There’s an Earth, Wind & Fire song to suit every mood and memory. Hip-hop artist and producer Anderson .Paak associates their music with childhood road trips. R&B singer-songwriter H.E.R. says her dad taught her to play the bass line of “Shining Star.”
Mine marks a turning point for the band explored midway through “Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That’s The Weight Of The World),” the new two-hour documentary from Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. Shortly after “Shining Star” was released in 1975, it became the band’s first No. 1 hit, evidence of their audience diversifying in a way few other R&B bands of their time could claim. The band’s founder, Maurice White, and the rest of its members were ready to record their next hit.
