the excruciating noise of fifty thousand screaming girls, Earth Wind & Fire and their contemporaries enjoyed the luxury of PA’s, on stage monitoring and electric guitar tuners, but still managed to sound uncomfortably out of tune, at least on this particular video. As a professional musician, I might be a tad on the picky side, but when that guitar comes in at 2:42 a few of my fillings came loose. Now I won’t argue with you about the sorry state of today’s music (and actually liked one or two EW&F records), but when it comes to raw talent, songwriting and stage performance without the aid of virtually anything, no one will ever come close to this little combo: th-cam.com/video/xxVtYSFaUx0/w-d-xo.html
Real musicals, real artist, this time may have passed where kids in the neighborhood actually learn how to play and read music,,,,,,,, unless we change the seen,,,,,,,?
The sound of early 70's was like everyone wanted to communicate through "music" and say something profoundly. EWF did it, as exceptional as, it can be done. Just wow, what a great band.
WHAT !! CON FUNK SHUN, BARKAYS, CAMEO WAR ETC ETC EWF HAD LOTTA COMPETITION. BOOTSEY, PARLIAMENT, ISLEYS, . I WENT DEEP SEA DIVING AS A TEEN. WEATHER REPORT, DEODATO, TAJ MAHALL / AND MANY MORE. EVEN RAY CHARLES WAS BANGING IN THE 70'S
First album of EWF I ever heard all the way through was 'Head To The Sky'......absolute masterpiece. The songs 'Evil',' Masquerade' and 'Clover' just blew me away. Thank you Elements for creating this artistic gem in my lifetime.
This is a superb performance from this band when Jessica Cleaves was still with the band, and right before Al McKay joined them. RIP Maurice and Jessica.....
Al McKay was in the band shortly before they did this live performance, but was let go because Al had other commitments. Maurice brought him back a few months later. Also, Al McKay and Jessica Cleaves went to school together. Jessica also went to school with one of EWF's outside songwriters in Skip Scarborough. RIP Jessica Cleaves
This barely begins to capture their energy in 73! I saw them in 73 at Ga Tech, sandwiched between Tucky Buzzard (I mainly recall their name), and Uriah Heep. EWF blew the roof off the coliseum. At one point Verdine jumped down into the crowd and danced his way through it as he played. He eventually ended up dancing with a woman in the audience and (IIRC) even giving her a looooong kiss- all without missing a beat. And this was well before wireless rigs; he had a 100 foot cord, at least. Amazing. They were as much fun to watch as they were to listen to.
The best band of all time!!!! My next neighbor Kenny Williams my you R.I.P was the biggest fan of the group. Every time I here a Love's Holiday I think of him. ❤❤
I didn't discover their music until 1975 when I fell asleep with my transistor radio on and was awoken to live version of 'Reasons' on the radio. Trouble was the Djay didn't announce who they were - and of course there was no Shazam or Internet in those days. I finally caught up with them in 1978 and never looked back.
I saw Earth Wind and Fire in Buffalo New York it was the first time I ever saw laser at a concert it was amazing. I was thinking it was 1974 but does anyone know? And the 70's were by far the best music. My kids always say I was lucky to grow up during that music and I laugh cause they are correct!!
In every phase of life, there,s good better and there's best ever that who earth wind and fire is the greatest band ever! Just like Jordan, Ali, Bruce Lee, just to name a few who were great and greatest at there craft, second to none.
I’m a fan of catchy feel-good songs and not really into instrumental jams over two chords. EWF’s first album had great songs and is a must-listen. The second was barely memorable. The album just b4 this concert was Last Days and Time. Other than Time Is On Your Side, it’s lackluster compared to the string of albums that was about to follow: Head To The Sky and Open Our Eyes were great albums, start to finish. That’s The Way Of The World, Gratitude, Spirit, All And All, and I Am had gems of songs on them. Not just the hits, but On Your Face, Love’s Holiday, Serpentine Fire, Saturday Night, Wait, Can’t Let Go, In The Stone, and so many others. It was great to see it end with Ralph Johnson as the last person on stage, and just seeing him still in the band 51 years later in September of 2024.
