Earth, Wind & Fire: Flying Sorcerers
Richard Williams, Melody Maker, 25 February 1978
Earth, Wind & Fire are the biggest soul group in the world their albums now go platinum. But Britain will have to wait until the autumn to see their sensational stage act, which features musicians materialising out of nothing, levitation and telekinesis. Richard Williams reports from Atlanta, Georgia
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