Maurice White
Whenever the subject of all-time favorite groups comes up, I've always maintained that Earth Wind & Fire should be on the high end of anyone's top 25 list. Even if their music isn't your favorite kind, no one can say they didn't have "IT". When I say "IT", I'm talking about music composition, arrangements, production and performance. Their melodies were and always will be infectious. Their production and arrangements are as good as any band has done to date. So carefully executed. Maurice White was the man behind the band and has earned every award he's received. The group owned the 1970's and 80's and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 along with Eric Clapton; The Lovin' Spoonful; Bonnie Raitt and James Taylor.
Maurice White has a local connection to West Michigan as he worked with singer/songwriter, Wade Flemons a Battle Creek native in a group called the Salty Peppers. Shortly after that group, Maurice went on to put together Earth Wind & Fire.
Personally, I played the grooves off my EWF albums and later cassette tapes. What a truly great group and what a great talent Maurice White was; to create a rhythmical sound and musical style that absolutely no one had ever done before. Rest in Peace, Maurice and THANKS for so many wonderful songs!
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