Ralph Johnson of Earth, Wind & Fire talks smooth jazz

About this episode

Ralph Johnson discusses his experiences with Earth, Wind & Fire and the evolution of their music in the context of smooth jazz.

I grew up listening to Earth, Wind & Fire’s dance music and played plenty of it as a club DJ in the 1980s. Lots of the group’s music is still doing the rounds thanks to remixed versions bringing them up to date with added drums, percussion and synth embellishments – there really are some excellent […] The post Ralph Johnson of Earth, Wind & Fire talks smooth jazz appeared first on Steve Hart .

People in this episode

Host: Steve Hart

Guest: Ralph Johnson

Topics covered

• smooth jazz
• Earth, Wind & Fire
• music remixing
• 1980s club DJ
• dance music

Keywords

• Ralph Johnson
• Earth, Wind & Fire
• smooth jazz
• 1980s
• club DJ
• music remixing
• dance music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Earth, Wind & Fire

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