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Seen here from left to right, Verdine White, Ralph Johnson and Philip Bailey sing with their band Earth, Wind and Fire on Sunday, Sept. 14. The three, the three remaining founders of the band to be touring with the group, have been playing and touring since the group's formation in 1972. This current tour also headlines with Michael McDonald, singer and songwriter from the same era; his set opened the concert at about 7:45 p.m. in the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus.
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Michael McDonald, Sunday night's featured performer along with the band Earth Wind and Fire, sings while leading the audience in clapping along.
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Vince Denham, saxophonist and longtime member of Michael McDonald's band, takes a solo during the band's set, which opened Sunday' evening's concert. The 70's-era funk and soul group Earth, Wind and Fire took charge of the second set.
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Audience members applaud in between numbers during the opening set of Sunday's concert which featured Michael McDonald and Earth, Wind and Fire. McDonald, on stage behind the piano, began the concert, and played hits from his time with the Doobie Brothers, as well as others from his recording career.
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Singer, songwriter and band leader Michael McDonald, seen here on lead vocals during the concert Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Bryce Jordan Center. McDonald and company currently are on tour with Earth, Wind and Fire, celebrating their music from the 1970s through today.
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Guitarist Bernie Chiaravalle of Michael McDonald's band finishes off a solo on one leg during McDonald's set, which opened the 7:30 p.m. concert on Sunday, Sept. 14, in the Bryce Jordan Center. Earth, Wind and Fire also is touring with the band, and performed the second set.
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Earth, Wind and Fire makes a shadowy stage entrance during thier hit number "Boogie Wonderland" to open their set on Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Bryce Jordan Center. The band, which came into fame in the early 1970s and still includes three of its founding members, played a long concert full of soul, boogie and R&B hits from across their recording career. They took the stage following Michael McDonald's performance, which began at roughly 7:45 p.m.
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Lead singer and original founding Earth, Wind and Fire member Philip "The Voice" Bailey, seen here leading the audience, sang and played percussion throughout the concert. Bailey, along with bassist Verdine White and vocalist Ralph Johnson, are the three original members of Earth, Wind and Fire to be touring with the band. Their tour also features Michael McDonald, of Doobie Brothers fame. McDonald opened the concert, held Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Bryce Jordan Center to a nearly-full house.
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Earth, Wind and Fire, seen here, rocked the Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday, Sept. 14, with hours of hits from the 1970s through today. Their set followed singer, songwriter and former member of the Doobie Brothers Michael McDonald. This concert is one stop on their joint tour of the country.
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The renowned horn section of Earth, Wind and Fire, seen here, was featured several times during the Sunday, Sept. 14, concert at the Bryce Jordan Center. The band, which has been known since the 1970s for its jazzy, funky feel complete with horns, is touring the country with same-era singer-songwriter Michael McDonald, a former member of the Doobie Brothers. McDonald's band opened the concert.
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Concertgoers were either on their feet applauding, or on their feet dancing with the bands' rhythm on Sunday, Sept. 14. The 7:30 p.m. concert, which featured Michael McDonald and Earth, Wind and Fire, took place in the Bryce Jordan Center and played to a sell-out crowd.
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Verdine White, bassist of Earth, Wind and Fire, and one of the three original founding members of the band on this tour, busts out a bass solo during the concert on Sunday, Sept. 14, in the Bryce Jordan Center. The band followed its tour partner Michael McDonald, who, with his band, began the concert at about 7:45 p.m.
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