Earth, Wind & Fire are an American soul-funk band from Chicago that released thirteen studio albums between 1971 and 1983. Their 1971 debut introduced a raw fusion of jazz, funk, and soul marked by complex rhythms and dynamic instrumental interplay, led by Maurice White and Verdine White. Later that year, The Need of Love continued […]
Ronnie Laws is an American jazz-funk flutist and saxophonist who played in the 1972/73 lineup of Earth, Wind & Fire. Between 1975 and 1981, he cut three albums each on Blue Note and UA/Liberty. His 1975 debut Pressure Sensitive produced “Always There,” while the 1977 album Friends and Strangers earned US gold certification. Laws placed […]
Lightmen Plus One were an American jazz-funk band that released the 1970/71 albums Free As You Wanna Be and Fancy Pants on Judnell, followed by Energy Control Center and Country Fried Chicken on Lightin’ Records, the label of bandleader Bubbha Thomas. Background The Lightmen formed in Houston in 1969 when drummer William George “Bubbha” Thomas […]
Very Special is the first of two solo albums recorded to date by American session vocalist Debra Laws, released in 1981 on Elektra. The album features instrumental contributions from her brothers Hubert and Ronnie Laws, who served as co-producers. Sister Eloise Laws provides backing vocals on the track “Long as We’re Together.” Tracklist: A1. “On My […]
