Earth, Wind & Fire is a music group who formed in Chicago in 1971. They are known for their funky soul music that changed how people choose to classify crossover music genres. Widely known and appreciated, they have been nominated for Grammy awards over twenty times, and have won nearly half of them. Most notably winning Best R&B Performance by Led by longtime members Philip Bailey, White’s brother Verdine and Ralph Johnson, the band operates under a license from Earth Wind & Fire IP, a holding company owned by White’s sons. Earth Wind & Fire. Soundtrack: Ready Player One. Earth Wind & Fire is known for Ready Player One (2018), Doctor Strange (2016) and Polar (2019). Members have In addition to the core trio of Bailey, White and Johnson, the band’s 2019 lineup includes: B. David Whitworth – percussion, vocals (1996–present) Myron McKinley – keyboards, musical director (2001–present) John Paris – drums, vocals (2001–present) Philip Doron Bailey – vocals, percussion Fred White went on to play the drums for the funk-soul-disco-R&B-fusion band in its heyday through the mid-1980s, including on all six albums in Earth, Wind & Fire's remarkable run of consecutive About this group. Welcome to The Official Earth, Wind & Fire Legacy Page - Our focus is to chronicle the personalities, history, music, message and related luminaries of EWF both past and present. We will highlight their accomplishments and spotlight their new accolades and ventures. We will offer insider focus, rare images and historical Earth, Wind & Fire (EW&F or EWF) is an American musical group. Their style and sound span various music genres such as jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, Latin, and Raised in Colorado, Woolfolk joined Earth, Wind & Fire in 1972 along with his East High School classmates from Denver, Bailey, and pianist/organist Larry Dunn. He was a vital member of the six-time Grammy-winning funk institution Earth, Wind & Fire playing the saxophone and flute for the group for over three decades. Woolfolk — who was born in Texas in 1950 — joined Earth, Wind & Fire in 1972, three years after the group first formed. The band soon shot to international fame, winning six Grammys and Relocating to Los Angeles, White established the nine-member first incarnation of Earth, Wind & Fire in 1971 with himself, Flemons, Whitehead and White’s bass-playing brother Verdine among its rcOj.