DUSTY FINGERZ
Who sampled Earth, Wind & Fire I think a better question would be who didn’t sample them? What follows is a small portion of the artists who in one way or another used some music created by the band.
‘Jazz Thing’ by GangStarr
‘A Party Ain’t A Party’ by Queen Pen
In 1994, Earth, Wind & Fire were inducted into the NAACP Hall Of Fame. September 15, 1995, Earth, Wind & Fire was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. All the original members of the group showed up. Maurice White attributed EWF’s success to the support of their fans. Earth, Wind & Fire was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame March 6, 2000, by rapper Lil’ Kim to a standing ovation. The band’s original members played together for the first time in 20 years at the ceremony performing ‘Shining Star’ and ‘That’s The Way Of The World’. June 17, 2002, EWF accepted the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The award was presented by Jimmy Jam and Stevie Wonder. In 2003 they were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame and Earth, Wind & Fire were also inducted into Hollywood’s RockWalk on July 7, 2003. February 8, 2004, Earth, Wind and Fire performed alongside OutKast, Robert Randolph and the Family Band and Parliament Funkadelic in a Tribute to Funk at the 46th annual Grammy Awards. They sang ‘Shining Star’ solo, and then at the request of Outkast teamed up with them to croon ‘The Way You Move’. Earth, Wind & Fire performed at the White House February 22, 2009 with Wayne T, at the Governors’ Dinner, which was the first formal White House dinner hosted by President Barack Obama. In August 21st, 2010. Earth, Wind & Fire members Philip Bailey, Verdine White and Ralph Johnson participated in the recording of the We Are the World 25 for Haiti single.
‘On Da Dancefloor’ (Mix 1) by Daft Punk
‘Givin’ You All My Lovin’’ by Blackstreet (1994)
‘Shawty’ by Plies
‘Body Hot’ by Joe Budden
‘Say Ahh...’ by Deee-Lite (1994) ‘Still Not a Player’ by Big Pun feat. Joe (1998) ‘Ghetto Show’ by Talib Kweli feat. Common and Anthony Hamilton
‘As One’ by Jay-Z
‘Prisoners of War’ and ‘Walk Into the Sun’ by Organized Konfusion
‘The Block Party’ by Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes (2001) ‘Refugees On the Mic’ and ‘Nappy Heads‘ by The Fugees
‘Hey Goldmember’ by Beyoncé
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