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Influence

Earth, Wind & Fire's songs have been covered by artists such as Nokaut, Point of Grace, D'Angelo, CDB, Dionne Warwick, The 5th Dimension, Pomplamoose[96] Lenny White,[96] Patti LaBelle,[97] The Manhattans, Wynonna Judd, Yolanda Adams, New York Voices, Donny Osmond, Chaka Khan, 112,[97] the Vienna Boys' Choir,[96] Herb Alpert,[98] Musiq Soulchild[99] and Tito Puente.[97]

Earth, Wind & Fire's songs have been sampled by numerous artists, including UGK, A Tribe Called Quest, Wyclef Jean, Missy Elliott, Snoop Dogg, Nas[100] Jay-Z,[101] Amerie, The Fugees, LL Cool J, De La Soul, Common, Frank Zappa, Naughty by Nature, P Diddy, The Roots, Will Smith,[102] Cee-Lo Green,[103] Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes[104] of TLC, Public Enemy, EPMD, Lupe Fiasco, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Tupac Shakur, Brand Nubian[105] and MC Lyte.[96][97][100][101]

Earth, Wind & Fire have influenced artists such as Beyoncé,[106] Usher,[107] will.i.am,[108] Janelle Monáe,[109] Mary J. Blige,[110] Prince,[111] Pharrell Williams,[112] India.Arie,[113] The Neptunes,[114] Jon Secada,[115] Wyclef Jean,[116] Common,[117] Phil Collins,[118] Boney James,[119] Angie Stone,[120] Raphael Saadiq,[121] The All-American Rejects,[122] Jesse McCartney,[123] Musiq Soulchild,[124] Solange Knowles,[125] Babyface,[126] OutKast,[127] Jamiroquai,[128] Five for Fighting,[129] Lenny Kravitz,[130] Marc Broussard,[131] Omarion,[132] Rob Bourdon of Linkin Park,[133] Eric Benét,[134] Jill Scott,[135] Justin Timberlake,[136] Sheila E.,[137] Marcus Miller,[138] Erykah Badu,[139] Jamie Foxx,[140] Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy,[141] Meshell Ndegeocello,[142] Wynton Marsalis,[143] DNCE,[144] Meghan Trainor[145] and Mario.[146]

Miles Davis described EWF as his "all time favorite band" saying, "they have everything (horns, electric guitar, singers and more) in one band".[147] Quincy Jones has proclaimed himself to be the "biggest fan of Earth, Wind & Fire since day one."[148] Dionne Warwick has named Earth, Wind & Fire as her favorite group of all time.[149]

In the movie BAADASSSSS!, the actor Khalil Kain portrayed a young Maurice White leading the early incarnation of Earth, Wind & Fire.[150][151] Released at the Sundance Film Festival, the film was based on Melvin Van Peebles' struggle to film and distribute the movie Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song and was directed by his son Mario Van Peebles.

Earth, Wind & Fire's songs have also been featured in many movies all over the world. These movies include Anchorman, Last Vegas, The Intouchables, Night at the Museum, and Caddyshack.

Earth, Wind & Fire's songs have also been featured in many television shows. These shows include The Mentalist, True Blood, The Office, Glee, Daredevil, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Members

Main article: List of Earth, Wind & Fire band members
Current members
  • Philip Bailey - vocals, conga, percussion, kalimba (1972–present)
  • Verdine White - bass, percussion, vocals (1971–present)
  • Ralph Johnson - drums, percussion, vocals (1972–present)
  • B. David Whitworth - percussion, vocals (1996–present)
  • Myron McKinley - keyboards, musical director (2001–present)
  • John Paris - drums, vocals (2001–present)
  • Philip Bailey, Jr. - vocals, percussion (2008–present)
  • Morris O'Connor - lead guitar, vocals (2008–present)
  • Serg Dimitrijevic - rhythm guitar, vocals (2012–present)

Awards

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Earth, Wind, & Fire
 

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