Earth Wind And Fire Biography

During the 1970s a new brand of pop music was born - one that was steeped in African and African-American styles - particularly jazz and R&B but appealed to a broader cross-section of the listening public. As founder and leader of the band Earth Wind & Fire Maurice White not only embraced but also helped bring about this evolution of pop which bridged the gap that has often separated the musical tastes of black and white America. It certainly was successful as EWF combined high-caliber musicianship wide-ranging musical genre eclecticism and '70s multicultural spiritualism. I wanted to do something that hadn't been done before Maurice explains. Although we were basically jazz musicians we played soul funk gospel blues jazz rock and dance music...which somehow ended up becoming pop. We were coming out of a decade of experimentation mind expansion and cosmic awareness. I wanted our music to convey messages of universal love and harmony without force-feeding listeners' spiritual content.
Maurice was born December 19 1941 in Memphis TN. He was immersed in a rich musical culture that spanned the boundaries between jazz gospel R&B blues and early rock. All of these styles played a role in the development of Maurice's musical identity. At age six he began singing in his church's gospel choir but soon his interest turned to percussion. He began working gigs as a drummer while still in high school. His first professional performance was with Booker T. Jones who eventually achieved stardom as Booker T and the MGs.

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