This powerhouse group was way ahead of its time by combining jazz, soul, funk, african, latin percussion with lyrics that was heavily influenced with esoteric science of the occult aka hermetic, metaphysical knowledge of SELF. MAD RESPECT TO EWF
Earth Wind and Fire in my opinion is the leaders of neo soul because they were doing it long before it had a name. R&B fused with jazz elements. Earth Wind and Fire has always been my favorite group because they put out such quality legendary music that will be listen to forever.
I'm a real estate appraiser in Houston, Texas. One time, about 20 or so years ago, I did an appraisal on an investment propety, and the investor/buyer was one of the guys from Earth, Wind and Fire. I don't remember which one, but he was a prominent/original band member. He owns (or at least he did at that time) literally hundreds of propetries all across the country,
I remember their Spirit Album as small kid always blew my mind. The bright orange color and the Pyramid took me off to another place. That is one of the main reasons Orange along with red has been my favorite color
Same here. Born in '75 (my photo is a younger me), and I remember all their hit records playing on the radio as a small child in the late 1970s-early 1980s from "Serpentine Fire" to "Let's Groove". One of my older brothers even brought home their "Raise" album and I was mesmerize by the album's artwork. Memories.
I was 11 years old in 1975 and heard Shining Star 🌟 for the first time and was blown away. Middle school for us we were all about EWF and other RnB bands. I have been going back to music I listened to back then and I have to say I had great taste! True musical mastery with these guys. RIP Maurice! ❤️
None of them really got big and fat. Sure, they put on a few pounds as gravity did it's thing, but Maurice, Verdine & Phillip all remained rather slim and trim as they aged.
I first heard Earth, Wind, and Fire my Freshman or Sophomore years in college in 1973 or 1974 when students came back from Summer break. They were the hottest group out there then and everyone of the students were playing their album or songs. I saw a repeat awards show on the Steller channel honoring Ramsey Lewis when he mentioned Maurice White as part of his group who founded Earth, Wind, & Fire. I guess that's when they co-wrote "Sun Goddess" which was released by both Lewis and White for both groups. I saw E, W, & F in concert with the O'Jays and Natalie Cole and everyone was fantastic but E, W, & F tore it up!!! They did something that made the audience on the floor lean back like a wave; I was on the floor. This was an epic show!!! I played in band from 7th grade through college and easily recognized them as trained and gifted musicians. This is why they were so awesome and great where no other group can ever compare to their greatness!!! Their horn (brass) and percussion sections were off the chart!!! But really every section of the band were gifted musicians!!! I saw Ramsey Lewis in Blues Alley in Georgetown in 1984 or 1985 with Phyllis Hyman and can't remember who the 3rd act was, but they were great too. This was around the time when Roy Ayers and Herbie Hancock were popular and charting the jazz scene.
My sister's used to play ewf ALL THE DAMN TIME!!!!!and I LOVED IT I love this clip a real band back then you had to have tallent no auto no computers no voice boxes no drum machines I so miss those days !!!
The very best band ever!!! These guys are true musicians that are unparalleled in their abilities to play music. They have countless of hits that will never be forgotten nor not listened to but by all races and generations. My first experience with them was when they came out with "Keep Your Head to the Sky" and I was hooked forever!!!
People see them today and think it was only Philip, Verdine and Ralph. This was actually the core of the group after a reformation. Some of the music from these years are their greatest classics.
One of the greatest groups ever! EWF still sounds great during their live performances. Will always remember when I caught them live in Hawaii years ago. What a concert!
Maurice and Verdine's 17 year old brother Fred was supposed to be the drummer for EW&F around this time right out of high school but was asked to be Donny Hathaway's drummer for his upcoming tour.
The 70's were one of the BEST decades for music!
You are absolutely right. I wasn't born until 1985 but everything about the music from that decade is just amazing. This group here is absolutely one of the best. Such a shame that Fred White is no longer with us.
Not one of the best, but THE BEST Period! Lol.
@@Agogo57 They definitely were, although the 60’s had some pretty kick ass music, too!❤✌🏻
I agree
At least until disco came around. 😉
Drove for small LA limo company with a notable clientel in early 80s. Got a call early one morning telling me to rest and get my white stretch totally together. At 5P I was to pick up Earth Wind and Fire at Beverly Hills Hotel and take them to Forum...Already a big fan I was excited. At the Forum they invited me to watch rehearsals. Afterward made certain I had a great seat for concert. After the show there was a "special restaurant" they wanted to go to for dinner. When we got there I received and invitation to eat with them...As people they were just as outstanding as their music.
