Earth, Wind & Fire
During the 1970s, a new brand of pop music was born. A sound steeped in African and African-American styles – particularly jazz and R&B but appealed to a broader cross-section of the listening public.
As founder and leader of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, Maurice White not only embraced but also helped bring about this evolution of pop, which bridged the gap that has often separated the musical tastes of black and white America. It certainly was successful, as EWF combined high-caliber musicianship, wide-ranging musical genre eclecticism, and ’70s multicultural spiritualism.
“I wanted to do something that hadn’t been done before,” Maurice explains. “Although we were basically jazz musicians, we played soul, funk, gospel, blues, jazz, rock and dance music…which somehow ended up becoming pop. We were coming out of a decade of experimentation, mind expansion and cosmic awareness. I wanted our music to convey messages of universal love and harmony without force-feeding listeners’ spiritual content.” More…
You can “Buy What You Hear” from Apple Music.
Sound Of The Sun - "Buy What You Hear" Fall 2025
| Title | Album | Artist | Purchase |
|---|---|---|---|
| After the Love Has Gone |  | Earth, Wind & Fire | |
| Every Now and Then |  | Earth, Wind & Fire | |
| Fantasy |  | Earth, Wind & Fire | |
| I'll Write A Song For You | | Earth Wind & Fire | |
| I'm In Love |  | Earth, Wind & Fire | |
| In the Stone | | Earth, Wind & Fire | |
| I Think About Lovin' You |  | Earth Wind & Fire | |
| Jupiter | | Earth, Wind & Fire | |
| Keep Your Head to the Sky |  | Earth, Wind & Fire | |
| Love Is Life |  | Earth, Wind & Fire | |
| Reasons |  | Earth, Wind & Fire | |
| Remember the Children |  | Earth Wind & Fire | |
| Sparkle |  | Earth, Wind & Fire | |
| That's the Way of the World | | Earth, Wind & Fire | |
| The 'L' Word |  | Earth Wind & Fire | |
| Time Is On Your Side | | Earth, Wind & Fire | |
| Touch the World | | Earth, Wind & Fire | |
| You and I | | Earth, Wind & Fire |
