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This page includes the achievements, nominations and awards of the band Earth, Wind, & Fire.
Earth, Wind & Fire (EW&F or EWF) is an American musical group. Their style and sound span over various music genres such as jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, Latin, and Afro-pop. [1] [2] They are among the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of over 90 million records worldwide. [3] [4] [5]
The band was formed in Chicago by Maurice White in 1969, growing out of the Salty Peppers. [3] [6] Prominent members have included Philip Bailey, Verdine White, Ralph Johnson, Larry Dunn, Al McKay, Roland Bautista, Robert Brookins, Sonny Emory, Fred Ravel, Ronnie Laws, Sheldon Reynolds and Andrew Woolfolk. [7] The band is known for its kalimba sound, dynamic horn section, energetic and elaborate stage shows, and the contrast between Bailey's falsetto and Maurice's baritone. [8] [9]
The band has won 6 Grammys out of 17 nominations [10] and four American Music Awards out of 12 nominations. [1] They have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, the NAACP Image Award Hall of Fame, and Hollywood's Rockwalk, and earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The band has received an ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award, a BET Lifetime Achievement Award, a Soul Train Legend Award, [1] [11] a NARAS Signature Governor's Award, [1] a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, [1] [10] the 2012 Congressional Horizon Award, [12] and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2019. [13] Rolling Stone has called them "innovative, precise yet sensual, calculated yet galvanizing" and declared that the band "changed the sound of black pop". [14] VH1 has described EWF as "one of the greatest bands". [8]
The American Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony created by Dick Clark in 1973. Earth, Wind, & Fire has won four awards from twelve nominations. [15]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1975 | Earth, Wind, & Fire | Favorite Soul, R&B Band, Duo or Group | Won |
Favorite Pop, Rock Band, Duo or Group | Nominated | ||
That's The Way Of The World | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Nominated | |
1976 | Earth, Wind, & Fire | Favorite Soul, R&B Band, Duo or Group | Won |
Favorite Pop, Rock Band, Duo or Group | Nominated | ||
That's The Way Of The World | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Nominated | |
Spirit | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Nominated | |
1977 | Earth, Wind, & Fire | Favorite Soul, R&B Band, Duo or Group | Won |
1978 | Earth, Wind, & Fire | Favorite Soul, R&B Band, Duo or Group | Won |
All 'N All | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Nominated | |
1979 | Earth, Wind, & Fire | Favorite Soul, R&B Band, Duo or Group | Nominated |
1980 | Earth, Wind, & Fire | Favorite Soul, R&B Band, Duo or Group | Won |
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. On June 25, 2002, Earth, Wind & Fire received the BET Lifetime Achievement Award.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2002 | Earth, Wind & Fire | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won |
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Earth, Wind, & Fire has received 7 awards from 19 nominations. In 2016 they were the recipients of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. [16]
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, California, with more than 2,000 five-pointed stars to honor artists for their achievement in the entertainment industry. Earth, Wind & Fire received a star on September 14, 1995. It is located at 7080 Hollywood Blvd. [17]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1995 | Earth, Wind & Fire | Recipient | Won |
An NAACP Image Award is an accolade presented by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music, and literature. Earth, Wind & Fire has received 2 nominations. In 1994 they received the Hall of Fame Award.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1988 | Earth, Wind & Fire | Best Vocal Group | Nominated [18] |
1994 | Earth, Wind & Fire | Hall of Fame Award | Won |
2006 | Earth, Wind & Fire | Outstanding Duo or Group | Nominated |
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated to the recording history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, and other people who have influenced the music industry. [19] On March 6, 2000, Earth, Wind & Fire was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. [19]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2000 | Earth, Wind & Fire | Inducted | Won |
Earth, Wind & Fire's Maurice White, Phillip Bailey, Verdine White, Al McKay and Larry Dunn were inducted on June 17, 2010.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2010 | Earth, Wind & Fire | Inducted | Won |
The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show which previously aired in national television syndication, and honors the best in Black music and entertainment. Earth, Wind & Fire has received a sum of 4 nominations. During 2011 they were bestowed with the Soul Train Legend Award. [20] [21]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1988 | Touch the World | Album of the Year - Group or Band | Nominated |
1988 | System of Survival | Best Single, Group or Band | Nominated |
1994 | Millennium | R&B Album of the Year, by Group, Band or Duo | Nominated |
2006 | Illumination | R&B Album of the Year, by Group, Band or Duo | Nominated |
2011 | Earth, Wind & Fire | Legend Award | Won |
During 2003 Earth, Wind & Fire was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. [22]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2003 | Earth, Wind & Fire | Inducted | Won |
The Isley Brothers are an American musical group originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, that began as a vocal trio consisting of the brothers O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley in the 1950s. With a career spanning over seven decades, the group has enjoyed one of the "longest, most influential, and most diverse careers in the pantheon of popular music".
