Earth Wind & Fire Remembered

February 8th, 2016
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Maurice White

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The music that some bands create can be so distinctive that you know their songs right away.  Almost instantly.  As in when you hear the first few bars of a song, you know it’s theirs and theirs alone.

Falling into this unique category would be the fabulous and funky music created by the hit making machine called Earth, Wind & Fire.

Maurice White, a major musical talent who founded Earth, Wind & Fire and co-wrote such hits as “Shining Star,” “Sing A Song,” “September,” “Reasons,” and “Fantasy,” sadly died last week in his … Read More

Love Peace & Soul — Don Cornelius

February 3rd, 2012
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Soul Train was something you got right away or you didn’t. If you had to explain why you watched it, then you knew Soul Train’s appeal had escaped the other person. From the get go, the very first time I watched Soul Train I was hooked.  Every Saturday morning I would turn it on, turn it up, watch it and dance.  How else was a young white girl gonna stay on top of the latest dance moves?  News stories say that Soul Train was a black American Bandstand but really we all know that Soul Train was so much more. … Read More