@@geminirhythmspirit2573 we will never have a group like Earthwind and fire Again !! SO SO SAD !! That old saying !!! THOSE WERE THE DAYS !! THE. BEST DAYS !!!
I was blessed to see these live shows back in the 70's & 80's many, many times, sometimes we'd go see them 3 straight nights in different cities...the best live shows I've EVER seen in my life. Love comin on here and re-living them...
I understand. Saw them about three to four ti,es during that period. Just AMAZING! Actually stood up on a folding chair dancing like a nut, and fell over the aisle behind. Got up and kept going. 🤣🤣🤣. TIIIIGGGHHT
This takes me back to being a kid at family BBQ's in the park, drinkin' lil hugs and running around til it got dark outside and mom had to call us in as the streetlights came on!!! The good old days!!!!
PURE Magic SHOWMANSHIP at its best!!!!!! make no mistake, you can take any BAND over the last 30 or 40 years all together they CAN'T HOLD A FLICKER OF FLAME TO EARTH WIND & FIRE!!!!! YES I SAID IT!!!!!!!!
Maurice white's vision almost didn't happen. It was his manager That encouraged Him to bring in younger people to support His vision I said this before A lot of people didn't know that Philip Bailey And the rest of The guys Did not start in the very beginning of Earth wind and fire. The earlier guys were Maurice white Age Maurice white did not wanna be a routine black Group He wanted to cross over And expand The sound! That was very hard to do back then The radio stations were very segregated But a little tenacity And he did it With the help of Charles stepney That's the way of the world put them on the map that was their 1st biggest hit! The rest is history 40 years and still going.!💯
Ewf at their peak 75'-81. Total powerhouses. Each player was gifted phenomenally, Together they made the baddest group in the UNIVERSE. Maurice,Verdine,Al,Johnny,Fred,Ralph,Larry,Philip,Andrew,DON,Rahmlee,Satterfield& Michael Harris. Best LIVE SHOW EWF Had! Today EWF dont measure up.
Their concerts from 1979 seem to be their best. Always good no matter what or when. But the energy here at that time seemed to be at their most highest. And always it's such a pleasure to see Maurice White perform. Amazing!!!!
A lot of musical energy right there. Used to crank this song on my dad's Yamaha CR1020 with the big Jensen LS6 speakers. Saw EWF at Cleveland Richfield Coliseum in 78, I was blown away, still am, fan forever.
Jeez! The Phenix Horns were just radioactive! Some of the licks they could pull off...man! I'm the world's biggest Tower of Power fan, but some of the licks these guys could pull off...my god!
I used to play this in a band when it was new. Almost impossible at the record tempo but this makes my arm ache just watching Al MacKay funking out on guitar! Greatest band ever!
@newmonii I understand michael harris was the master mind behind the rapid horn playing..I met louis and ramlee at a 1981 concert in Oakland California..never forget it..
Any other band...you'd probably be saying...GET ON WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!! But, EWF...you can really enjoy them doing their thing. I swear, even if this were twenty minutes, this would still be SICK!!!!!!!!
I came home to see the birth of my first born on the 6th of October 1976 in South Bend Indiana then seen the same show in Bloomington Indiana the next day
What many don't realize is that the groove they got going is directly reminiscent of Gospel "Shout" music. Fast, tight and in the pocket. Check the bassline and the horn parts.
Algo mas que decir a todo lo que se ha dicho aca?; nunca había visto este video y realmente envidio a todas esas personas que tuvieron el privilegio y bendición de haber estado alli durante ese show. EWF una de las mejores bandas de todos los tiempos. Dios bendiga a Maurice White , Philip Bayley y a todos los que pertenecieron a EWF.
