SHINING STAR
"When I closed my eyes it was like I was listening to Earth, Wind & Fire! The groove this band cranks out is hypnotic!"
Ten highly talented vocalists and musicians harmoniously join forces to present A TRIBUTE TO EARTH, WIND & FIRE .. a celebration of the four decade strong success, popularity and resilience of one of the most successful musical stories ever told......
EARTH, WIND & FIRE
"You will leave this musical and visual extravaganza feeling as though you have been entertained by the legends and most well-known R&B pop bands ever .. EARTH, WIND & FIRE."
This band would have appeared on the floating stage today .. July 19, 2020. If you love the music of EWF as I do and songwriter, David Foster who wrote After the Love is Gone .. put an EWF CD in your CD player and enjoy the music of one of the most iconic sounds of the 70's! That of Earth, Wind & Fire!
EARTH, WIND & FIRE
Earth, Wind & Fire, America's seventh top-selling musical group of all-time was born in Chicago in 1969. With a signature sound beyond categories and a groove as deep as the soul of the planet, the band’s legendary journey has set the standard for music of all genres. Earth, Wind & Fire has staked its claim as one of the most successful, infuential and beloved acts in music history!
One of the most important innovative and commercially invincible contemporary forces of the 20th century .. Earth, Wind & Fire has released a total of 23 albums. They have recorded eight #1 R&B singles and eight Double Platinum Top 10 Pop Albums. Earth, Wind & Fire has earned more than 50 Gold and Platinum albums and sold over 90 million albums worldwide earning them a solid spot on the list of all-time best selling music artists.
Earth, Wind & Fire's career achievements and their music influences impacted music history. In 2000, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and The National Academy of Recording Arts & Science (NARAS) bestowed its highest honor, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016 totaling nine Grammy Awards for the group. The ensemble has also earned Lifetime Achievement honors from ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards, NAACP, and the BET Awards.
Many contemporary artists and superstars--including Usher, Beyoncé and Prince —are self-proclaimed Earth, Wind & Fire fans. Alicia Keys has said that EWF is "the best band ever" while Mary J. Blige showed her love for the band in her own version of the band's hit Imagination. The Black-Eyed Peas took the stage with Earth, Wind & Fire with a performance at the XXIX Super Bowl and, again, when Earth, Wind & Fire opened the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
On April 15, 2014, lead singer Philip Bailey released his energetic memoir entitled Shining Star: Braving the Elements of Earth, Wind & Fire. Shining Star is a story of triumph and challenges chronicling the band’s iconic rise to the top. Bailey has chronicled the group's meteoric rise to stardom and his own professional and spiritual journey.
Three of the group's principle members are Philip Bailey, Verdine White and Ralph Johnson. They have each earned honorary doctorate degrees from Columbia College in Chicago. Philip Bailey and the late vocalist/founder, Maurice White earned doctorate degrees from Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA.
Shining Star would have appeared on the floating stage .. July 19.
Be Safe.
Pat Locke
Maestro Muse
