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#EarthWindFire: Funk-Soul Band Founder Maurice White Passes Away At 74

by Lainey
February 5, 2016
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Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White died Wednesday (3rd February) in his Los Angeles home at the age of 74.

White’s health had declined in the last few months as a result of a long battle with Parkinsons disease, which had plagued him since the early 1990s and forced him to stop touring in 1994.

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White founded the legendary funk-soul band in Chicago in the late 1960s alongside his brothers Verdine and Fred and served as the band’s chief songwriter and producer. He shared vocal duties with lead singer Philip Bailey. The group’s hits include “Shining Star”, “September”, and “Boogie Wonderland”.

The band, which has sold more than 90 million albums worldwide, is set to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the Grammy Awards on 15th February.

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The musician has 7 Grammy wins and 21 nominations under his belt. EWF was inducted into the “Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000”. White also appears in the “Vocal Group Hall of Fame”, the “Songwriters Hall of Fame”, and the “NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame”.

“My brother, hero and best friend Maurice White passed away peacefully last night in his sleep. While the world has lost another great musician and legend, our family asks that our privacy is respected as we start what will be a very difficult and life changing transition in our lives. Thank you for your prayers and well wishes,” Verdine White told the Associated Press on Thursday (4th February).

The band’s official Twitter said:

Our brother Maurice White passed peacefully in his sleep this morning.

The light is he, shining on you and me. pic.twitter.com/ppWTHKUyG6

— Earth, Wind & Fire (@EarthWindFire) February 4, 2016

Our hearts go out to the family, friends, loved ones, and fans of EWF. Rest in peace, Maurice.

Source: Reuters / Featured image from Chicago Tribune.

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