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![]() 2009年球風火音樂會 | |
乐队 | |
英文名 | Earth, Wind & Fire |
昵称 | EW&F |
职业 | 歌手組合 |
音乐类型 | R&B、Funk、Soul |
出道地点 |
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活跃年代 | 1969年至今 |
唱片公司 |
華納兄弟唱片公司 哥倫比亞唱片 Sanctuary Records |
网站 | http://www.earthwindandfire.com/ www.earthwindandfire.com |
相关团体 | Phenix Horns、The Pharaohs |
现任成员 | |
Maurice White Verdine White Ralph Johnson Philip Bailey John Paris B. David Whitworth Larry Dunn Greg "G-Mo" Moore Morris O' Connor Gary Bias Bobby Burns Jr. Johnny Graham Krystal Bailey Kim Johnson Reggie Young |
球風火合唱團(英语:Earth, Wind & Fire)[註 1]坊間或譯大地風火,是由Maurice White帶領的美國男子音樂樂團,1969年於芝加哥伊利諾伊州成立。曾獲6次格林美獎及20次提名。他們擁有超過50張金唱片及白金唱片。至今,他們唱片的全球銷量超過9000萬張。邁爾士·戴維斯(Miles Davis)曾評EW&F為「他的最愛」及「最佳」。昆西·瓊斯(Quincy Jones)也曾表示他從第一天開始便是EW&F的超級歌迷。EW&F成員之一的賴夫尊遜(Ralph Johnson)曾驕傲地說:「根據統計,在每1分38秒鐘內,全球就會有一家電台播放我們的歌曲[1]。」
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早期[编辑]
這個組合的隊長及成立者Maurice White在1941年出生於田納西州孟菲斯。他搬到芝加哥及在Chess Records擔任短期鼓手。
轉移到哥倫比亞/CBS唱片公司[编辑]
成功(1975年-1981年)[编辑]
成員[编辑]
現任成員
- Maurice White (born December 19, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee; vocals, drums and percussion, 1970 - 2016)
- Verdine White (born July 25, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois; bass, 1970 - present)
- Philip Bailey (born May 8, 1951, Denver, Colorado; vocals and percussion, 1972 - present)
- Ralph Johnson (born July 4, 1951 in Los Angeles, California; drums and percussion, 1972 - present)
- B. David Whitworth (percussion and vocals, 1996 - present)
- John Paris (born 1968; drums, 2001 - present)
- Myron McKinley (keyboards, current musical director 2001 - present)
- Greg "G-Mo" Moore (guitar, 2004 - present)
- Morris O'Connor (guitar, 2008 - present)
- Kim Johnson (vocals, 2005 - present)
過往成員
- Ronnie Laws (born October 3, 1950 in Houston, Texas; soprano, tenor saxophone and flute)
- Andrew Woolfolk (born October 11, 1950 in San Antonio, Texas; saxophone and flute)
- Larry Dunn (born June 19, 1953 in Denver, Colorado; keyboards)
- Johnny Graham (born August 3, 1951, Louisville, Kentucky, guitar, percussion and trumpet)
- Al McKay (born February 2, 1948, New Orleans, Louisiana, guitar and percussion)
- Fred White (born January 13, 1955 in Memphis, Tennessee; drums, 1975 - 1987)
- Sheldon Reynolds (born September 13, 1959; vocals and guitar, 1987 - 2002)
- Bobby Gonzales (guitar, 2001 - 2004)
- Jessica Cleaves (born December 10, 1948 in California; vocals)
- Wade Flemons (September 25, 1940 in Coffeyville, Kansas - October 13, 1993 in Battle Creek, Michigan; vocals, 1970 - 1973)
- Roland Bautista (guitar, 1972 - 1973 and 1981 - 1983)
- Sonny Emory (drums, 1987 - 1999)
- Fred Ravel (keyboards, Musical Director,1992-1995)
- Morris Pleasure (musical director, keyboards, 1996 - 2002)
- Mike McKnight (keyboards, 1996 - 1998)
- Robert Brookins (musical director, keyboards, 1998 - 2004)
- David Romero (percussion, 1996 - 2001)
- Daniel de los Reyes (percussion, 2001 - 2004)
- Vadim Zilberstein (guitar, 2004-2008)
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