DYNAMIC!! G-d bless Maurice White & EWF! I am blessed to have seen them live 3Xs in the 70s! What a great memory to have in my mind for the rest of my life! ❤️🎶🎵
i woke up this morning with this playing in my head! then i had to look it up ..to find the title of it so i could find it! i found it! LOL! this is da JAMmmmmm!! I WITNESSED as least 3 EWF live performances ..unreal! mind blowing performances...i was speechless after leaving the show!!
tracy smith Maurice White and his Brother are from my city MEMPHIS, TN. He was born in MEMPHIS on DEC, 19, 1941. He later became a session drummer in 1963 for Chess Records and later in 1969 started his own band which was i believe the salty papers. I know cause i'm a musician in Memphis where i was born and raised. I also have met on more than one occasion Al Green who's church is in the same district in Memphis where i live. Maurice and his Brother like i said were born in Memphis Tn, as well as Aretha Franklin who later with her family moved to Detroit. We've also met the late Issac Hayes who also was a Memphian. And i used to live in the very neighborhood Elvis Presley's uncle lived, as a matter of fact i lived down the street from him where i grew up. Look up the different people who was born and or raised in Memphis. Peace and Love.
tracy smith Also when you do your research you will find out that k. Michelle, the actress Kathy Bates, The Bar-keys, Mable Staple and the Staple singers, Eight Ball and MJG, Yo Gatti, Richard Hamilton, Cybill Sheperd, and Steve Harvey's wife, are all from Memphis. And that is not even half of the many people either from or have lived in Memphis for years, such as Steven Seagal. When you ask Justin Timberlake where he's from, yep, you guested it, he will tell you Memphis. Even though he's from Memphis county, which is Millington, its in the Memphis area, and he will tell you Memphis. Many of them either still lives here or comes back from time to time to visit. Peace
tracy smith I can dig it,and have no doubt the rest of EWF are from Chi town, but if you read my first comment you will see that i said that the one who started the band, Maurice White who is the leader along with his brother are from Memphis....lol I've always liked Earth Wind and Fire and its good to also see someone like yourself who's into music. Peace and love to you.
OMG!!! MAGIC MIND!!! 'movin soon...upper room...paid your dues now your through feelin blue!" LOVE IT!!! They always followed deep lyrics with funky instrumentation! This live version is amazing! Check this song out on LIVE IN RIO 1980, the horns out do themselves on that one!!!
PHENIX HORNS, featuring the late, great Mr. Donald Myrick on alto saxophone; I can't recall the other three ... wait, Louis Satterfield on Trombone; he showed Verdine how to play bass ... the others are Michael Ramlee, trumpet and the last hornman I can't recall. PHENIX HORNS would eventually leave EWF, and join Phil Collins' touring band ... I saw em at Pittsburgh's Civic Arena in 85 - they wore melon-orange suits, against the grunge look of Phil's band. Still an unforgettable music night in the Burgh. PhilC is still a legendary talent. drummer/vocalist/arranger.
Tonna Thomas one of the guys that played horns for them was henry miles sax man from springfield,il keyboards was larry dunn i knew his mother ms,dunn for yrs back in the late 70's 80"s R.I.P ms dunn..she was a sweet! sweet! woman...from 70th and eastend.chicago,il
@@nyja33 The Phenix Horns Esq., are my dad, Lui-Lui Satterfield * Trombone Don yrick * Sax - RahmLee Michael Davis * Trumpet and Michael Harris * Trumpet 🙂
GUESS WHAT FOLK'S 2DAY IS NEW YEAR'S EVE AND THIS MY 1ST CHOICE OF SONG LOVE LOVE THIS !!!!!HAPPY NEW YEAR'S TO THE ENTIRE EWF FAMILY THANK YOU MAURICE ANDREW LARRY PHILIP VERDINE FRED AL RALPH JOB WELL DONE! !!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍😛
please please listen to the very end of the song this is what makes them number 1 you heat Larry dunn going off on the organ along with Al mckay making that guitar sing Verdine is playing crystal clear Fred white is a beast on the drums you can hear him beating the hell out of those skins the whole arrangements is one of the best i have heard by far! !!!
That was some hella awesome horn-playing! And I used to play jazz for 35 years on sax, flute and clarinet. Really tight section playing there. Drum Corps brass sections should try that.
