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Larry Dunn

Larry Dunn

American keyboard playerWikipedia

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Oct 10, 2026

speaker_0NARRATOR
105:06
Now, here's Dr. Sky.
Larry DunnSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
105:12
Hi, this is Larry Dunn, original keyboardist and musical director from that great musical sensation, Earth, Wind & Fire.
Larry DunnSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
105:20
Always remember to keep your eyes to the skies with my friend, Dr. Sky, on The Dr. Sky Show.
Steve KatesHOST
105:36
47 minutes after the hour, we continue with the callers as they are entering the theater of the mind.
speaker_0NARRATOR
102:09
Now, here's Dr. Sky.
Larry DunnSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
102:13
Hi, this is Larry Dunn, original keyboardist and musical director from that great musical sensation, Earth, Wind & Fire.
Larry DunnSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
102:22
Always remember to keep your eyes to the skies with my friend, Dr. Sky, on The Dr. Sky Show.
Steve KatesHOST
102:39
47 minutes after the hour, we continue with the callers as they are entering the theater of the mind.
Doc BrooksHOST
31:20
... compromise.
Doc BrooksHOST
31:21
And I know Larry Dunn, the keyboardist for Earth, Wind & Fire, was mentored by Chuck Stepney, and he just...
Doc BrooksHOST
31:26
It's tough.
Brittnay L. ProctorGUEST
31:27
Right.
speaker_11SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
38:02
I am, I am, I am Superman, and I can do anything.
Dylan StoneHOST
38:15
Now, this next song was written by group members Maurice White, Larry Dunn, Philip Bailey, and Shining Star was a number one hit on both R&B and Hot 100 charts.
Dylan StoneHOST
38:25
While many hits of the disco era were fun but meaningless, Earth, Wind & Fire considered all their songs to be meaningful, and this one projects a positive message in a turbulent time.
Dylan StoneHOST
38:35
This has been used in a variety of movies and TV shows, among them Glee, Seinfeld, Austin Powers: Goldmember, My Name Is Earl, and Muppets From Space, and it is a great song.
Sean OliverHOST
68:33
All right.
Sean OliverHOST
68:39
Larry Dunn: That Mick versus Kev match from TNA had great storytelling.
Sean OliverHOST
68:45
I remember it well.
Sean OliverHOST
68:48
When you were in TNA, what was the crea- creative process? We always, we've talked ad nauseam about how WCW ran with the booking committees, and then, you know, when the, the suits came in from Time Warner, how that stuff all went to shit with the standards and practices.
Doc BrooksHOST
17:59
It's basically a less-is-more funk arrangement.
Doc BrooksHOST
18:05
The first few bars of the song feature Larry Dunn's keyboard outlining chords, a cowbell keeping time with quarter notes, and the band's two guitarists, Al McKay and Johnny Graham.
Doc BrooksHOST
18:17
McKay, as we said, playing octave A notes while Graham riffs a funky sliding staccato single note line.
Doc BrooksHOST
18:27
Basses for Dean White enters with an octave bass riff and a flurry of Phoenix horns set up the vocals and the song is off and rolling.
Soleh BrewerGUEST
38:47
...
Soleh BrewerGUEST
38:47
I, I, I began to meet people like Larry Dunn and other members of the band, and working with them.
Soleh BrewerGUEST
38:54
I met, um, Wayne Vaughn of The Emotions.
Soleh BrewerGUEST
38:57
I met Wanda of The Emotions.
Henry Solé BrewerGUEST
21:51
I just...
Henry Solé BrewerGUEST
21:51
I have a very, very close relationship with Larry Dunn.
Henry Solé BrewerGUEST
21:55
Freddie White was my brother.
Henry Solé BrewerGUEST
21:58
I mean, I miss him to this day.
Doc BrooksHOST
22:22
Well said, and there's so much history with each, eh, each individual, and I'm looking forward to, in the future episodes-
Henry Solé BrewerGUEST
22:29
[laughs]
Doc BrooksHOST
22:29
... to look at Ralph Johnson's story, Philip Bailey's story, Larry Dunn.
Doc BrooksHOST
22:33
Of course both him and Philip Bailey coming out of Denver.

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