That is absolutely beautiful. Chauffeur the mighty EWF I probably would have fainted first get that out the. I know that is a hell of a memory please do not forget it.🙂🌈❤️🎉🥳🥰
That would be a memory for life.
I might have been at that concert! Sadly, back in the cheap seats, the sound at the Forum was terrible.
Awesome!!!
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Man, now that’s what I call a JAM session! Maurice White was a genius.
Mad props to Maurice but ALL those guys were GREAT MUSICIANS, VOCALISTS, and SONGWRITERS in their own rights!!!!!!!! Because of THIS FACT they became the BADDEST COMPLETE MUSICAL GROUP ON THE PLANET...........
Yes he was
The 70s were the best era .
In 1973 I went to see Uriah Heep and the show was opened by the unknown Earth Wind & Fire. They were awesome and blew us white kid rock fans away. The next day I bought my first E,W & F album. I've remained a fan all my life. Long live the spirit of Maurice White.
there very good band and so is uriah heep i love all music
I saw the same two groups in 1973- Big Uriah Heep fan here. But that day I also became an EWF fan.
The best of Earth Wind & Fire
They were just so freakin gooooood!
In Maurice White's autobiography, he says that EW&F got kicked off that tour - they kept blowing Uriah Heep off the stage, and Heep's management were not happy. It apparently happened to EW&F on several tours with other bands as well. Most rock groups couldn't compete with the showmanship, costumes, dance routines, and harmonies of an 8-to-9-piece jammin' funk band whose jazz-rooted musicianship beat all but the very best of the rockers.
Kids, when your Parents and GrandPatents tell you that the music and musicians of today, “ain’t nothin,” this here is what they’re comparing your “artists” to! These guys could play, dance, and sing! Most, like bassist and co-founder, Verdeen White, STILL dance full out while playing and singing, for an hour or more! Amazing!
Nah, they dont really dance that much. Also, music and musicians and then live musicians are completely separste categoriesm
@@Woodsaras I don't understand your comment. Musicians live. Are you comparing then and now. Because I've lived to se that generation live. And what we have now. So could you clarify what you mean?
Tyler the creator produced his whole discography
Yes! Verdine was formally trained. Is this the guy that replaced Ronnie Laws?
Exactly
I grew up in the greatest generation with music by Earth, Wind and Fire. ❤
In loving memory of Maurice White.
SIP
In loving Memory of my Brother Mitchell Charles Brown. Haoo Bi to us. Shout out to All Virgos. Meet yoy at the cross roads My Brother. Job. Well done.
When musicians really took the time to truly learn their craft!! Love this!💘
they kinda had no choice....music was taught in schools for free. No tech making tracks back then....ya had to learn how to play.
Yes, they had a choice, free choice, just as people have today. Music wasn't taught for free, it was created and invented by independent hearts and minds...impossible if you allow yourself to be led by dependence and cynicism.
@@myssaaquatica9294 you sound crazy boy. He was not being a smart ass and yes music was taught for free until w bush removed it from schools like he removed civics. My grandfather played for the ohio players. Look not all black folks are poor and broke. Not in ohio so move on with your nonsense ya dam freak.
You have to understand the history of how a long with our church the government had actually invested heavily into music programs since the 40s. So you get rehearsal time in the church and add the hours in school and the professional music coaches directors etc. it was a beautiful time to be a student of music. You had everything you needed. Well opportunity was a whole nother thing. Especially Opera. Sad but true. Sorry for the rant. Just my 2 🙏🏾😎✌🏾
I don't usually make these declarations here because I love so many different R&B groups, singers ,bands But I must declare Earth ,wind & fire the greatest R&B band of all time
Of course😣 im sure you are not alone
Agreed! They are my favorite band of all time and I grew up on Zeppelin.
@Windband1 It's like the whole concept the elements of the universe and what they actually song about And that time period for black people which will never happened like that again cause it was 1969 when it was founded
they are best American band of all time...., period.
