@@geminirhythmspirit2573 we will never have a group like Earthwind and fire Again !! SO SO SAD !! That old saying !!! THOSE WERE THE DAYS !! THE. BEST DAYS !!!
I was blessed to see these live shows back in the 70's & 80's many, many times, sometimes we'd go see them 3 straight nights in different cities...the best live shows I've EVER seen in my life. Love comin on here and re-living them...
I understand. Saw them about three to four ti,es during that period. Just AMAZING! Actually stood up on a folding chair dancing like a nut, and fell over the aisle behind. Got up and kept going. 🤣🤣🤣. TIIIIGGGHHT
Maurice white's vision almost didn't happen. It was his manager That encouraged Him to bring in younger people to support His vision I said this before A lot of people didn't know that Philip Bailey And the rest of The guys Did not start in the very beginning of Earth wind and fire. The earlier guys were Maurice white Age Maurice white did not wanna be a routine black Group He wanted to cross over And expand The sound! That was very hard to do back then The radio stations were very segregated But a little tenacity And he did it With the help of Charles stepney That's the way of the world put them on the map that was their 1st biggest hit! The rest is history 40 years and still going.!💯
PURE Magic SHOWMANSHIP at its best!!!!!! make no mistake, you can take any BAND over the last 30 or 40 years all together they CAN'T HOLD A FLICKER OF FLAME TO EARTH WIND & FIRE!!!!! YES I SAID IT!!!!!!!!
This takes me back to being a kid at family BBQ's in the park, drinkin' lil hugs and running around til it got dark outside and mom had to call us in as the streetlights came on!!! The good old days!!!!
A lot of musical energy right there. Used to crank this song on my dad's Yamaha CR1020 with the big Jensen LS6 speakers. Saw EWF at Cleveland Richfield Coliseum in 78, I was blown away, still am, fan forever.
Their concerts from 1979 seem to be their best. Always good no matter what or when. But the energy here at that time seemed to be at their most highest. And always it's such a pleasure to see Maurice White perform. Amazing!!!!
Ewf at their peak 75'-81. Total powerhouses. Each player was gifted phenomenally, Together they made the baddest group in the UNIVERSE. Maurice,Verdine,Al,Johnny,Fred,Ralph,Larry,Philip,Andrew,DON,Rahmlee,Satterfield& Michael Harris. Best LIVE SHOW EWF Had! Today EWF dont measure up.
I used to play this in a band when it was new. Almost impossible at the record tempo but this makes my arm ache just watching Al MacKay funking out on guitar! Greatest band ever!
Jeez! The Phenix Horns were just radioactive! Some of the licks they could pull off...man! I'm the world's biggest Tower of Power fan, but some of the licks these guys could pull off...my god!
DYNAMIC!! G-d bless Maurice White & EWF! I am blessed to have seen them live 3Xs in the 70s! What a great memory to have in my mind for the rest of my life! ❤️🎶🎵
tracy smith Maurice White and his Brother are from my city MEMPHIS, TN. He was born in MEMPHIS on DEC, 19, 1941. He later became a session drummer in 1963 for Chess Records and later in 1969 started his own band which was i believe the salty papers. I know cause i'm a musician in Memphis where i was born and raised. I also have met on more than one occasion Al Green who's church is in the same district in Memphis where i live. Maurice and his Brother like i said were born in Memphis Tn, as well as Aretha Franklin who later with her family moved to Detroit. We've also met the late Issac Hayes who also was a Memphian. And i used to live in the very neighborhood Elvis Presley's uncle lived, as a matter of fact i lived down the street from him where i grew up. Look up the different people who was born and or raised in Memphis. Peace and Love.
tracy smith Also when you do your research you will find out that k. Michelle, the actress Kathy Bates, The Bar-keys, Mable Staple and the Staple singers, Eight Ball and MJG, Yo Gatti, Richard Hamilton, Cybill Sheperd, and Steve Harvey's wife, are all from Memphis. And that is not even half of the many people either from or have lived in Memphis for years, such as Steven Seagal. When you ask Justin Timberlake where he's from, yep, you guested it, he will tell you Memphis. Even though he's from Memphis county, which is Millington, its in the Memphis area, and he will tell you Memphis. Many of them either still lives here or comes back from time to time to visit. Peace
tracy smith I can dig it,and have no doubt the rest of EWF are from Chi town, but if you read my first comment you will see that i said that the one who started the band, Maurice White who is the leader along with his brother are from Memphis....lol I've always liked Earth Wind and Fire and its good to also see someone like yourself who's into music. Peace and love to you.
