Bass Musician Magazine - SPECIAL September 2013 Issue | Page 4

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Earth, Wind & Fire’s

Verdine
White
The Eternal Dance Goes On

I

n this era of too many overrated
artists, and too many albums that
have the shelf life of pre-washed

salad, the lasting impact of Earth,
Wind & Fire on musical culture really
can’t be overstated. Conceptualized
by drummer Maurice White, and cofounded with his bass-playing younger
brother Verdine, EWF exploded out of
the bustling L.A. music scene in the
early 70′s. In the process they outdid
their competition in musicianship and
innovation so thoroughly that they
were simply in a class by themselves.
Nobody sounded like Earth, Wind &
Fire, and no band from that era was as
musically far-reaching.

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