Amen to that! shalom.

Oh my goodness. Thanks for sharing this story. Saw them live at the Fox Theater Downtown Detroit. I play this whenever I can play it on the TouchTunes jukebox. I don't care if the bar is all white. My white brothers and sisters grew up with this bad ass music too!

That's My Favorite

I Couldn't Stop Playing It !

Wow!!! That was awesome for him to write back. I love music so much that I realize it is tge greatest gift GOD gave to mankind. But this group can never be duplicated nor reciprocated and no matter their flaws, I know GOD listened to their music and inspired them to make more. Maurice is probably singing a tune for GOD now and then!!!

How was life back in 1970s? I am really curious..

@@thomassawyer4341 Tech free so calmer!

@@KK-iz5pl wish I could live in that era..

So many forces at one time Love, Marching for Rights for all peoples, Healing, Freedom, Spiritual it’s was a Beautiful time to be alive young enough to enjoy and old enough to understand 🦋🌸❣️🥂

@Thomas Sawyer kids called each other to play,football, baseball, freezetag, red-light green-light, stayed out late playing. Eat at friends house, it was fun a lot of us kids playing.

Remember there was nothing before like this and definitely nothing after..it was a special time

I saw EW&F back in '76 after "Gratitude" came out. They remain the most phenomenal group I've ever seen.... spectacular, such talent. We are blessed by the music of EW&F....Rest in Power, Maurice-;)

You know it

@ParisRoller11 I just saw your great comment and wanted to add. One time I was doing Delta 8 gummies while enjoying the music. When I focused on the album cover I noticed the entire group is forming the pyramid eye that you find on the Dollar bill. You have to squint while the cover is arms length from you. Plus the fact that their other albums had spiritual references like I AM and All N All.

He certainly was!!

Maurice at his finest. Go on EWF with your bad self

sem dúvida foi um gênio.

2slick35... yeah.. i feel what you're saying.. and im a UK citizen! Big up yourself tho.. you are not alone in that conscious thought

2slick35 u r so right

Bingo!!!

Right on bro

Tell em again..

Carlos Santana

Yessssss!!

Best all time music about love life mind body and spirit but can someone tell me if they are in the rock and roll hall of Fame as they should be

And Ms. Jessica I 🙏

@@Mishy555 🙏

I couldn't have said anything to add. R I P Maurice

I couldn't

I couldn't have said it better! Thank you!

Did he die of AIDS?

No He died of parkinson's disease. He didn't die of AIDS And for all you who didn't 5 was led by Charles Stephanie, he was the writer in arrangements and immediatmaybe it's in the music you hear, do some research on Charles stephanhe was the man in the 70s and the 60s. Great compost peace

Earth wind and fire was led by Charles Stephanie producer ranger rider orchestratiof music. That's what I meant to say not five

Ah, the Village People maybe.

Wow

It's Oct 2023, and I have this album. Here's a great trivia question, name the female singer in EWF. You'll win every time😆

bc it's truth, and this world hates truth!

I agree. The best.

Sadly, those albums only featured the radio hits.

It was still too artistic. In the final analysis, their "dance" audience took over.

What a sound

67 white woman here and I’m still grooving to this masterpiece!!!!!!!

My cousin played with Earth wind & fire in 1970 just to Chester Washington trombone

Why is that..cause I feel the same way

The first time I heard Keep Your Head To The Sky , I almost it. At 10 years old .

Keep Your Head to The Sky was our “class song” in high school 1975. They don’t make music like this anymore.

This is my song for being one with the universe.

He was out this band love them now and forever then & forever forever and ever

Four albums in, this is where they really began to gain attention.

Close but they did not do well live.

Mint Condition is keeping the legacy going

thank you.

Yes RIP Maurice...I enjoy Phillip but Maurice's voice always did it for me. I had the opportunity to see them a few weeks ago and they still sound great. Not the same without Maurice but they we always be my favorite group. That spiritual focus got me through many a dark day.

Vernon Edmonds I remember Pockets - they are not from Chicago they are from Baltimore. Also the Emotions were not EWF's backup singers. Far from it. They were stars and had hit records BEFORE EWF when they were with Stax. The Chicago connection brought them together and Philip Bailey was dating one of them (Jeanette) . All love my fellow fan!

@@johnwatson8658 Philip Bailey and Jeanette weren't dating as you say. Philip was married at he time, but the two had a child together. And yes the sisters sang in church,, was managed by their father but they did do background vocals for EWF as well as Stevie Wonder

@@vernonedmonds8596 Here's my take. The Emotions were hitmakers when they were with Stax. Their 3 albums with Stax happened to be produced by David Porter and Isaac Hayes. The money with Stax got real funny with some of there artists____the Emotions being one of the ones affected. David Porter and Maurice White were childhood best friends, and lifelong friends, and Maurice was well aware of the Hutchinson sisters, and tried to work them out at Chess recording some demos with Charles Stepney, once Columbia gave Maurice approval to sign some acts, he brought over the Emotions, and Charles Stepney produced them, releasing "Flowers", Charles unexpectedly die, and Maurice took over production duties. The Emotions as a group, sang background on Boogie Wonderland, Wanda and her husband wrote several songs on the Raise! album, but they didn't regularly sing background for EWF. In fact, they had a royalty dispute after Boogie Wonderland that cause their separation from Maurice's ARC and Kalimba productions. They indeed very briefly did background work, but that was after they were bonafide stars, and that work had no bearing on their contract. In fact that background work was the cause of their separation. The song "Sun Goddess" did indeed provide Ramsey with a number 1 hit, but of course, Ramsey was a bonafide star for years with the Ramsey Lewis trio. Maurice was a drummer at one time with the trio. You could make the case that Ramsey Lewis made Maurice White.

Should have been #1...this was out when I was a freshman in High School

Beverly Chambers Ya

I was about to look up the words to this song, thany you

Amen

No horns here though. This album, and Open Our Eyes were very light on the horns.

Kalimba

EDDIE GEORGE. Water

One of their few hits featuring the kalimba.

LatinaChef1986 🤗1986 was an amazing year to be born.. this music and all the music from the 80s is awesome!! 👍

LatinaChef1986 I'm glad my uncle got me into listening to EW&F back in the very early 70s.

LatinaChef1986 I am glad I discover EW&F on my own. I was born on 1996 yet this is the only music, like everyday. no one can beat this band.

My mom raised me on EWF and my dad raised me on Nickleback... guess which one I'm closer to, lol

Yes u thank your parents Dear!! Stay BLESS

+coffycup75 not going to lie, though this is completely out of place, my mind compels me in a very demanding way to tell you that, you're just absolutely gorgeous. I mean, like you're so ravishing it takes my breath away. whew now i can go on with my day

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