Andrew Woolfolk

Andrew Woolfolk (born October 11, 1950 in Texas, United States) is an American saxophonist. Woofolk was a longtime member of the band Earth, Wind & Fire. He has also collaborated with artists such as Deniece Williams, Stanley Turrentine, Phil Collins, Twennynine, Philip Bailey, and Level 42.[1][2]

Andrew Woofolk
Birth name	Andrew Paul Woolfolk II
Born	(1950-10-11) October 11, 1950 Texas, U.S.
Genres	Soul R&B disco gospel dance pop
Occupation(s)	Saxophonist
Instruments	Saxophone
Years active	1973–present
Associated acts	Earth, Wind & Fire Philip Bailey Stanley Turrentine Phil Collins Twennynine Deniece Williams Level 42

Biography

Woolfolk attended East High School in Denver, Colorado. Within 1972 he joined the band Earth, Wind & Fire as a saxophonist, going on to become a longstanding member of such. During 2017 Woolfolk was eventually inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame.[1]

Collaborations

Aside from his work with EW&F, Woolfolk played the saxophone on Valerie Carter's 1977 album Just a Stone's Throw Away, Deniece Williams' 1977 LP Song Bird, Twennynine's 1979 album Best of Friends and Stanley Turrentine's 1981 LP Tender Togetherness.[2][3]

He later performed on Level 42's 1983 album Standing in the Light, Philip Bailey's 1984 Grammy nominated LP The Wonders of His Love and Bailey's 1986 Grammy winning album Triumph.[2][4][5][6]

Woolfolk also played the saxophone on Tracie Spencer's 1988 self titled album and on Phil Collins' 1996 album Dance Into the Light.[2]

References

1. Solomon, Jon (November 21, 2017). "Colorado Music Hall of Fame Honors East High School Jazz Greats". westword.com. Westword.
2. "Andrew Woolfolk". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
3. Twennynine with Lenny White: Best of Friends. Elektra Records. 1979.
4. Philip Bailey: The Wonders of His Love. Myrrh Records. 1984.
5. "Philip Bailey". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.
6. Philip Bailey: Triumph. Word Records. 1986.