Sorry, but this isn’t R&B, this is more afrocuban jazz, or acid jazz, before EW&F went disco. But you can’t say they are the best, especially with Miles Davis out there who created this era of music, then you have Weather Report, Return to Forever with Chic Corea who also cut his teeth with Miles Davis, and Herbie Hancock who also cut his teeth with Miles Davis, I could go on, but there were a lot of great musicians and bands from that era before Disco.
Probably the greatest album of all time was Miles Davis “Sometime My Prince Will Come”, and of course John Coltrane was on there too.
Earth Wind and Fire Gratitude was the first album I ever bought with my own money, and I still have it to this day, although it should be worn out with as many times I’ve played it over the years, but in context, it’s great, but it’s not the best ever.
I remember watching this show as a teen. We came back to school the next day in total awe. One of my classmates came running down the hallway asking all the Black students, she asked "Did y'all see dat group Erf win & Fie?!!!" We said, "everybody saw that!" She continued, "Ooo they African!!!" It was beautiful. Earth Wind & Fire made us so proud to be "African" and conscious.
What city was this?
@@WarrenHolly Shot in NYC. The show was called Soul.
Memories I truly loved this band ,rest in peace, Mr. White
By far the greatest band ever.
Willie you are so right !!!! The music, message, Talent and the intellect these guys displayed is the greatest ever.
Agree to that. I met Maurice in Frankfurt Germany in the early 1970’s. What a talent!!! Here, 40 years later I still LOVE them!Z,!!
Don't forget Tower of Power too. The baddest white band. Had all of their albums in the 70dys and 80dys.
🎯💯
The greatest band ever assembled!
The best decade ever for music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
More percussion than a drum circle, more harmony than a choir, more energy than flame!
The greatest band of ALL times! Do you see how back then, these talented folks put in 'work', and actually made less than 10% than these so called 'talented' artist here in today's time? But the only consolation is, Earth, Wind and Fire's music will live on forever, while all today's generic, garbage music will die off.
Their music is mesmerizing and intoxicating. It never gets old!
Yes I agree with you
My heart is broken for them losing Maurice.😢
@@marcybigfan2016 Also, Andrew Woolfolk and Jessica Cleaves.
I agree I recently started listening to EWF every morning to start my day. The lyrics and energy is so positive & powerful
Wow!!! Just a glimpse of what was to come...my fave band of all time...50 yrs going strong... RIP Maurice, Jessica and Andrew
Andrew is dead??! Aww…when?
We lost Andrew in 2022. It's emotional watching the earlier videos, however Verdine, Phillip and Ralph are holding it down.
I CAN'T STOP CRYING BEING WHERE WE ARE TODAY 🙏🏾🧚🏾♀️🇺🇸😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Real Music! I have all of EWF's albums!!
1973 was my best summer I've ever had!!!!
1973.... Wow!!!
Booze is great
Sex is Free
We're the 'Class of 73'
~CSHS
I was fortunate to see them perform live 1979 breath taking
Tears to this white boy's eyes... Just incredible. True musicians.
Too bad the signed with a major label, eh?
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This video captures EWF in their early years in 1973. After a lot of personnel changes and a new direction, Maurice and Verdine emerged in 1975with a very different and much more commercially succesful band. Maurice White was not an amateur. He went to a musical conservatory, played drum sessions for Chess Records including Rescue Me and Your Love takes me higher"), he played jazz with the Ramsey Lewis Trio, he was a skilled songwriter and very succesful producer. for others. RIP.
Indeed, Maurice was already a very well established musician before he came up with his idea for EWF, he made an earlier attempt with a band known as ‘The Salty Peppers’.
Prior to EWF it was said Maurice was highly sought after as a session drummer because of his distinctive powerful snare hit.
His autobiography reveals how it was Ramsey Lewis that encouraged him to perform Kalimba solos when touring with him - which at the time he wasn’t keen on doing because he was quite shy.
That and his growing interest in spiritualism gave him the seed for EWF, but even in the formative years of EWF he never really intended to be the lead singer (listen to the first two Warner Bros albums, he tends to sit back in the mix vocally).
He also states that he continued to play drums on virtually all the EWF studio recordings, with Fred White and later Ralph Johnson only did it when touring.
