EW&F was literally the soundtrack to my childhood more than any other music I can remember, especially those Columbia records up to Spirit. I listen to those and I swear I can smell the incense and weed and Afro-Sheen and feel the shag carpets in my mom's friends apartments.
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So much good music came from this dude, we owe him so much.
Thank you for everything Maurice.
http://www.thirteen.org/soul/january-10-1973/
It's funny how recognizable his Chess/Cadet session drumming is. That pedal hihat lift he always does right before the 2 and 4: