Earth, Wind & Fire

CTL-E-0067 · Person · group · 1970s–contemporary

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Band whose fusion of funk, soul, and jazz made them global stars.

The record

Also known as: EWF

Referenced by

Maurice White — collaborated with → this record

Sources

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee biography
GRAMMY.com artist biography

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Apartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

Crowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

Negro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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