I came home to see the birth of my first born on the 6th of October 1976 in South Bend Indiana then seen the same show in Bloomington Indiana the next day
i woke up this morning with this playing in my head! then i had to look it up ..to find the title of it so i could find it! i found it! LOL! this is da JAMmmmmm!! I WITNESSED as least 3 EWF live performances ..unreal! mind blowing performances...i was speechless after leaving the show!!
PHENIX HORNS, featuring the late, great Mr. Donald Myrick on alto saxophone; I can't recall the other three ... wait, Louis Satterfield on Trombone; he showed Verdine how to play bass ... the others are Michael Ramlee, trumpet and the last hornman I can't recall. PHENIX HORNS would eventually leave EWF, and join Phil Collins' touring band ... I saw em at Pittsburgh's Civic Arena in 85 - they wore melon-orange suits, against the grunge look of Phil's band. Still an unforgettable music night in the Burgh. PhilC is still a legendary talent. drummer/vocalist/arranger.
Tonna Thomas one of the guys that played horns for them was henry miles sax man from springfield,il keyboards was larry dunn i knew his mother ms,dunn for yrs back in the late 70's 80"s R.I.P ms dunn..she was a sweet! sweet! woman...from 70th and eastend.chicago,il
@@nyja33 The Phenix Horns Esq., are my dad, Lui-Lui Satterfield * Trombone Don yrick * Sax - RahmLee Michael Davis * Trumpet and Michael Harris * Trumpet 🙂
It was fun going down memory lane watching lil bow wow videos, but i'm glad to be back to my favorite stuff watching these cats just JAM!!! The first minute and a half really puts a huge smile on my face, and the horns solo just really ices it!
OMG!!! MAGIC MIND!!! 'movin soon...upper room...paid your dues now your through feelin blue!" LOVE IT!!! They always followed deep lyrics with funky instrumentation! This live version is amazing! Check this song out on LIVE IN RIO 1980, the horns out do themselves on that one!!!
Algo mas que decir a todo lo que se ha dicho aca?; nunca había visto este video y realmente envidio a todas esas personas que tuvieron el privilegio y bendición de haber estado alli durante ese show. EWF una de las mejores bandas de todos los tiempos. Dios bendiga a Maurice White , Philip Bayley y a todos los que pertenecieron a EWF.
GUESS WHAT FOLK'S 2DAY IS NEW YEAR'S EVE AND THIS MY 1ST CHOICE OF SONG LOVE LOVE THIS !!!!!HAPPY NEW YEAR'S TO THE ENTIRE EWF FAMILY THANK YOU MAURICE ANDREW LARRY PHILIP VERDINE FRED AL RALPH JOB WELL DONE! !!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍😛
@newmonii I understand michael harris was the master mind behind the rapid horn playing..I met louis and ramlee at a 1981 concert in Oakland California..never forget it..
What many don't realize is that the groove they got going is directly reminiscent of Gospel "Shout" music. Fast, tight and in the pocket. Check the bassline and the horn parts.
Any other band...you'd probably be saying...GET ON WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!! But, EWF...you can really enjoy them doing their thing. I swear, even if this were twenty minutes, this would still be SICK!!!!!!!!
please please listen to the very end of the song this is what makes them number 1 you heat Larry dunn going off on the organ along with Al mckay making that guitar sing Verdine is playing crystal clear Fred white is a beast on the drums you can hear him beating the hell out of those skins the whole arrangements is one of the best i have heard by far! !!!