associated_acts years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin
the & fire jazzmen , phenix horns , earth , wind 1962 -- 1973 ubiquity records -lrb- current label -rrb- the pharaohs
 charles humphrey ernest mccarthy ` big ' willie woods oye bisi handy shango njoko adefumi black herman waterford yehudah ben israel alious louis watkins derf reklaw raheem aaron dodd derrick morris warren bingham satterfield rahm lee richard a. peterson don myrick maurice white fred group_or_band jazz , soul , funk chicago , illinois , united states
the pharaohs

the pharaohs , an american soul/jazz/funk group , were formed in 1962 out of a student band , the jazzmen , at crane junior college in chicago , illinois .
this early incarnation comprised louis satterfield on trombone , charles handy on trumpet , and don myrick on alto saxophone .
they were joined by fred humphrey on piano , ernest mccarthy on bass guitar and maurice white on drums .
satterfield , white , and handy were studio musicians at chess records in chicago .
