Earth, Wind & Fire Founder Maurice White dies at age 74

Maurice White, the architect of R&B alarm bandage Earth, Wind & Fire, died in Los Angeles at age 74, a bandage agent said.


White died at his home on Wednesday night from accustomed causes, arranger Mark Young said. White had been aggressive Parkinson’s ache back 1994.

“My brother, hero and best acquaintance Maurice White anesthetized abroad affably endure night in his sleep,” White’s brother and adolescent bandage member, Verdine White, said in a account acquaint on the band’s Facebook page.

“While the apple has absent addition abundant artist and legend, our ancestors asks that our aloofness is admired as we alpha what will be a actual difficult and activity alteration alteration in our lives,” he added. “Thank you for your prayers and able-bodied wishes.”

Earth, Wind & Fire was founded by White, a affair drummer, in 1969 afterwards he confused from Chicago to Los Angeles. The Grammy-winning bandage alloyed calm accent and blues, gospel, funk, body and African sounds, and enjoyed abundant hits, including “Shining Star,” “Boogie Wonderland” and “September.”

While White chock-full touring with the bandage in 1994 due to bloom issues, he remained alive in the songwriting and assembly of the group’s music.

Earth, Wind & Fire was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.