Dave Bryce Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Damn... dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadroj Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Yet another one bites the dust. Can we send 2016 back? It seems to be broken already. Hammond SKX Mainstage 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Man that is too bad. "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Wright Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 RIP. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! fuck you, 2016! ...goddamn, this one hurts as much as losing Bowie. Maybe a bit more; my 1st instrument was trumpet back in the '70s, and I was so proud of myself anytime I managed to learn the trumpet parts to any EW&F song. Add that to the fact that my first slow dance with a girl was to "After The Love Is Gone" - don't remember her name, but I sure as hell remember the song - and I'm feeling some pain this evening. :'( Gonna go dig out my EW&F box set and crank that shit all day long. RIP, Maurice, and say hi to Sir Duke for us. http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Yikes! 2016 is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Clark Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Sad news. Godspeed. Soul, R&B, Pop from Los Angeles http://philipclark.com Cannonball Gerald Albright Signature Alto, Yamaha YC73, Fender Rhodes, Roland Juno-106, Yamaha MX61, Roland VR-09, MicroKorg XL, Maschine Mikro, Yamaha Reface CP, Roland MKS-50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxcvbnm098 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Yeah, this one is hard. One of the most amazing concerts I have ever seen was EW&F back in '79. Such an amazing arena show. I saw the most recent version of the group in Vegas at an invitation-only event at CES about 5 years ago, and Maurice was there. He wasn't playing, but he stood up and got a standing ovation. He looked pretty weak back then, and I know he had been in declining health for a long time with Parkinson's. RIP.....one of the greats..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscapeRocks Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Just saw the news. While we knew this was coming for a while with his declining health, it does not lessen the feeling of loss. For me, he and EWF changed my musical life when I was but around 12 or 13 and heard my first EWF album. His talent as a musician, songwriter, and arranger is/was out of this world. I could listen to him/them all day back then, and still to this day. RIP Maurice White. He is now that "Shining Star" David Gig Rig:Roland Fantom 08 | Roland Jupiter 80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannis D Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 RIP Such a great band. And such a great leader I recently found out that Maurice White was working with Ramsey Lewis trio as his drummer back in the sixties! Such a great accumulated experience to infiltrate to EWF.... Be grateful for what you've got - a Nord, a laptop and two hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delaware Dave Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I never paid much attention to them until I joined a funk band sometime after Y2K. Very talented musicians. It's a shame to get old.... 57 Hammond B3; 69 Hammond L100P; 68 Leslie 122; Kurzweil Forte7 & PC3; M-Audio Code 61; Voce V5+; Neo Vent; EV ELX112P; GSI Gemini & Burn Delaware Dave Exit93band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 RIP, Maurice. Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickzjamm Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Double Damn!!!!! You don't know you're in the dark until you're in the light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITGITC Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 What a talent! The man made some wonderful music with a whole lot of great musicians by his side. May he rest in peace. "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent." - Victor Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawback Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Man!! RIP Maurice White. ____________________________________ Rod Here for the gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 RIP Maurice. Thankyou for the magical music. Really doesn't get better than EW&F. I'm so glad September and Lets Groove are in our setlist for Sat nights gig and I will especially cherish playing them. One of my favourite things to do is turn the stereo up loud and listen to "In the Stone" that intro and then the groove, awesome. You have left a great legacy Maurice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyS Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 RIP Maurice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 *Sigh* Very sad to hear this! EWF was one of my favorites. I was lucky enough to see them on their All 'N All tour back in the '70s. I will never forget the power of Maurice's voice on "Love's Holiday." Best, Geoff My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 My favorite EWF tune. [video:youtube] RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I also like this one - cowritten by Maurice White. [video:youtube] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephonic Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 A giant. R.I.P. local: Korg Nautilus 61 AT | Yamaha MODX8 away: GigPerformer | 16" MBP M1 Max home: Kawai RX-2 | Korg D1 | Roland Fantom X7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16251 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Maurice, thanks for leaving so much of you behind, before departing. RIP. AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-missRichardTee Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 A band I was in, opened for EWF in Chicago... they are the most wonderful collaboration of musicians Guess what ( unbeknownst to me about Maurice's passing ) me and a few others were doing last night at the end of the gig? I just started attempting to get a decent sound on my clone wheel for the fabulous song, Can't Hide Love. I tried to play it from memory... then I got to the coda i guess you would call it F11 E11 Eb11 D11 Db11 C11 B11 then some transitional 11th chords back to F11 I kept playing it over and over then guys started to sing or hum that brilliant chord progression along with me.. I had no idea about my fellow Sagittarian musician's passing. " a Giant" indeed- Rest in Peace Sir White. You don't have ideas, ideas have you We see the world, not as it is, but as we are. "One mans food is another mans poison". I defend your right to speak hate. Tolerance to a point, not agreement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-missRichardTee Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 My favorite EWF tune. [video:youtube] RIP Dbl ditto fantastic composition and arrangement and performance You don't have ideas, ideas have you We see the world, not as it is, but as we are. "One mans food is another mans poison". I defend your right to speak hate. Tolerance to a point, not agreement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 And for me there's a mystical quality about the outro that matches the fantastical album covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxcvbnm098 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 "Be Ever Wonderful" from the All 'n' All album is another great Maurice vocal and ballad.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analogaddict Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 RIP Maurice... Love their stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16251 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 This is my second favorite EWF song. This is the "real" happy song. [video:youtube] AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimkost2002 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Dammit....a real, true giant. The visionary who founded the greatest funk band of the 70s.He said in an interview that after hearing Coltrane play, he wanted to bring a similar spiritual level to funk music.. He did that and so very much more. One of my first concerts was triple bill of ZZ Top (opener) EWF (middle band) and Uriah Heep (headliner). I can't remember a single thing about the other two bands but EWF blew my head apartand and I eagerly awaited all their albums and bout their two previous to that concert.Heart's Desire (Love Afire)ReasonsAfter the Love is GoneThe enitire albums of All n' All and That's the Way of the WorldAs a matter of fact everything in the band's output was stellar but those two are timeless classics.Thereis NOTHING in that genre or any to replace that combination of Head,Heart, Body and Spirit!Rest well, Genius! "I have constantly tried to deliver only products which withstand the closest scrutiny � products which prove themselves superior in every respect.� Robert Bosch, 1919 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawbars Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Very sad. Yes, 2016 is turning into a bad year for music -- and it's barely February yet! I always enjoyed EWF, one of the real bright spots of the 70s. What Disco might have been, if it had only stopped playing video games and cracked a book once in a while. Keep your head to the sky ... Regards, -BW -- Bruce Wahler Halfmoon-Switch.com http://halfmoon-switch.com bw@wahler.us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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