Eddie M & John Paris: From Sheila E. & Prince to Earth, Wind & Fire

Eddie M (Prince, Sheila E.) and John Paris (Earth, Wind & Fire) join Musicians Reveal with Joe Kelley for a deep conversation about funk, touring, recording, and their Back 2 Basics project. In this exclusive interview, Eddie M and John Paris share stories about Prince, Sheila E., Purple Rain, Earth, Wind & Fire, Patti LaBelle, Morris Day and The Time, Jesse Johnson, John Blackwell, Michael Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Wayman Tisdale, and many more. Topics include: ◼️ Eddie M joining Sheila E.’s band ◼️ Touring and recording with Prince ◼️ John Paris playing drums in Madhouse ◼️ Purple Rain tour stories ◼️ Morris Day, Jellybean Johnson & Monte Moir ◼️ Lessons learned from Prince ◼️ Earth, Wind & Fire stories ◼️ Meeting Michael Jackson ◼️ John Blackwell memories ◼️ Bay Area funk history ◼️ The Back 2 Basics project 🎙️ Musicians Reveal with Joe Kelley is a podcast featuring legendary and emerging funk, R&B, and Prince-associated artists. On air since 1982 and now spanning five decades, the show was personally spotlighted by Prince on his website in 2004. He also gifted us the One Nite Alone box set in 2002 — before any other media outlet. 00:00 Eddie M and John Paris Intro 01:57 Growing in the Bay Area 05:46 Sheila E. 07:04 Earth, Wind and Fire 09:00 O'Bryan, Soul Train, Don Cornelius 11:30 Eddie M. joins Sheila E.'s band 18:34 John Paris and Eddie M meeting Prince for first time 20:00 John Paris playing drums in Madhouse 30:00 Eddie M touring with and recording with Prince and Sheila E on Purple Rain tour 40:36 Jesse Johnson 46:00 Morris Day and The Time, Jellybean Johnson, Monte Moir 47:00 Lessons Prince taught Eddie M and John Paris 48:30 Eddie M with Sheila E at American Music Awards 49:14 Eddie M meeting Michael Jackson 50:45 John Paris playing drums in Patti Labelle's band 53:00 John Blackwell stories 55:00 John Paris getting Earth, Wind and Fire drumming gig 01:00:00 Bob Dylan and Basketball 01:02:00 Back 2 Basics "Manhattan Blue" single 01:07:00 Wayman Tisdale 01:08:57 Derek "DOA" Allen 01:13:45 Bay Area funk musicians #Prince #EddieM #EarthWindAndFire #SheilaE #Funk #MusiciansReveal