It was fun going down memory lane watching lil bow wow videos, but i'm glad to be back to my favorite stuff watching these cats just JAM!!! The first minute and a half really puts a huge smile on my face, and the horns solo just really ices it!
They are the reason, as a 5th grader, I joined the school band as a trumpeter. Compared to the brass section in other bands (Ohio Players, Heatwave, Commodores, Maze, etc.), they were in another stratosphere.
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この日、ここにいました！
まだ１８歳の自分は初めて見るブラックミュージックに度肝抜かれました！ホーンもベースもパーカッションも！
A testament to the Phenix Horns, the BEST HORN SECTION EVER. R.i.P my uncle Don Myrick (Hippmo)and his good friend Louis Satterfield (LUI LUI).
I’m afraid folks these days will never come again, I feel so blessed to have seen this performed live.
These days will not come back because they never left, goes around comes back around get ready my friend, 💕
@@geminirhythmspirit2573 we will never have a group like Earthwind and fire Again !! SO SO SAD !! That old saying !!! THOSE WERE THE DAYS !! THE. BEST DAYS !!!
I was blessed to see these live shows back in the 70's & 80's many, many times, sometimes we'd go see them 3 straight nights in different cities...the best live shows I've EVER seen in my life. Love comin on here and re-living them...
I’ve only seen the 4x. ‘77, ‘78 and twice in ‘88🏳️🌈
I understand. Saw them about three to four ti,es during that period. Just AMAZING! Actually stood up on a folding chair dancing like a nut, and fell over the aisle behind. Got up and kept going. 🤣🤣🤣. TIIIIGGGHHT
@@Torihope1000 just the thought of earthwind and fire OMG,, the feeling is UNBELIEVABLE..
@@Torihope1000 I would of loved to see your folding chair act !!! LOL
@@janc9608 🤣🤣🤣. T'wasn't pretty
This takes me back to being a kid at family BBQ's in the park, drinkin' lil hugs and running around til it got dark outside and mom had to call us in as the streetlights came on!!! The good old days!!!!
PURE Magic SHOWMANSHIP at its best!!!!!! make no mistake, you can take any BAND over the last 30 or 40 years all together they CAN'T HOLD A FLICKER OF FLAME TO EARTH WIND & FIRE!!!!! YES I SAID IT!!!!!!!!
I concur sir.
And l agree!
Fo’Sho
And I SAY IT TOO!!!!!!!!!!!
Judging by Maurice's face it looks like he is having the time of his life!!!!
this is WHY THEY WERE/ARE THE GREATEST BAND EVER ON THE PLANET!!!!
Camille Lourde Wyatt ABSOLUTELY THE GREATEST BAND EVER💙😇😁
error YES EVERYTHING U SAID IS DEFINITELY TRUE💙💙💙💙
Insane group!! My favorite group of all time!! The elements of the universe!!
MASTERPIECE!! AGREE
Maurice white's vision almost didn't happen. It was his manager That encouraged Him to bring in younger people to support His vision I said this before A lot of people didn't know that Philip Bailey And the rest of The guys Did not start in the very beginning of Earth wind and fire. The earlier guys were Maurice white Age Maurice white did not wanna be a routine black Group He wanted to cross over And expand The sound! That was very hard to do back then The radio stations were very segregated But a little tenacity And he did it With the help of Charles stepney That's the way of the world put them on the map that was their 1st biggest hit! The rest is history 40 years and still going.!💯
Ewf at their peak 75'-81. Total powerhouses. Each player was gifted phenomenally, Together they made the baddest group in the UNIVERSE. Maurice,Verdine,Al,Johnny,Fred,Ralph,Larry,Philip,Andrew,DON,Rahmlee,Satterfield& Michael Harris. Best LIVE SHOW EWF Had! Today EWF dont measure up.
Best EWF live footage on the internet. This is why they are in a class by themselves. PHENIX HORNS ARE GETTING SILLY ON THIS ONE!!!
Just the best. Read Maurice's autobiography. Absolutely OUTSTANDING.
That was a heck of a read wasn’t it?!
