LSO ANGELES (Earth, Wind & Fire Website) - Coming off the heel's of a GRAMMY Award nomination for Best R&B Album for their chart topping new release, Illumination,
Earth, Wind & Fire have been nominated for a 2006 NAACP Image Award in the category of Best Duo Or Group and for a Soul
Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album - Group, Band or Duo for Illumination. In addition, Earth, Wind & Fire's newest single, "To You," featuring
Brian McKnight continues to climb the Urban Adult Contemporary charts receiving major spins in top markets including WBLS in New York, WDAS in Philadelphia, WHUR in Washington DC, KJLH in Los Angeles and KBLX in San Francisco.
Earth, Wind & Fire is confirmed to perform the song on LIVE With Regis and
Kelly on March 1st with special guest Brian McKnight.
2005 was an incredible year for Earth, Wind & Fire. Their 23rd career album Illumination hit stores on September 20th and debuted at No 32 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart, marking a career best for the group. EWF's influence and timeless signature sound is clearly felt on the album and was hailed by fans and critics alike for their creative collaborations with a new generation of soul artists such as Brian McKnight, Will.I.Am, Raphael Saadiq, Big Boi, Sleepy Brown, Kelly Rowland, Floetry, and Kenny G. USA Today proclaimed that "Earth, Wind & Fire is as vibrant as ever" and Billboard Magazine said that the "collaborations eloquently capture EWF's classic horn-and-harmony sound."
The group's previous single off of Illumination "Pure Gold," also garnered a 2005 GRAMMY nomination honoring its producers, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis in the Best Production Non-Classical category. The first single off of Illumination, "Show Me the Way" featuring Ralphael Saadiq, was nominated for a 2004 GRAMMY for Best Collaboration by a Duo or Group.
Earth, Wind & Fire continues to be simply one of the most important, influential, innovative and commercially omnipotent contemporary pop music bands of the 20th century. Their 35-year history has produced millions of albums sold worldwide including eight double-platinum albums, two platinum albums and three gold albums. Earth, Wind & Fire and the founding members have eight GRAMMY Awards, four American Music Awards, honors from the NAACP and BET, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the coup de grace: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2000.
Confirmed tour dates for this spring are:
February 2006
25 - Albuquerque, NM - Sandia Casino
March 2006
3, 4 - Rama, Ontario - Casino Rama
7, 8- Rams Head - Baltimore, MD
10 - Washington, DC - Dar Constitution Hall
12 - House of Blues, Atlantic City
14 - Bergen PAC - Englewood, NJ
17 - Boca Raton, FL - Mizner Park Amphitheatre
18 - Orlando, FL - Universal Orlando
20 - Sarasota, FL - Van Wezel Performing Arts Center
22 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
23 - Ruth Eckerd Hall - Clearwater, FL
25 - Kinder, LA - Coushatta Casino
26 - Corpus Christi, TX - American Bank Center Arena