Interestingly much of their later live shows used pre-recorded ‘live’ backing tracks, because of his desire to present the perfect show, with all the dance moves and magic tricks. You can hear/see an example of this on a TH-cam clip of an appearance they did on the Natalie Cole show with a medley, which was filmed while they were in the middle of a tour (it features ‘Can’t Hide Love’).
The new tracks featured on the ‘best of’ album that had September and Can’t Hide Love also featured Got to Get You in my life, which was quickly recorded mid-tour. This was partly because of scheduling, but also because Maurice wanted to get it released before the film it was intended for, because he knew the film would flop (it did flop, much like the That’s the Way of the World film they were cast in as ‘The Band’ and wrote the soundtrack/album for - which as we know was a big success for EWF with some of their most loved tracks).
This is what you call musicians. No autotune. God I miss this type of talent and music.
@ Therone Dawson: Always the lame ‘no autotune’ comment. In this case, autotune would have been more than welcome, cause everything sounds so damn out of tune it’s downright painful.
@@ArkyMalarkey Well I am of that generation where you didn't have autotune. I remember EWF and WAR and other groups who played lived.
@ Therone Dawson: I’m old enough to have seen the Beatles perform live. Now THERE’s a group of musicians who fully deserve your “talented and great without the help of autotune” accolades. As opposed to the fab four, who couldn’t even hear themselves (let alone each other) through the excruciating noise of fifty thousand screaming girls, Earth Wind & Fire and their contemporaries enjoyed the luxury of PA’s, on stage monitoring and electric guitar tuners, but still managed to sound uncomfortably out of tune, at least on this particular video. As a professional musician, I might be a tad on the picky side, but when that guitar comes in at 2:42 a few of my fillings came loose.
Now I won’t argue with you about the sorry state of today’s music (and actually liked one or two EW&F records), but when it comes to raw talent, songwriting and stage performance without the aid of virtually anything, no one will ever come close to this little combo: th-cam.com/video/xxVtYSFaUx0/w-d-xo.html
“No autotune” is a very low bar to clear! 😂 I think there are more interesting things about this band
@@ArkyMalarkey Well good sir, we all would love to hear this little combo you speak of, except that your post is spam 😂
this what we listened to in the 70s. REAL music by REAL Brothas. Nothin' artificial about it.
Supreme Ali and playing real instruments! 😎
Supreme Ali ASA brother!
Da truth!!!
Real musicals, real artist, this time may have passed where kids in the neighborhood actually learn how to play and read music,,,,,,,, unless we change the seen,,,,,,,?
The crap on radio today......is just sad in comparison
Proud to be a child of '60's & '70's music! Ah, righteous!
The sound of early 70's was like everyone wanted to communicate through "music" and say something profoundly. EWF did it, as exceptional as, it can be done. Just wow, what a great band.
Awesome
Thanks so much for posting this. I remember this song Power and Jessica Cleaves.
Me and my wife were born in 73 best group ever
WHAT !! CON FUNK SHUN, BARKAYS, CAMEO WAR ETC ETC EWF HAD LOTTA COMPETITION. BOOTSEY, PARLIAMENT, ISLEYS, . I WENT DEEP SEA DIVING AS A TEEN. WEATHER REPORT, DEODATO, TAJ MAHALL / AND MANY MORE. EVEN RAY CHARLES WAS BANGING IN THE 70'S
This might be the music that was playing when you were both conceived. Could be. 🎵🎶🔥🎶🎵
EWF the best in my era, I grew up in the 70's listening to them and their music is timeless and poetic.
The incredibles Earth Wind & Fire, the soul is fire.....1973 never come back
I love this song the 70's Earth Wind and Fire Madison square Garden those where the Days real instrumental
I hope that on one day the whole world realise that EWF is one of the best bands ever
Yep to me they are right up there with Led Zeppelin and Queen.
@@darrickmalloy6909 plus Franky Hurdelheimer and the blue spots ... not to forget Nancy Billmeyer and the Psychecdelic-Blues-Jazz-Rockers!
@@color-head1696 honestly i cant say that i ever heard of them. Not 1 note😝
@@darrickmalloy6909 me neither
@@darrickmalloy6909 Your lost....
Maurice White, Master mind visionary much love to him! R.I.P brother.
First album of EWF I ever heard all the way through was 'Head To The Sky'......absolute masterpiece. The songs 'Evil',' Masquerade' and 'Clover' just blew me away. Thank you Elements for creating this artistic gem in my lifetime.