Their concerts from 1979 seem to be their best. Always good no matter what or when. But the energy here at that time seemed to be at their most highest. And always it's such a pleasure to see Maurice White perform. Amazing!!!!
I would pay just to see those trumpets spinning!.
I did!
I love watching them spin!😁
@@salvooch4 I did too. April '79 Rotterdam
I LOVE ME SOME EARTH,WIND&FIRE.
love larry Dunns Fender Rhodes Piano Hits on here!!!!!!!!!
A lot of musical energy right there. Used to crank this song on my dad's Yamaha CR1020 with the big Jensen LS6 speakers. Saw EWF at Cleveland Richfield Coliseum in 78, I was blown away, still am, fan forever.
This was when Earth,Wind & Fire were off the chain unlike the watered down version that's out now.
Maurice had to of been so proud of the band he put together,, he should be !! The best is EARTHWIND AND FIRE GROUP!!!
One cant even imagine the effort that was put into the EWF gig ! Practice skill technique ..repeat ...ditto !
MAURICE THE MUSICAL GENERAL DIRECTING HIS TROOPS. THIS WAS TRULY AWESOME TO WATCH. THIS SONG ALONE IS WORTH THE PRICE OF THE CONCERT TICKET.
When Maurice and company were at their peak . Outrageous !!!
Yes indeed!
The best live band ever.
Well .... This^.
The horns and band so powerful wow one great band
The dam Best Group of all time!
Behind the original Temptations!
Best band of all time!!!!
I think VERDINE is adorable!! ❤😮🎉
I was at all 3 of their concerts at the Oakland Coliseum Arena in 1981 and experienced this live!!! I will never forget the experience!!!!
That's the Real Earth Wind and Fire
The great live album gratitude one great show wow rip mw mis you
como siempre el legendario maurice White...con su mejor disposición con la música..y su gran estilo ....es su orquesta...❤❤❤
Where is the Love button!!!!
Heavy! What a band, having a ball with the sound. Earth Wind and Fire.
1979 Mobile Civic Center, Mobile Alabama....that's how far we go back!
oh baby...what a groove.
Jeez! The Phenix Horns were just radioactive! Some of the licks they could pull off...man! I'm the world's biggest Tower of Power fan, but some of the licks these guys could pull off...my god!
@1980Triumph I agree with you. They both had a great sound and nobody to this day can touch them or their music!!!!
Simply the best band...EVER!!!
ABSURDLY FANTASTIC THE GREATEST BAND OF THEM ALL💙😇😊 THE GOAT💙😇😊
Them Phoenix horns were badass 4 real.
Too much
Love
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD!!!
An amazing band! Love this!
Nothing Ever can touch this performance Live ever or ever will be.
Freakin outrageously fantastic! I love EWF forever!
I used to play this in a band when it was new. Almost impossible at the record tempo but this makes my arm ache just watching Al MacKay funking out on guitar! Greatest band ever!
Thank you I'm in the hospital alone this put a a-smile on my face.
@1980Triumph This right here is Epic!!!! Ralph Johnson and P. Bailey are killing it on the Congas.
The horns played with phi Collins one great horn section wow
Earth Wind & Fire with the Phoenix Horns. The best sound in the world. ❤️
AL MCKAY !
driving the groove HARD.
This is a great clip, thanks for posting 1980Triumph
stillphil THE LEGENDARY AL MCKAY💙💙
EWF & The Phenix Horns!!! Amazing!!!
@newmonii I understand michael harris was the master mind behind the rapid horn playing..I met louis and ramlee at a 1981 concert in Oakland California..never forget it..
THIS WHY THE GREATEST BAND EVER TO DO IT.MY BOYS FOREVER.
Any other band...you'd probably be saying...GET ON WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!!
But, EWF...you can really enjoy them doing their thing. I swear, even if this were twenty minutes, this would still be SICK!!!!!!!!
Too bad this doesn't existe on DVD! This is one the meanest Phenix Horns performance I have ever seen...