Earth, Wind & Fire is an American band whose music spans the genres of jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, Latin, and Afro-pop. They are among the best-selling bands of all time, with sales of over 90 million records worldwide.
All 'n All is the eighth studio album by the American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in November 1977 by Columbia Records. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart. All 'n All has also been certified Triple Platinum in the US by the RIAA, Gold in Canada by Music Canada and Silver in the UK by the BPI.
Maurice White was an American musician, best known as the founder, leader, main songwriter and chief producer of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, also serving as the band's co-lead singer with Philip Bailey.
Verdine Adams White is an American musician, best known as a founding member and bassist for the band Earth, Wind & Fire. White was placed at No. 19 on Rolling Stone's list of The 50 Greatest Bassists of All Time.
That's the Way of the World is the sixth studio album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released on March 3, 1975, by Columbia Records. It was also the soundtrack for a 1975 motion picture of the same name. The album rose to No. 1 on both the Billboard 200 and Top Soul Albums charts. That's the Way of the World has also been certified Triple Platinum in the U.S. by the RIAA. In 2002, the band released live version of the album, recorded in 1975 – That's the Way of the World: Alive in '75.
Philip James Bailey is an American singer, songwriter and percussionist, best known as an early member and one of the two lead singers of the band Earth, Wind & Fire. Noted for his four-octave vocal range and distinctive falsetto register, Bailey was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as a member of Earth, Wind & Fire. Bailey was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame for his work with the band.
Gratitude is a double live album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, issued in November 1975 by Columbia Records. The album spent six weeks atop the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and three weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart. Gratitude has also been certified Triple Platinum in the US by the RIAA.
"After the Love Has Gone" is a single by Earth, Wind & Fire released in 1979 on ARC/Columbia Records. The song reached No. 2 on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the US Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, No. 4 on the UK Pop Singles chart, and No. 3 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs chart. "After the Love Has Gone" was certified gold in the US by the RIAA and silver in the UK by the BPI.
"Shining Star" is a song by Earth, Wind & Fire's album That's the Way of the World, issued as a single in January 1975 on Columbia Records. The song rose to No. 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart, becoming their first single to top both charts. It has also been certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.
Larry Dunn is an American keyboardist, producer and musical director. He was one of the early members of the music group Earth, Wind & Fire. Dunn was later inducted, as a former band member, into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. Within which he's also been bestowed with ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award, 7 Grammy Awards, 4 American Music Awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Dunn is a co-composer of EWF's "Shining Star", a song that's been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Spirit is the seventh studio album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released on September 28, 1976, by Columbia Records. The album rose to No. 2 on both the Billboard 200 and Top Soul Albums charts. Spirit has also been certified Double Platinum in the US by the RIAA.
Fred E. White was an American musician and songwriter. He was one of the early members of Earth, Wind & Fire. He previously played drums on Donny Hathaway's Live album.
Earth, Wind & Fire is an American musical group. Their style and sound span over various music genres such as jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, Latin, and Afro-pop. They are among the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of over 90 million records worldwide.
"That's the Way of the World" is a song recorded by the band Earth, Wind & Fire, released as a single in June 1975 on Columbia Records. The song reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Ralph Randolph Johnson is an American singer, songwriter, musician and producer. Johnson is a member and percussionist of the funk/soul/disco band Earth, Wind & Fire.
"Sun Goddess" is a smooth soul song by jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis featuring the band Earth, Wind & Fire issued as a single in 1975 on Columbia Records. The song peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.