I think "open our eyes was my first. When I heard where have all the owers gone I was Blown
My favorite songs were ally of them but, Saturday Night in 1977, made me go back to college and, graduate.❤
"Zanzibar" is pretty good too.
@@hoiwanjohnlouis Absolutely.
@@darrickmalloy6909 "Where Have All The Flowers Gone" was from the "Last Days and Time" album released in 1972.
The GOAT of soul, blues, rock, and jazz fusion.
This is a superb performance from this band when Jessica Cleaves was still with the band, and right before Al McKay joined them. RIP Maurice and Jessica.....
Oh Wow Jessica passed on? I'm sorry to hear this. SIP
Al McKay was in the band shortly before they did this live performance, but was let go because Al had other commitments. Maurice brought him back a few months later. Also, Al McKay and Jessica Cleaves went to school together. Jessica also went to school with one of EWF's outside songwriters in Skip Scarborough. RIP Jessica Cleaves
@@amazing50000 Interesting ! I didn't know that. Throw my 2 cents in ..... Jessica Cleaves hits those high notes on Knee Deep and The Big Bang Theory.
@@Ston247 Yes, I know about her time with Funkadelic.
Recently lost Maurice and Verdine’s younger brother and drummer Fred White!!
That flute solo was cool!
This barely begins to capture their energy in 73! I saw them in 73 at Ga Tech, sandwiched between Tucky Buzzard (I mainly recall their name), and Uriah Heep. EWF blew the roof off the coliseum. At one point Verdine jumped down into the crowd and danced his way through it as he played. He eventually ended up dancing with a woman in the audience and (IIRC) even giving her a looooong kiss- all without missing a beat. And this was well before wireless rigs; he had a 100 foot cord, at least. Amazing.
They were as much fun to watch as they were to listen to.
I was there.... Great Show. EWF did a slow motion routine that was great.
Pure EWF!!! Verdine, Ralph and Phillip still doin' it, to this day!!!! MAURICE you have all the love in this WORLD!!! R.I.P.
This had 2 be 1 great live show at their Prime wow
The best band of all time!!!! My next neighbor Kenny Williams my you R.I.P was the biggest fan of the group. Every time I here a Love's Holiday I think of him. ❤❤
This should be a standard Music, Education, History requirement for all, especially Afr-Am, Latin youth in the arts!
Perry Bromwell This is an excellent idea! I think you hit on something here.
EWF is everything! You can't define them, except being the greatest of all time...like Muhammed ALI!!!
Amen to that, Perry Bromwell. I wholeheartedly agree.
EWF are like an Apex. A pinnacle.
@@nashboro1847 there it go again, the Brotherman pulling Mohammed Ali out of his Butt.
Lol.
Jessica Cleave is beautiful may she RIP! Also, RIP to Maurice White , Fred White , and Andrew Woolfolk!!
One of the greatest bands of all time.
I love earth wind and fire but I really miss Maurice White
the greatest group ever
I agree.
Guillaume Bougard agreed
I didn't discover their music until 1975 when I fell asleep with my transistor radio on and was awoken to live version of 'Reasons' on the radio. Trouble was the Djay didn't announce who they were - and of course there was no Shazam or Internet in those days. I finally caught up with them in 1978 and never looked back.
ewaf88 all because of Charles Stepney. Charles Stepney stepped in and the rest is history
Yes they owed a lot to his production expertise. He also had a major input into the opening guitar riff on Shinning star. He died far too young.
EARTH WIND & FIRE are the Baddest group in the land!! Been listenin to them since the 70s. Still goin strong. Go ahead EWF. Local Fan 4 ever!!!
Verdine treated that bass like it was an upright.....one of the greatest bassist!!
Mr. Bailey as 22 years old on this. Stunning stunning voice smh
Chiedo aiutoooo non mi ritrovo più in questo mondo possibile che non esistano più persone così.
This is what you call A REAL BAND
I saw Earth Wind and Fire in Buffalo New York it was the first time I ever saw laser at a concert it was amazing. I was thinking it was 1974 but does anyone know? And the 70's were by far the best music. My kids always say I was lucky to grow up during that music and I laugh cause they are correct!!