I came home to see the birth of my first born on the 6th of October 1976 in South Bend Indiana then seen the same show in Bloomington Indiana the next day
SIMPLY Untouchable,To all that Reality Show Bile,Watch this,it`s called MUSIC.
This is the definition of FUNK! This is as good as it gets...crazy good!
What many don't realize is that the groove they got going is directly reminiscent of Gospel "Shout" music. Fast, tight and in the pocket. Check the bassline and the horn parts.
May you rest in Peace Maurice White. Dec 19, 1941- Feb 4, 2016
does Larry dunn or Maurice white. have any children? yg
Yvette Gibson That's a good question, i'm not sure, but will have to look that up.
Best band of all time and i got to see them Live,Never beaten all these years later.
Yup that was how it was done a real band thanks
A True Classic........so thrilled it has been preserved!!!!
Real music, just talk my breath away!!!!!!!
Algo mas que decir a todo lo que se ha dicho aca?; nunca había visto este video y realmente envidio a todas esas personas que tuvieron el privilegio y bendición de haber estado alli durante ese show. EWF una de las mejores bandas de todos los tiempos. Dios bendiga a Maurice White , Philip Bayley y a todos los que pertenecieron a EWF.
Take a chance as you dance in romance in a trance, THE GREATEST BAND EVER BAR NONE ❤️ EARTH WIND AND FIRE HEAVEN SENT 😇
Uhh, Al McKay is front & center on this groove!!
Best freakin band ever, bar none!!!
salvooch4 THE LEGENDARY AL MCKAY💙💙
The Fire at their best
I can hardly believe
how wonderful they were then as well as now!
DYNAMIC!! G-d bless Maurice White & EWF! I am blessed to have seen them live 3Xs in the 70s! What a great memory to have in my mind for the rest of my life! ❤️🎶🎵
i woke up this morning with this playing in my head! then i had to look it up ..to find the title of it so i could find it! i found it! LOL! this is da JAMmmmmm!! I WITNESSED as least 3 EWF live performances ..unreal! mind blowing performances...i was speechless after leaving the show!!
The greatest band I have ever seen perform live!!! Kisses to Paradise to you Reese....
I watch this EVERY DAY, thank you.
thanks for posting this magnificent live tune ..rest in Peace Maurice White.
what passion for music and life!
Maurice white rest in peace put together one hell of a band..
I'm a musician and this is what real music is. Maurice White and his brother the Bass Player of Earth Wind and Fire are from my home town Memphis.
No they're not their from Chicago.
tracy smith Maurice White and his Brother are from my city MEMPHIS, TN. He was born in MEMPHIS on DEC, 19, 1941. He later became a session drummer in 1963 for Chess Records and later in 1969 started his own band which was i believe the salty papers. I know cause i'm a musician in Memphis where i was born and raised. I also have met on more than one occasion Al Green who's church is in the same district in Memphis where i live. Maurice and his Brother like i said were born in Memphis Tn, as well as Aretha Franklin who later with her family moved to Detroit. We've also met the late Issac Hayes who also was a Memphian. And i used to live in the very neighborhood Elvis Presley's uncle lived, as a matter of fact i lived down the street from him where i grew up. Look up the different people who was born and or raised in Memphis. Peace and Love.
tracy smith Also when you do your research you will find out that k. Michelle, the actress Kathy Bates, The Bar-keys, Mable Staple and the Staple singers, Eight Ball and MJG, Yo Gatti, Richard Hamilton, Cybill Sheperd, and Steve Harvey's wife, are all from Memphis. And that is not even half of the many people either from or have lived in Memphis for years, such as Steven Seagal. When you ask Justin Timberlake where he's from, yep, you guested it, he will tell you Memphis. Even though he's from Memphis county, which is Millington, its in the Memphis area, and he will tell you Memphis. Many of them either still lives here or comes back from time to time to visit. Peace
Malachi Matthews Yea but EWF is from Chicago.
tracy smith I can dig it,and have no doubt the rest of EWF are from Chi town, but if you read my first comment you will see that i said that the one who started the band, Maurice White who is the leader along with his brother are from Memphis....lol I've always liked Earth Wind and Fire and its good to also see someone like yourself who's into music. Peace and love to you.
