Legacy Recordings

L.A., 1970. Illustrating his vision and the current cosmology, Maurice White, a sure-footed drummer for Chicago’s Chess Records, changed the name of his band from The Salty Peppers to Earth, Wind & Fire. Black and beautiful, White and his brother-in-rhythm, bassist Verdine, built a musical brick house founded on earthy soul, ethereal wind arrangements and flaming horns. Maurice looked to the pyramids and the ancients to create complex musical structures and elaborate, pyrotechnic stage shows. The elements came together in “That’s The Way Of The World” as White found a simple, enduring melody for a universal truth.
That’s The Way Of The World by Earth, Wind & Fire