0:00 Power
8:40 I Don't Want To Be Lonely Tonight
15:00 Bass Jam
19:37 Mom
25:38 Time Is On Your Side
Power is still my favorite EWF jam.
Tytytyty
Energy is a good song from EWF... came out in 1971 or '72
And Where Did All The Flowers Gone
Maurice White and Andrew Woolfolk
Rest In Power. The EWF legacy will always lives on
They were JAMMIN!!! I was familiar with Parliament Funkadelic and now I'm up on Earth Wind and Fire!! Thank you...
Now this is a JAM SESSION, For Real.
Shit amen to that, brotha
In every phase of life, there,s good better and there's best ever that who earth wind and fire is the greatest band ever! Just like Jordan, Ali, Bruce Lee, just to name a few who were great and greatest at there craft, second to none.
I’m a fan of catchy feel-good songs and not really into instrumental jams over two chords.
EWF’s first album had great songs and is a must-listen. The second was barely memorable. The album just b4 this concert was Last Days and Time. Other than Time Is On Your Side, it’s lackluster compared to the string of albums that was about to follow: Head To The Sky and Open Our Eyes were great albums, start to finish. That’s The Way Of The World, Gratitude, Spirit, All And All, and I Am had gems of songs on them. Not just the hits, but On Your Face, Love’s Holiday, Serpentine Fire, Saturday Night, Wait, Can’t Let Go, In The Stone, and so many others.
It was great to see it end with Ralph Johnson as the last person on stage, and just seeing him still in the band 51 years later in September of 2024.
Baddest! Earth, Wind and fire❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉.
Musical genius. Maurice White is a treasure!
My first 45 record was “Get Away” by EWF the basest band ever!!! Thank you Heavenly Father for beautiful music.
That brass section truly blows me away every time. Freight train coming through.
Last days and time. That album put me on Ronnie Laws. 🎷
Maurice knew his music thats why they are still doing good today
Ralph Johnson, my all time favorite Drummer!!!
Yes Ralph was great on the drums funky and spicy!
So Glad to have Heard their music in my lifetime!!!
This powerhouse group was way ahead of its time by combining jazz, soul, funk, african, latin percussion with lyrics that was heavily influenced with esoteric science of the occult aka hermetic, metaphysical knowledge of SELF. MAD RESPECT TO EWF
Earth Wind and Fire in my opinion is the leaders of neo soul because they were doing it long before it had a name. R&B fused with jazz elements. Earth Wind and Fire has always been my favorite group because they put out such quality legendary music that will be listen to forever.
I'm a real estate appraiser in Houston, Texas. One time, about 20 or so years ago, I did an appraisal on an investment propety, and the investor/buyer was one of the guys from Earth, Wind and Fire. I don't remember which one, but he was a prominent/original band member. He owns (or at least he did at that time) literally hundreds of propetries all across the country,
Great Band.This was their Jazz-Rock period. No band could touch them musically, and the vocals were supernatural.
Mandrill was the Pioneers. EWF TOOK IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL!!
Phillip Bailey on the congas.....Verdell killing it on the bass.....this is magic.
Must not be a real fan. The name is Verdine White
I was born in 74 the first music I ever heard and remember was EWF. My dad had every album and I knew every song as a young child lol
Hatshepsut Kemet I agree with you they are the best and I was born in 74 also in July 9th
Aww
I remember their Spirit Album as small kid always blew my mind. The bright orange color and the Pyramid took me off to another place. That is one of the main reasons Orange along with red has been my favorite color
Same here. Born in '75 (my photo is a younger me), and I remember all their hit records playing on the radio as a small child in the late 1970s-early 1980s from "Serpentine Fire" to "Let's Groove". One of my older brothers even brought home their "Raise" album and I was mesmerize by the album's artwork. Memories.
I was 11 years old in 1975 and heard Shining Star 🌟 for the first time and
was blown away. Middle school for us we were all about EWF and other RnB bands. I have been going back to music I listened to back then and I have to say I had great taste! True musical mastery with these guys. RIP Maurice! ❤️
Everybody lean, limber and beautiful. Times have changed.
None of them really got big and fat. Sure, they put on a few pounds as gravity did it's thing, but Maurice, Verdine & Phillip all remained rather slim and trim as they aged.
