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  • Maurice White, Earth, Wind & Fire Founder, Dead at 74

    By The Associated Press


    FILE - In this July 7, 2003 file photo, Maurice White, of Earth, Wind, & Fire, appears at an induction ceremony at the Hollywood Rock Walk in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. AP

    NEW YORK — Maurice White, the founder and leader of Earth, Wind & Fire, has died.

    White died at home in Los Angeles on Wednesday, said his brother, Verdine White. He was 74.


    In 1973, 2 years before they became shining stars, Maurice White & Co. released this landmark recording, hitting number 49 on the Soul Charts. It became their first Gold record. They would have no more Gold records for the rest of the decade; All the rest went Platinum/Multi-Platinum.

    Tracks:
    Evil
    Head to the Sky
    Build Your Nest
    The World is a Masquerade
    Clover
    Zanzibar

    A former session drummer, White founded Earth, Wind & Fire in the late 1960's. The group went on to sell more than 90 million albums worldwide, displaying a flashy and eclectic musical style that incorporated his influences from growing up in Memphis, Tennessee, and working at the influential Chicago music labels Chess and Okeh.

    The band's many hits included "September," ''Shining Star," a cover of the Beatles' "Got to Get You into My Life" and "Boogie Wonderland." Earth, Wind & Fire won six Grammys and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
    The Hackmaster

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    And another great singer passes into the REAL Hall of Fame...

    May his soul live on in his music.
    Tempus fugit, ergo, carpe diem.

    Time flies, therefore, seize the day.

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