Legendary musicians from Devoted Spririts stopped by the "Upper Room with Joe Kelley & Gi Dussault" radio show at WVOF for an in-depth interview and music special. You can hear this reairing Tuesday and Wednesday Nov. 29th and 30th at www.upperroomwithjoekelley.com. They discuss in depth the new CD "A Tribute To Earth, Wind & Fire". The CD pays homage to the true original sound that EWF has brought us. You can go to www.devotedspirits.com for all Devoted Spirits and CD ordering.

The founding members of Devoted Spirits are all alumni of Earth, Wind, and Fire. These musicians include lead guitarist/vocalist Sheldon Reynolds. Sheldon has toured and/or recorded with Millie Jackson, The Commodores, Pointer Sisters, Stephanie Mills, Paula Abdul and his tenure with Earth, Wind & Fire lasted 14 years, up until Reynolds joined Experience Hendrix, the family company of Jimi Hendrix, realizing yet another life-long dream of being involved in the musical legacy of the greatest guitarist of all-time. Sheldon is married to Janie Hendrix, sister of Jimi. Reynolds also produced the Hendrix tribute CD, "Power of Soul" which included performances by top artists such as Prince, Lenny Kravitz, Musiq, Carlos Santana, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Sting, Chaka Khan, Sounds of Blackness, Earth, Wind & Fire and a host of music greats. His website is www.sheldonreynolds.com.

At age 18, Larry Dunn reached star status as a member of the internationally renowned musical group, Earth, Wind &, Fire (EW&F): which sold over 90,000,000 albums worldwide. Larry had major creative influence in, and is proud of his contribution to such EW&F classics as: “Shining Star”, “Spirit”, “Be Ever Wonderful”, "Runnin”, "Sunshine", as well as other melodies that will live on in the hearts of fans and popular music lovers alike.
Along with creative involvement, Larry held the position and handled the responsibilities of Musical Director, for many years, in EW&F. As one of the key people behind the scene, much of the group's musical success can be attributed to him. In addition, he rehearsed EW&F for live stage performances and wrote many of the musical segue ways and medleys.

Along with playing keyboards, programming synthesizers, and composing, Larry has developed a talent of producing and composing for other artists. Larry's production and performance credits include: Level 42, Ronnie Laws, George Duke, Nathan East, Lenny White, Paulinho DaCosta, Eddie DelBarrio, Foley, Ramsey Lewis, Caldera, Roland Bautista, Hubert Laws, Lenny White, Stanley Turrentine, Dianne Reeves, Who's 2 Say, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Sylvia St. James, Topanga Express, along with other artists and groups. Larry's web site is www.larrydunn.com.

Kyboardist, trumpeter and guitarist Morris "Mo" Pleasure" has performed continuously on various domestic and international artist tours, featuring George Duke, Natalie Cole, James Ingram, Dianne Reeves, Jonathan Butler, Rachelle Ferrell, Marion Meadows, Paula Abdul, Angela Bofill, Everette Harp and Marcus Miller, to name a few.

From 1989 through 1992, Mo has been both featured keyboardist and musical director with saxophonist Najee, pianist, Alex Bugnon, vocalists Philip Bailey, Patti Austin, Phil Perry, Miki Howard, Jon Lucien, and in 1993, became a member of Earth, Wind & Fire and the group's musical director in 1994. Mo was featured performing on keyboards, trumpet and guitar Janet Jackson's "All For You Tour".

Mo's web site is www.morrispleasure.com.

I love the Devoted Spirits CD! I wonder are they planning another EW&F tribute album?