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5 songs that prove 1979 was the best year of Earth, Wind & Fire's career

Earth, Wind & Fire defined the '70s with genre-defying singles and a dynamic sonic signature, but these standout hits from 1979 are some of their best.
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EARTH WIND & FIRE (TO BE CELESTIAL VS. THAT’S THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD) : STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?

Discover What’s Streaming On: “I started having visions of this group, to create this music, to see how it sounded in a different way.” With a rich melange of soul, funk, R&B, jazz, pop — and ...
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‘It’s a Sex Call!’: Earth, Wind and Fire Singer Shares the Real Story Behind a Wedding Classic

Earth, Wind and Fire's 1975 song "Reasons" is widely considered one of the defining love songs of the past 50 years. The sweeping R&B ballad, flush with horns and string and a yearning groove presided ...
Billboard

Questlove’s Ebullient, Incisive Earth, Wind & Fire Doc (And a Hit-Filled Set From the Band) Kicks off Tribeca Festival 2026

Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial VS That's the Weight of the World) is the latest documentary directed by The Roots drummer, an Oscar-winning filmmaker. By Joe Lynch Executive Digital Director On ...
NPR

Earth, Wind & Fire's founder wrote orchestral music. It hadn't been heard until now

An orchestra performs the world premiere of a piece by the late Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White, 23 years after he composed it. That's the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra rehearsing "Passages," a ...