Feb 4, 2016, 06:05 PM EST | Updated Feb 5, 2016. Maurice White, the founder of Earth, Wind & Fire, died in Los Angeles on Wednesday, according to The Associated Press. White was 74. "My brother, hero and best friend Maurice White passed away peacefully last night in his sleep," Verdine White said in a statement on Earth, Wind & Fire's Facebook
Wikipedia lists more than 45 current or former members of Earth, Wind and Fire. Of course, band founder, leader, singer, producer and chief co-songwriter Maurice White died in 2016 at the age of
2014 Earth, Wind & Fire, returns to the UK after wowing audiences in 2014, in what became one of the most talked about music live events of the last few years. The brainchild of music legend Maurice White, Earth, Wind & Fire still remains one of the top touring groups of all time with founding members. When did Earth Wind and Fire start?
Earth Wind and Fire’s David Whitworth has the Aston Spirit. David Whitworth got turned on to music when he heard the Temptations as a child and decided he wanted to do whatever they were doing! He did his first paid gig at the age of 14, playing trumpet for a friend’s band at a wedding. There was an Earth Wind and Fire track on the set list
At the ripe old age of 49, Maurice White and by extension, Earth Wind and Fire wrote the soundtrack of my life. So many songs ministered to my spirit directly and helped form the man and the Being that I am today. Losing Maurice still hurts to this day. A man that I never met in my life, but yet I loved like he was a close family member.
In 1995, Earth, Wind & Fire received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Several of the band's original members attended the unveiling ceremony. Later that year, drummer and founding member Maurice White announced that he would no longer be touring with the rest of the band, leaving Philip Bailey to handle most of the vocal duties at concerts.
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