Are you a fan, or not? What about the performance you (just) saw?
Food Pyramid was bad science; high carbs low fat. But the medical industrial complex has jet fuel bills to pay...
Verdine has definitely stayed slim over the years.
All that good dancing!!
VINTAGE EARTH, WIND AND FIRE . BACK IN THE DAY BEFORE THE TOURS AND THE WORLD FAME
I first heard Earth, Wind, and Fire my Freshman or Sophomore years in college in 1973 or 1974 when students came back from Summer break. They were the hottest group out there then and everyone of the students were playing their album or songs. I saw a repeat awards show on the Steller channel honoring Ramsey Lewis when he mentioned Maurice White as part of his group who founded Earth, Wind, & Fire. I guess that's when they co-wrote "Sun Goddess" which was released by both Lewis and White for both groups. I saw E, W, & F in concert with the O'Jays and Natalie Cole and everyone was fantastic but E, W, & F tore it up!!! They did something that made the audience on the floor lean back like a wave; I was on the floor. This was an epic show!!!
I played in band from 7th grade through college and easily recognized them as trained and gifted musicians. This is why they were so awesome and great where no other group can ever compare to their greatness!!! Their horn (brass) and percussion sections were off the chart!!! But really every section of the band were gifted musicians!!!
I saw Ramsey Lewis in Blues Alley in Georgetown in 1984 or 1985 with Phyllis Hyman and can't remember who the 3rd act was, but they were great too. This was around the time when Roy Ayers and Herbie Hancock were popular and charting the jazz scene.
Awesome !!! U Saw All These Artists Up Front !!!
Fantastic! thanks for sharing it, greetings from Peru.
Before they were great they were fantastic
Wow, I graduated from high school in 1973. When I first heard Earth, Wind, & Fire, I fell in love with their music.
Carlos Bright I was a 14 year old in1974... I have loved them since then.
Yes INDEED
So did I in 1974, they are awesome still to this day.
My sister's used to play ewf ALL THE DAMN TIME!!!!!and I LOVED IT I love this clip a real band back then you had to have tallent no auto no computers no voice boxes no drum machines I so miss those days !!!
Moved me to tears watching this for the first time
They were my first concert back 1982 Madison square garden never forget that show.
Now those were some real down brothas...
Yes INDEED AMEN
They were all so young, as we were. Great times...
The very best band ever!!! These guys are true musicians that are unparalleled in their abilities to play music. They have countless of hits that will never be forgotten nor not listened to but by all races and generations.
My first experience with them was when they came out with "Keep Your Head to the Sky" and I was hooked forever!!!
Children of the ghetto.
People see them today and think it was only Philip, Verdine and Ralph. This was actually the core of the group after a reformation. Some of the music from these years are their greatest classics.
We had the best comcerts in the 70s. Loved this group!
This is when l was a kid! The way Maurice White played the kalimba was magic!!!!
This is one of the most amazing versions of Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight.
True, I loved it!
This is a very soulful rendition of this song
One of the greatest entertaining performers of the 1970s
One of the greatest groups ever! EWF still sounds great during their live performances. Will always remember when I caught them live in Hawaii years ago. What a concert!
Hotep Maurice White... thank you for taking me to AFRICA!
I understand now why this was my mommy's favorite band.. OMGOODNESS... Pure and unadulterated talent
Went to see EWF at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas in 1986 with my wife. Greatest concert I ever went to!
I love for a queen and Fire I grew up with them the bands I've been in we played all their music great time to jam
That's supposed to say I love or Wind & Fire Groupon the music the bands I jammed with played all their music great jams love it
Another planet, pure talent, unfortunately today we are in bad shape
this is listed under the category of "comedy", which is insulting, a joke or a mistake. it is great to see this live.
I had the pleasure to experience Energy live on stage with the Earth Wind & 🔥 fire what a experience
THE YOUNG ELEMENTS OF THE UNIVERSE, GREATEST GROUP EVER EARTH WIND AND FIRE!
So blessed to have grown up in this era, got to see ewf live twice .... 1976 & 1979
Maurice and Verdine's 17 year old brother Fred was supposed to be the drummer for EW&F around this time right out of high school but was asked to be Donny Hathaway's drummer for his upcoming tour.