Saturday, September 19, 2026

Earth, Wind & Fire - California Jam ~ Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, California, U.S.A. April 6, 1974 (SBD)

Earth, Wind & Fire
California Jam
Ontario Motor Speedway
Ontario, California, USA
April 6, 1974

Soundboard Recording
Flac 24bit/96Khz & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

Lineage: Reel to Reel Soundboard > TDK-SA C90 > Nakamichi 600A MK II > TDK-D C90 > Tascam 302 > Sony PCM M-10 at 96/24 Wave files > Audacity for volume adjustment > CD Wave Editor V. 1.98 for tracking > 96/24 and converted to FLAC using Trader's Little Helper V2.8.3.182.

01 Energy
02 People
03 Time Is On Your Side
04 Bass Solo
05 Evil
06 C'mon Children
07 Event Anouncement

Maurice White (R.I.P.) – vocals, kalimba, drums, percussion
Verdine White – bass, percussion, vocals
Michael Beal – guitar, harmonica
Leslie Drayton – trumpet
Wade Flemons (R.I.P.) – electric piano, vocals
Yackov Ben Israel – conga, percussion
Sherry Scott – vocals
Alexander Thomas – trombone
Chester Washington – tenor saxophone
Don Whitehead – acoustic/electric pianos, vocals

Finally a stand alone version of the Earth, Wind & Fire set from California Jam 1. It was only available in an incomplete set from the radio broadcast of the complete concert. This soundboard recording sounds awesome for the it's age. It comes from the private collection of a California collector. From the story told by the uploader this collector had to have been a technician at the show. The soundboard recording also had ambient sound mikes on the stage. All my fellow Funk fans you want this one!

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10 comments:

  1. Never seen this before. Thank for sharing--a great point in their career!

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    1. You're welcome La Piazza Gancio, hope you enjoy it. I remember watching the Cal Jam on TV, this performance made me a Earth, Wind & Fire fan.

      Dave

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  2. This looks fabulous - and I'm finally going to see EWF in concert for the first time this August - can't wait. Thank you JD!

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    1. You're welcome NM! I hope you enjoy it! I have seen Earth, Wind & Fire a couple times, You are in for a great show!

      JD

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  3. Love your stuff! Can I get a re-up on this one? I just saw the fantastic Questlove doc on EWF from earlier this year, and I'm eager for some prime time cuts. Thanks!

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    1. Sure Yowzersus! No problem at all for a fellow EWF fan! That was a great documentary. The Cal Jam 1 appearance by EWF was what got me into them. Hope you enjoy this one!
      Dave

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  4. Hi Dave...thanks so much for re posting this, love EW&F and this looks great!, I have a lot of Funkadelisc and Parliament (Immense) but would welcome somwe funk...funk/rock tips from you...all the best, Steve.

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    1. Steve I could recommend a lot of great Funk Rock bands: 24-Carot Black : The Spirit Of Atlanta : Maxayn : Brothers Johnson : Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers : The Undisputed Truth : The Main Ingredient : Tower Of Power : The Meters : Mandrill : The Isley Brothers : Slave : (early) Kool & The Gang : are just a few of the funky bands that I have collected a lot of.
      Dave

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    2. Brill, thanks Dave...I am a Heavy Metal kid - once? always,! working class - blue collar you say, now love everything that affects me - open? - Catholic tastess, my Mam would say... ha - i'm a Prod., EW&F were immense imho, thank you for the heads ups.Peace.

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