😎 Why I always see Don Myrick on stage in live concerts an not on albums cover's? Never!!
Don't forget Kool and The Gang ..... Tower of Power...
OMG!!! MAGIC MIND!!! 'movin soon...upper room...paid your dues now your through feelin blue!" LOVE IT!!! They always followed deep lyrics with funky instrumentation! This live version is amazing! Check this song out on LIVE IN RIO 1980, the horns out do themselves on that one!!!
PHENIX HORNS, featuring the late, great Mr. Donald Myrick on alto saxophone; I can't recall the other three ... wait, Louis Satterfield on Trombone; he showed Verdine how to play bass ... the others are Michael Ramlee, trumpet and the last hornman I can't recall. PHENIX HORNS would eventually leave EWF, and join Phil Collins' touring band ... I saw em at Pittsburgh's Civic Arena in 85 - they wore melon-orange suits, against the grunge look of Phil's band. Still an unforgettable music night in the Burgh. PhilC is still a legendary talent. drummer/vocalist/arranger.
The last guy would be Michael Harris.
Barami Snaeha The fourth guy in this lineup is not Michael Harris. Not sure of his name, but the guy next to Rahmlee isn't Michael.
Tonna Thomas one of the guys that played horns for them was henry miles sax man from springfield,il keyboards was larry dunn i knew his mother ms,dunn for yrs back in the late 70's 80"s R.I.P ms dunn..she was a sweet! sweet! woman...from 70th and eastend.chicago,il
He played so beautiful don't you agree?
@@nyja33 The Phenix Horns Esq., are my dad, Lui-Lui Satterfield * Trombone Don yrick * Sax - RahmLee Michael Davis * Trumpet and Michael Harris * Trumpet 🙂
THE GREATEST IN THEIR PRIME💙😇😁
GUESS WHAT FOLK'S 2DAY IS NEW YEAR'S EVE AND THIS MY 1ST CHOICE OF SONG LOVE LOVE THIS !!!!!HAPPY NEW YEAR'S TO THE ENTIRE EWF FAMILY THANK YOU MAURICE ANDREW LARRY PHILIP VERDINE FRED AL RALPH JOB WELL DONE! !!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍😛
One of them horn players had the holy ghost lol.😂🤣😂🤣😂
Mio Dio, come avrei voluto esserci..........
FAVOLOSIIIIIIIIIIII
to the young artists of 2day THIS IS HOW THE BIG DOGS PLAY 👍👍👍👍👍
please please listen to the very end of the song this is what makes them number 1 you heat Larry dunn going off on the organ along with Al mckay making that guitar sing Verdine is playing crystal clear Fred white is a beast on the drums you can hear him beating the hell out of those skins the whole arrangements is one of the best i have heard by far! !!!
色々見たけどこれが一番かも知れんね。これ、当時行きたかったんだよね
Those shows were transcendent. I went to several. Nobody can even touch this today.
I was there! at the Budokan.
My ringtone..lol. So much energy
WOW LOVE EWF!!!!!!!!!!
RIP MW You will be missed.
TomTom84's arrangements were amazing!
Calidad EXCELENTE los músicos de VIENTO y PERCUSION,unida a las voces EXCEPCIONALES dan una calidad insuperable,GRACIAS por ser UNICOS.🎉🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🎉
WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That was some hella awesome horn-playing! And I used to play jazz for 35 years on sax, flute and clarinet. Really tight section playing there. Drum Corps brass sections should try that.
It was fun going down memory lane watching lil bow wow videos, but i'm glad to be back to my favorite stuff watching these cats just JAM!!! The first minute and a half really puts a huge smile on my face, and the horns solo just really ices it!
They are the reason, as a 5th grader, I joined the school band as a trumpeter. Compared to the brass section in other bands (Ohio Players, Heatwave, Commodores, Maze, etc.), they were in another stratosphere.
Most Amazing Band EVER! Hand Down!
EWF FOR LIFE!!! 😍
Incomparable!!