Earth, Wind & Fire - Documentary

Earth, Wind & Fire - Documentary (with English subtitles). Music Icons. Music Icons. A fascinating look at the life and work of history's most iconic musicians and performers. This is the fascinating story of the genre-spanning Earth, Wind & Fire, one of the most popular funk bands of the 70s. (S1, ep 8). earthwindandfire.com ewflegacy.com mauricewhite.com philipbailey.com verdinewhiteglobal.com larrydunnmusic.com thephenixhorns.com Maurice White. Profile: Known to his friends as "Reese" Maurice White was an American R&B and funk singer (born on December 19th, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee, died on February 3rd, 2016 in Los Angeles). A childhood friend of Booker T. Jones, he was bitten by the music bug early and after finishing high school moved to Chicago where he worked as a session musician, usually playing drums, on many Chess sessions of the early 60s. He spent the mid to late 60s working with Ramsey Lewis and then formed Earth, Wind & Fire in 1969 with local Chicago singers, but relocated the band to Los Angeles in 1970 where they found success. He is the brother of Fred White (RIP), Verdine White and E,W&F's road manager Monte Keith White (RIP). Sadly, suffered from the illness known as Parkinson´s since the mid 90´s. Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010. He passed away on February 3rd, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. mauricewhite.com Philip Bailey is the American singer, songwriter, and percussionist best known as a lead vocalist for the band Earth, Wind & Fire. He is also a successful solo artist, known for his distinctive falsetto voice and for his 1984 hit duet with Phil Collins, "Easy Lover". Bailey is a Grammy-winning artist who has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as part of Earth, Wind & Fire. philipbailey.com Verdine White (born July 25th, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois) is best known as the charismatic and electrifying bassist for the legendary funk, soul, and R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire. Often considered one of the most innovative and grooving bassists in modern music, he is a core pillar of the group's global legacy. verdinewhiteglobal.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is a NON-COMMERCIAL channel (not monetized). All financial benefits generated by this channel, such as advertising revenue, go to the rightful owners. If you want a video REMOVED, please email me at [email protected] I have NO CONTROL over the ads that may appear during the videos. All videos, songs, images and graphics used belong to their respective owners, and neither I nor this channel claim any rights over them. Enjoy the music and support the artists. 🔘 LIKE IT ✔ 🔘 SUBSCRIBE ✔ 🔘 COMMENT ✔ 🔘 SHARE ✔ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~