Earth, Wind and Fire was one of the most popular and most innovative R&B groups of the 1970s, who, under the direction of leader Maurice White, created a sound that was at once funky and polished, blending danceable groves with first-class musicianship and high-level stage craft. Shining Stars -- The Official Story of Earth, Wind & Fire is a documentary created with the participation of the group that features both concert footage and interviews with the members of the group as they recount the story of their early days, their rise to fame, the groups burnout through overwork, and personal differences in the early 80s, as well as their later return to the concert stage and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide