“Our family is saddened today with the loss of an amazing and talented family member,” brother and fellow bandmade Verdine White said.
Earth, Wind & Fire"Our family is saddened today with the loss of an amazing and talented family member, our beloved brother Frederick Eugene ‘Freddie’ White," brother and fellow Earth, Wind & Fire bandma"He joins our brothers Maurice, Monte and Ronald in heaven and is now drumming with the angels!" the Instagram post added in part. Her death was announced by ABC on air Friday Night.
Born Frederick Eugene Adams in Chicago in 1955, Fred White began performing and touring with Donny Hathaway as a teenager, according toIn 1974, White joined Verdine and their half-brother Maurice White in Earth, Wind & Fire, playing on hits including "Shining Star," "September," and "Boogie Wonderland," according to the music news outlet.
The band, which has its origins in Jazz, R&B, Funk, Disco and Soul, went on to sell more than 90 million albums worldwide. Earth, Wind & Fire was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000, played the 2005 Super Bowl halftime show, and has six Grammys.This story was reported from Cincinnati.that I have read and agree
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