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1969
Maurice White co-founds the Salty Peppers in Chicago. They release two singles on Capitol Records.
May 15, 1971
Earth, Wind & Fire's self-titled debut album enters the Billboard album chart, peaking at #172.
April 27, 1974
"Mighty Mighty" becomes the group's first single to crack the pop Top Forty. They'd first entered the R&B Top Forty in July 1973 with "Evil."
May 24, 1975
Shining Star, from That's the Way of the World, reaches #1 on Billboard's singles chart. It earns the first of many Grammys for the group, winning Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Group.
January 1, 1976
The double-album Gratitude, a mix of studio and live recordings, tops the charts for three weeks. The group's concerts, full of magic and pyrotechnics, help make them most popular R&B band of the mid-Seventies.
March 16, 1978
Group wins three Grammys: Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Group (for All 'N All), Best R&B Instrumental Performance ("Runnin'") and Best Arrangement for Accompanying Vocals ("Got to Get You Into My Life.")
January 27, 1979
The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 peaks at #6 while the single "September" is on its way to #8. In February, Maurice White launches the American Recording Corporation (ARC), a CBS-distributed label whose artist roster included the Emotions and Deniece Williams.
December 1, 1983
Electric Universe, Earth, Wind & Fire's 16th album, is released. When it sells disappointingly, an exhausted Maurice White disbands the group.
November 1, 1987
Reunited after four years, Earth, Wind & Fire unveils Touch the World. Its lead single, "System of Survival," hits #1 on the R&B chart.
October 29, 1992
The Eternal Dance, a 55-track, three-CD box set spanning the group's entire career, is released.
March 6, 2000
Earth, Wind & Fire is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the fifteenth annual induction dinner.
PERSONNEL -
1970-1972
* Maurice White - vocals, drums, percussion, kalimba
* Wade Flemons - vocals, vibes, electric piano
* Don Whitehead - keyboards, vocals
* Verdine White - bass
* Sherry Scott - vocals
* Michael Beal - guitar, harmonica
* Leslie Dayton - trumpet
* Alex Thomas - trombone
* Chester (Chet) Washington - tenor saxophone
* Yackov Ben Israel - (Phil Williams) - congas, percussion
1972
* Maurice White - vocals, drums, kalimba
* Verdine White - bass
* Philip Bailey - vocals, congas, percussion
* Jessica Cleaves - vocals
* Larry Dunn - keyboards
* Roland Bautista - guitars
* Ronnie Laws - soprano and tenor saxophone, flute
* Ralph Johnson - drums, percussion
1973
* Maurice White - vocals, drums, kalimba
* Verdine White - bass
* Philip Bailey - vocals, congas, percussion
* Jessica Cleaves - vocals
* Larry Dunn - keyboards
* Al McKay - guitars, percussion
* Johnny Graham - guitar, percussion
* Andrew Woolfolk - saxophones, flute
* Ralph Johnson - drums, percussion
1974-1983
* Maurice White - vocals, drums, kalimba
* Verdine White - bass
* Philip Bailey - vocals, congas, percussion
* Larry Dunn - keyboards
* Al McKay - guitars, percussion (1973-80)
* Johnny Graham - guitars, percussion
* Roland Bautista - guitar (1981-83)
* Andrew Woolfolk - saxophones, flute, percussion
* Ralph Johnson - drums (1974-80), vocals, percussion (1981-83)
* Fred White - drums (1975-87)
The Phenix Horns (1974-1981)
* Michael Harris - trumpet, flugelhorn
* Rahmlee Michael Davies - trumpet, flugelhorn
* Louis Satterfield - trombone
* Don Myrick - saxophones
* Elmar Brown - trumpet (1979)
1987-1995
* Maurice White - vocals, drums, kalimba
* Verdine White - bass
* Philip Bailey - vocals, percussion
* Sheldon Reynolds - guitar, vocals
* Andrew Woolfolk - saxophones (-1993)
* Ralph Johnson - percussion
* Sonny Emory - drums (1989-1999)
* Freddie Ravel - keyboards (1992-1994)
* David Romero - percussion
* Paul Minor - keyboards
* Bill Meyers - keyboards
1996-1998
* Maurice White - vocals, drums, kalimba
* Philip Bailey - vocals, percussion
* Verdine White - bass, vocals
* Ralph Johnson - percussion, vocals
* Sheldon Reynolds - guitar, vocals
* Sonny Emory - drums
* Morris Pleasure - keyboards
* Mike McKnight - keyboards
* David Romero - percussion
* David Whitworth - percussion, vocals
1999-2000
* Philip Bailey - vocals, percussion
* Verdine White - bass
* Ralph Johnson - percussion, vocals
* Sheldon Reynolds - guitar, vocals
* Gordon Campbell - drums
* Morris Pleasure - keyboards
* Robert Brookins - keyboards
* David Romero - percussion
* David Whitworth - percussion, vocals
* Gary Bias - saxophones
* Ray Brown - trumpet
* Reggie Young - trombone
* Ayesha Orange - dancer
* Joanna Collins - dancer
* Kyausha Simpson - dancer
2001-2003
* Philip Bailey - vocals, percussion
* Verdine White - bass
* Ralph Johnson - percussion, vocals
* John Paris - drums
* David Whitworth - percussion, vocals
* Daniel de los Reyes - percussion
* Myron McKinley - keyboards
* Robert Brookins - keyboards
* Bobby Gonzales - guitar, vocals
* Gary Bias - saxophones
* Ray Brown - trumpet
* Reggie Young - trombone
* Elizabeth Ramos - dancer
* Deanna Walters - dancer
* Stacey Harper - dancer
2004-
* Philip Bailey - vocals, percussion
* Verdine White - bass
* Ralph Johnson - percussion, vocals
* John Paris - drums
* David Whitworth - percussion
* Myron McKinely - keyboards
* Greg Moore - guitar
* Vadim Zilberstein - guitar
* Gary Bias - saxophones
* Bobby Burns Jr. - trumpet
* Reggie Young - trombone
* Lisa Vaughan - background vocals
* Krystal Bailey - background vocals
Current members
* Maurice White: December 19th 1941 - Chicago, IL
* Verdine White: July 25th 1951
* Philip Bailey: May 8th 1951 - Denver, CO
* Ralph Johnson: July 4th 1951
Former members
* Sheldon Reynolds: September 13th
* Larry Dunn: June 19th 1953
* Johnny Graham: August 3rd 1951
* Al McKay: February 2nd 1948 - Los Angeles, CA
* Freddie White: January 13th 1955
* Andrew Woolfolk: October 11th 1950
* Ronnie Laws: October 3rd 1950 - Houston, TX
* Jessica Cleaves: December 10th 1948 - Los Angeles, CA
* Morris Pleasure: July 12th 1962
* Bill Meyers: October 28th 1952, Chicago, IL * Sonny Emory: December 23rd 1962
* Wade Flemmons: Passed away October 13th 1993
* Don Myrick: Passed away 1993
* Louis Satterfield: April 3rd 1937 - Shaw, MI. - September 27th 2004 Chicago, I